Literacy Learning Zone

The Slice of Life is hosted  at the  Two Writing Teachers Join in and share a slice of your life.  _____________________________________________________ We have returned from our long pause on life.  A vacation to the beach.  A time away from it all.  A plentiful amounts of small moments to cherish with family.  Slow living.  Time to breathe. Sigh. We have returned from our long pause on life.  Two days of getting acclimated back to home life and summer living.  No real schedule yet.  Pajamas until noon.  Slow living.  Time to breathe. Sigh.  We have returned from our long pause on life.   But I'm going to continue some slow living this summer.  Living in the moment.  Trea

The Slice of Life is hosted  at the  Two Writing Teachers Join in and share a slice of your life.  _____________________________________________________ Last week, I wrote about a taste of living slow .  It was just a taste.  One bite really.  Since then life has been nothing but slow living, but rather a whirlwind of activity. The end of the school year is never a relaxing, easy going time. There is much to do.  Book talks and summer reading plans and cleaning and organize and completing paperwork and gift purchasing and whatever else comes my way ... maybe like book room planning ?!? Then throw in a family vacation planned for right after school is out for summer. There is mu

The Slice of Life is hosted  at the  Two Writing Teachers Join in and share a slice of your life.  _____________________________________________________ I feel like there is so much to do. Complete benchmark assessments.  School paperwork.  Final meetings.  Collect guided reading books.  Start the book room.  Make summer reading plans with my students.  Write a summer letter to send home.  Organize a few piles in my classroom.  Think about packing up my room ... next week. And then ... Finish vacation itinerary.  Stop the mail.  Put items to the side for later packing.  Necessary shopping.  Laundry.  Make reservations for the first night of travel.  Purchase small Disney items