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Found Haiku from Wonderopolis

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Laura Shovan has organized an awesome daily poetry prompt (around the theme of water) for students and grown-ups. I don’t know if I’ll be able to play every single day, but I’m going to do it as often as I can! Here’s today’s:

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My Voice, by Laura Shovan [Poetry Friday]

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Happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) Last week, I read Laura Shovan’s Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary, and I loved it! I’m happy to share a poem from it today, as well as my Goodreads/Amazon review: What a wonderful novel in verse! Each student has a distinct voice, and we […]

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Thankful for… Laughter

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I was talking to my parents on the phone, and even while discussing another doctor’s appointment (they have so many every week), my dad and I found things to laugh about. When they were calling him from the waiting room, he couldn’t find the door people were disappearing into, which was tucked around the corner. […]

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Thankful for… Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary

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I’ve had a lot going on in life lately, and my online community has been so supportive, which I greatly appreciate! But I feel whiny, and I want to concentrate for a bit on something each day that makes me smile. I want to make sure I appreciate all that I have. Today, I’m appreciating […]

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