• Poetry Friday: What did I NOTICE in 2023?

        Michelle Kogan is hosting this week. Hop on over there for the roundup.    2023 Word of the Year: Notice   In 2023, my word of the year has been NOTICE.         As I reflect on the year, and ponder the word I’ve chosen…

  • Poetry Friday: Noticing Nature

      Laura Shovan is our host for Poetry Friday today. Hop on over to her post to read all of the Poetry Friday posts.   Haiku of the Week air bubbles baubles in the ice glitter the pond   Haiku & Photo © 2023 Marcie Flinchum Atkins  Photo Taken:…

  • Poetry Friday January 27, 2023

    Jan at Bookseedstudio is our host today. Jan and I went to Hollins together. In fact, you can see a mentor text lesson plan I made for her book SHE SANG PROMISE.      If you’re interested in more mentor text lesson plans for teachers, you can see those…