Slice of Life Day 31. Join the Two Writing Teachers Slice of Life Challenge.
I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.
Audrey Hepburn
On Sunday, Patricia Pollacco posted this quote from Audrey Hepburn on Facebook. I took it on as a writing prompt for my last Slice of Life. I wrote 31 posts in 31 days, writing everyday and joining an amazing community of teacher-writers. The month has flown by. My students have loved this month of writing, too. Recently I overheard one student saying to another, “I can write about anything!” What a wonderful feeling! Please visit my class blog, Slice of Life Challenge, as they write their final slices and reflect on what this month has meant to them.
I believe flowers make the world more beautiful.
I believe every one can be creative.
I believe God is inside each one of us.
I believe the only way we can solve the world’s problems is through kindness.
I believe I may be one person, but to someone I may be the only one.
I believe we must pay attention. Listen. Be aware.
I believe when one door closes, another opens, and that we must be diligent in finding the open door.
I believe there are miracles every day.
Join the Chalk-a-bration over at Teaching Young Writers.
And now for Chalkabration! The end of the month Betsy Hubbard gathers teacher-writers who celebrate writing with chalk. Friday was a rainy day, so we stayed inside and wrote on our portable chalk paper. Partners worked together on nonfiction rhyming poems as inspired by Laura Purdie Salas’s Wednesday Workout.
They are cute
like a bamboo shoot
Can they play a flute?
They come in many shapes,
even grapes.
Can you guess our _____
They are fruit. Tyler and Kendall
Look upon this lovely sunset
The moon has not risen yet.
Earth and sun in perfect duet.
Look upon this lovely sunset. Brooke and Vannisa
Mesmerizing clouds of iridescence
Inky black plumage of brilliance
Dark plump birds in coexistence
Nature’s way of perfect balance. Kaylie and Matthew
The above poem was written about a YouTube video we viewed about starling murmurations.
Reflections on the Teche 
This post is FULL of so many wonderful pieces of writing. I saw the post on facebook and I LOVE that you used it to inspire a post…I may use this post to inspire one of my own. Thank you so much!! Love that chalk-a-brations too!
Congratulations, Margaret! The ending is beautiful, & happy to see the chalk poems. Your kids are indeed writers! Have a wonderful week!
Love it. Thank you. Have a great day!
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I love what you did with your version of hepburn’s quote. So wonderful to have you to slice with amll March long, Margaret.
My students loved your students poems. They are always excited to see other kids chalk work! I’m so glad this has become a monthly tradition in your classroom. My kids won’t let me forget it now! They love it too.
Your response to Audrey Hepburn’s quote is lovely, Margaret, and so true. And your students’ poems are amazing! Looking forward to more poetry in April!