Commenting Challenge: New Slicers Only

by Stacey Shubitz

The Sixth Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge is more than halfway over.  Those of you who are new to our community have probably felt welcomed by the men and women (aka: Slicers)… Read More →

#slice2013: 22 of 31

by Ruth Ayres

A new commenting challenge especially for new slicers! Check out Stacey’s post for more information. WRITE. Each day in March write a slice on your own blog. SHARE. Link your post here (using… Read More →

Classroom SOLSC: 22 of 31

by Stacey Shubitz

We are made to persist. That’s how we find out who we are. –Tobias Wolff We’re heading into the second-to-last weekend of the Challenge.  How’s the weekend writing going for your kids?  I… Read More →

Throwback Thursday: Poetry

by Stacey Shubitz

Browse our past posts about poetry instruction in the classroom. Also, get a few ideas for crafting some of your own poems.

#slice2013: 21 of 31

by Ruth Ayres

WRITE. Each day in March write a slice on your own blog. SHARE. Link your post here (using the SAME username each day) before the comments close. (Comments typically close around 5 am.)… Read More →

Classroom SOLSC: 21 of 31

by Stacey Shubitz

Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own.  –Carol Burnett Details: If your students are slicing from their personal blogs, then you should link their blog posts together using your… Read More →

#slice2013: 20 of 31

by Ruth Ayres

WRITE. Each day in March write a slice on your own blog. SHARE. Link your post here (using the SAME username each day) before the comments close. (Comments typically close around 5 am.)… Read More →

Classroom SOLSC: 20 of 31

by Stacey Shubitz

The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe. –Gustave Flaubert Details: If your students are slicing from their personal blogs, then you should link their blog posts together using… Read More →

#slice2013: 19 of 31

by Ruth Ayres

WRITE. Each day in March write a slice on your own blog. SHARE. Link your post here (using the SAME username each day) before the comments close. (Comments typically close around 5 am.)… Read More →

Classroom SOLSC: 19 of 31

by Stacey Shubitz

The greatest danger for most of us is not that we aim too high and we miss it, but we aim too low and reach it. – Michelangelo How are your kids doing… Read More →

#slice2013: 18 of 31

by Ruth Ayres

WRITE. Each day in March write a slice on your own blog. SHARE. Link your post here (using the SAME username each day) before the comments close. (Comments typically close around 5 am.)… Read More →

Classroom SOLSC: 18 of 31

by Stacey Shubitz

The man who gives up accomplishes nothing and is only a hindrance. The man who does not give up can move mountains. –Ernest Hello Details: If your students are slicing from their personal… Read More →

#slice2013: 17 of 31

by Ruth Ayres

WRITE. Each day in March write a slice on your own blog. SHARE. Link your post here (using the SAME username each day) before the comments close. (Comments typically close around 5 am.)… Read More →

Classroom SOLSC: 17 of 31

by Stacey Shubitz

It is not length of life, but depth of life. –Ralph Waldo Emerson Details: If your students are slicing from their personal blogs, then you should link their blog posts together using your… Read More →

slice#2013: 16 of 31

by Ruth Ayres

  Looking forward to reading your slices today. WRITE. Each day in March write a slice on your own blog. SHARE. Link your post here (using the SAME username each day) before the… Read More →

Classroom SOLSC: 16 of 31

by Stacey Shubitz

We’re a little past the halfway mark for the March Challenge!

#slice2013: 15 of 31

by Ruth Ayres

“Write about what makes you different.” Sandra Cisneros   WRITE. Each day in March write a slice on your own blog. SHARE. Link your post here (using the SAME username each day) before… Read More →

Classroom SOLSC: 15 of 31

by Stacey Shubitz

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.  –Henry David Thoreau Details: If your students are slicing from their personal blogs, then you should… Read More →

Throwback Thursday: Conferring

by Stacey Shubitz

Check out some of our past posts about all aspects of conferring.

#slice2013: 14 of 31

by Ruth Ayres

“Everybody–even monsters–needed a little attention once in a while.”  ― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief {Care} WRITE. Each day in March write a slice on your own blog. SHARE. Link your post here (using the… Read More →