Lilahdog and Winnie (also known as Pooh Bear) Thanks to Britt for today’s inspiration. Come for the cool post, stay for the insightful thoughts! This post in 5-4-3-2-1 5 things that made me smile today* My dog Winnie (who was afraid of our other dog Lilah upon first meeting her) nudging her sister outside to run aroundContinue reading “Slice of Life Day 3: 5-4-3-2-1”
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Slice of Life Day 1: Here We Go!
I love the Slice of Life challenge. Writing and sharing for a full month takes a bravery and persistence I’m never quite sure I have when I pull up to my keyboard each March. Certainly, I have reasons to pass up the opportunity. Yet here I am, back at it. What keeps me going?
Rambling Autobiography, Vol. 2
A little while ago, I started a teacher writing circle at school.
We decided we wanted a prompt, and I happened upon an idea I’d done before. It’s a series of sentence starters that reveal an autobiography of sorts. Here goes!
Slice of Life Tuesday: Give it a Go
This week on the Two Writing Teachers site, I posted about a strategy I tried with my students: Give it a Go.
I introduced the idea today, so I thought I’d share what I wrote alongside them. Here’s my (admittedly autobiographical) contribution…
Slice of Life Tuesday: Sharing the Wealth
I’m on a mission. I believe that kids really aren’t going to care about essay structure, or grammar, or spelling, or mechanics, or writer’s craft, if they don’t see a point to writing. Because I believe that if kids don’t think they have something to say, or that nobody is going to listen, there reallyContinue reading “Slice of Life Tuesday: Sharing the Wealth”
Slice of Life Day 10: Challenge Accepted!
There I was yesterday, cruising around and commenting on some great blogs during the Slice of Life Challenge, when I came across GirlGriot’s musings about the noises she was hearing from under a grate by her apartment building. I thought…now THIS is a great story prompt, and I told her so. Before I knew it,Continue reading “Slice of Life Day 10: Challenge Accepted!”
Slice of Life Challenge, Day 1: Gone Fishin’
Hooray for the Slice of Life Challenge! This is year 4 for me – which is pretty tough to believe. I’m maybe a little proud of myself for sticking with it. Now…this is a year where life is a little…googly-eyed, shall we say. So, I’m not confident I’ll make it every day. I’ll sure giveContinue reading “Slice of Life Challenge, Day 1: Gone Fishin’”
Slice of Life Tuesday: The Important Thing
I love teaching units more than once. I get do-overs! Each year, my kids teach me more about how they learn, how best to reach them. And lucky me, I don’t even have to wait until the following year! Working at two schools, with two sets of kids, I get two tries for each lesson.Continue reading “Slice of Life Tuesday: The Important Thing”
Slice of Life: One BIG Little Word
Each new year, members of the Slice of Life teaching and writing community traditionally write a post focusing on “One Little Word.” I enjoy the process of sifting through, taking stock, and figuring out where I might land. I enjoy it almost as much as I like to read other folks’ OLW posts. It’s fascinatingContinue reading “Slice of Life: One BIG Little Word”
Slice of Life: Toying Around
Today’s post comes as part of Two Writing Teachers’ Slice of Life Tuesday. Give them a peek! As a teacher of gifted children, I’ve long used Frayer Models as a way of helping kids organize their thinking about topics. I’m all for ways to help kids visualize their thinking, develop generalizations, and synthesize their knowledge. ToContinue reading “Slice of Life: Toying Around”
Soapbox: The Way I see Things 