Author: kristasjots

Day 3 of the March Slice of Life Challenge hosted by the Two Writing Teachers! #SOL24 This has been my most exhausting year of teaching… even more exhausting than teaching hybrid and masking every day for two years. Why do I feel so exhausted?  Teaching has always been more than just a job to me.…… Continue reading Is this another confession slice?

Day 2 of the March Slice of Life Challenge hosted by the Two Writing Teachers! #SOL24 I happily joined a mini-poetry planning session with two friends a couple weeks ago. We oohed and awed over Grant Snider’s new book, Poetry Comics (you can snag your own copy at the end of this month). We shared…… Continue reading Poetry Comics

Day 1 of the March Slice of Life Challenge hosted by the Two Writing Teachers!! #SOL24 Choose joy. Be kind. Eat cake.Laughter is good for the soul.

I wonder if the little Italian Restaurant that we used to visit still exists?It was one of our first stops of New York CityIt become a traditionWe’d park our van in the garage for the weekend,Drop our bags off at the hotelAnd depending on the time, share a glass of wineThen we’d hit the cool,…… Continue reading It’s not a Tuesday… and I’m slicing and thinking of you.

Back to school is a giftStanding at the doorSaying helloSingingGreeting students as they walk byAnd welcoming the new humans of Room 212 Let’s connect!6 pieces of colorful paperDoodles to represent usWhat connections can we make?Can we find a place for all of our doodles?Kids take chargeAnd help others make connectionsLots of tapeLots of conversationThe noise…… Continue reading Back to School is a gift

Day 29 of the March Slice of Life Challenge hosted by the Two Writing Teachers! #SOL23 Outside in the gardenCreating newspaper pots and planting seedsKids washed their hands and ran off to the playgroundA beautiful day for extra recessAnd then the news hitA district, my daughters’ district was on lock downPotential school shootingNo communication yetI…… Continue reading No communication, yet

Day 28 of the March Slice of Life Challenge hosted by the Two Writing Teachers! #SOL23 Change is hardEspecially when the pendulum swings the other directionChange is inevitableEspecially if research supports itNumbers don’t lie or do they?Change is comingEven if it’s difficult to digestor you’re having trouble acceptingChange can be goodEven if you’re afraid of…… Continue reading Change

Day 26 of the March Slice of Life Challenge hosted by the Two Writing Teachers! #SOL23 I’ve been carving out time to read books from my someday reading pileIs it possible for a pile to get smaller, while also continuing to grow?I’ve been swapping titles with friendsAnd trying to quiet the voice in my head…… Continue reading Making Time

Day 25 of the March Slice of Life Challenge hosted by theTwo Writing Teachers! #SOL23 Puddles after a rainstorm were two young girls’ dream come trueBright yellow bee rain boots got pulled onAnd blue flowered raincoats were buttonedOut the sisters venturedShrieking with joyAnd jumping full force into puddlesThe littlest sister would pause to admire the…… Continue reading Puddles & Worms

Day 24 of the March Slice of Life Challenge hosted by the Two Writing Teachers! #SOL23 What is for dinner? Cheese pizza!Season 3: Secrets of Sulfur SpringsSnuggled in with yummy buttered popcornThen we watched Princess Diaries 2We belly laughed at the cheesiness“This is better than the first!”Friday night means a girls night