Literacy Learning Zone

__________________________________________________ The March Slice of Life Story Challenge hosted  at the  Two Writing Teachers . Join us for a month of writing! __________________________________________________ Last December, my friend Jen invited me to check out a new Orange Theory Fitness that was opening in the area. I told her I'd think about it. The next day, I received a flyer in the mail about this new Orange Theory studio. Now I really started to think about it. This is my year. My one little word: BELIEVE. I need to believe in myself that I can lose weight and grow stronger. But in order to do this, I need to do something different. Orange Theory it is. I signed up, but had to wait a month before it opened. Which then turned into two months and then three months. A little frustrating, but timing worked o...

__________________________________________________ The March Slice of Life Story Challenge hosted  at the  Two Writing Teachers . Join us for a month of writing! __________________________________________________ Yesterday's slice is a prologue to this slice ... My almost-eight year old girls enjoy playing outside. Like, real playing. Creative playing. Making games playing. Imagination playing. For hours playing. One recent spring-like day, the girls headed outside to play. They grabbed the big box of chalk and began to draw and create a little town all over our driveway and front sidewalk. Houses Streets Police Station Fire Station Curvy roads Traffic signals Parking lots Turn only lanes Driveways Garages Once thei...

__________________________________________________ The March Slice of Life Story Challenge hosted  at the  Two Writing Teachers . Join us for a month of writing! __________________________________________________ During our Thursday night one-on-one time, I shared with my other daughter, M., some of my writing. I shared my latest slice about our puppy Harley. "What else do you write about?" M. wondered as I scrolled through my blog. "Meeting new friends, another slice about Harley. Oh, here's one about our mornings ." I read aloud that slice to her. "I like it. When are you going to write another slice about us?" She asked as she opened up her folder. I smiled, took out my notebook, and drafted a slice as she quietly worked on homework. I was also doing my research and asking her questions. ...

Slice of Life is  hosted  at the  Two Writing Teachers Join in and share a slice of your life.  _____________________________________________________ The other day I was about to recycle an empty box and my daughter quickly requested it for a project. How could I say no? The "project" was collaboratively created between my two five year old girls. Our cat, CJ, received a Hex Bug in her Christmas stocking ... it was confiscated by my girls and they designed a new house for the little battery operated critter. The talking and thinking and sharing and trying and trying again and creating and wondering and questioning went on and on for over an hour...