Friends and Flowers ~ SOLSC ~ 27/31
Today, I shared smiles and sweet kisses, curled my hair and felt the warmth of friendship and flowers despite the click of sleet that splattered across the deck that longs for summer’s sun. An clear day on the calendar was my gift and an evening at home was yet another blessing. As I celebrate the […]
SOLSC ~ 2013 ~ 12/31
For the first time, in six years, snowflakes swirl in the air, and huddle together in small groups on the ground. For the first time, six years ago, I looked into the face of another person with equal parts love and awe, fear and hope, as wonderings whizzed in rapid fire through my mind. Today, […]
SOLSC ~ 2013 ~ 4/31
A day of celebration spanning decades and shared across families. My grandma, now Aite to our kids, beautiful as always now 81 years young! His grandpa, or Great-Papa to our kids, handsome as always now celebrating 90 years! Each in your own remarkable ways you have guided, given, and sown seeds of goodness in the […]
SOLSC ~ 2012 ~ 27/31
Pictures are worth a thousand words today as I’ve celebrated with love, laughter, flowers and ice cream cake. What more could I possibly ask for? This post was written as part of a monthly challenge sponsored by Two Writing Teachers, to encourage writing and community. The goal is to write a Slice of Life entry […]
National Day on Writing
With modified schedules due to state testing, the end of the first quarter on the horizon, the anticipation the first school dance next week, the expected sugar-buzz of Halloween and the promise of no school the day after – today’s celebration of the National Day on Writing was the perfect opportunity to celebrate the often […]
Publication Celebration ~ 6+1 Traits of Writing
Our seventh grade students recently learned about the 6+1 Traits of Writing. Ideas Organization Word Choice Voice Sentence Fluency Conventions Presentation As a way to keep these ideas in their mind as they both read texts and write their own pieces, we connected each trait to an aspect of the ice cream sundae The ice […]
6+1 Traits of Writing Celebration
This past week, our seventh grade students have been reviewing the 6+1 Traits of Writing. Ideas Organization Word Choice Voice Sentence Fluency Conventions Presentation This framework provides a common language for talking about the strategies we see in writing pieces and for practicing them in our own individual work. By the end of this unit […]
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