By Rachel Lynette
Hello! My name is Jennifer Smith Jochen from Smith Curriculum and Consulting, and I am ECSTATIC to be here at Minds in Bloom with you today! I have been using interactive notebooks in some way, shape, or form for the past eight years and “officially” the correct way since fall of 2010. I have seen so many benefits with the usage of them over the
I recently came across this awesome freebie from Literary Sherri. It will get your kids up and moving and can be used in so many different ways! Basically, you have your students form two circles, one inside the other with an equal number of kids in each one. The students on the inside face outward so that each one has a partner on the outside
Please welcome Kelly of Learning in Two Languages. Today she gives us a wonderful peek into how she teaches reading informational text and research in a dual language classroom. Thanks for sharing, Kelly! Teaching children to effectively use comprehension skills to understand what they read is not an easy task. As teachers we know that we can spend months helping students tackle complex texts; however, I
Friends, I’m Monica Schroeder, and I am so excited to be writing this guest post for Minds in Bloom! The amazing Rachel Lynette has allowed me to share my Close Readings with QR Codes! I am here to show you how my students have been using QR codes to practice their reading skills. Now, please know that we have been practicing our close reads all year
Hi everyone! This is Cyndie from Chalk One Up for the Teacher and I’m so excited to be guest blogging over here on Minds in Bloom. I want to thank Rachel for the fabulous opportunity. Today I’m so fortunate enough to be co-blogging with our GATE teacher, Brittney Varao. (She doesn’t have a blog…yet!) We are here to talk about an innovative new program
Hi there! My name is Joey Udovich, and I’m so excited and honored to be posting on Minds in Bloom! Before we get down to the nitty gritty, I will tell you a little bit about myself. I am an elementary teacher of five years. I have been working with children for going on 10 years through after-school programs, subbing, and being a part of a
Hello, My name is Nicole and I am the author of the blog Today, in Second Grade. I am a passionate second and third grade teacher, and I love every minute spent in my classroom! I am excited to be guest blogging here at Minds in Bloom, and I am also, quite honestly, honored! ScreenChomp icon via iTunes App Store This year, I
We all have good days, we all have bad ones, and that is certainly true for your students. However, it is not always easy to pick up on the mood of every student in your class. Here is something fun and simple to try for a week or so to help you to be more in tune with how your students are feeling – and
I’m Susanna from Whimsy Workshop Teaching, and I’m thrilled to be back sharing more ideas with you today! This time I want to pass along some teacher time savers. There are many new ideas that I come across or create myself that truly improve the efficiency and productivity in the classroom. I often wish I’d discovered them when I first started teaching; I could have
Please welcome Megan of Mrs. Wheeler’s First Grade. Today, she shares with us how she keeps her classroom library tidy and accessible to her students, which is not an easy task! Thanks Megan. Over the last few years, I’ve developed a system that works beautifully for keeping our classroom library organized, and I am excited to share it with you today! It’s so
