By Rachel Lynette
Hi! We are Mollie and Amy from Two Nutty Teachers Teachin’ from the Same Tree, and we have been playing the “What If” game for quite some time… What if we completely emptied our classrooms and created a new environment that felt inviting, comfortable, and highlighted all of the things we feel are key to student success? This year we finally got brave and took
I am delighted to be this week’s guest on Kimberly Geswein’s Inspiration for Entrepreneurs Podcast! The interview was really fun and Kimberly did a terrific job.I hope this podcast will be helpful to other people running their own businesses. While it does focus on TpT to some extent, I tried to give advice that others could use as well. If you want to listen, here
Minds in Bloom presents this inspiring post by Jennifer Martinez on using a positive news board in the classroom. Let us know in the comments if you give it a try! Remember Stella? You know, from that movie a few years ago? She lost her groove and took a trip to Jamaica in hopes of finding it again. Ever feel like you’ve lost your
Minds in Bloom welcomes Jenny, the owner of Art with Jenny K., with her post on art integration. We know you’ll find it useful! “The creative adult is the child that survived.” I came across this quote by author Ursala Le Guin a few months ago, and it has stuck with me ever since. It encapsulates why it is so important to integrate creative arts into
Minds in Bloom is happy to introduce Lauren from Mrs. Thompson’s Treasures with her post on how to get students to have fun while practicing their multiplication. Enjoy! Multiplication is one of those skills in math that kids really will use almost every day of their lives. Thankfully, it’s also a skill that can be practiced in many fun ways. Here are some great
Minds in Bloom presents Laura of First Grade Spies, with her post on small group instruction. Enjoy! I love working with small groups of students! Working with small groups gives me the opportunity to really get to know my cutie pies, to gently guide them through their journey of discovery. It’s such a great feeling to be sitting in the “front row” and seeing that
Here’s a familiar scene: Your students are reading paragraphs out loud. The first student reads in a monotone voice, while there are no actual mistakes, she has less expression than Siri on your Iphone. Student number two sounds great, except that she has guessed (wrongly) at two of the words in the paragraph and skipped over two more completely. The third student to read has
Minds in Bloom is happy to present Susan Berkowitz. Susan has worked as a speech-language pathologist for 36 years and with children with autism for 41 years. In an effort to provide the least restrictive learning environment for students with special needs, and to provide them with access to the grade level curriculum and to their typically developing peers, more and more of these students
Minds in Bloom is happy to present Michelle Dupuis with her guest post! Enjoy! Differentiation in the classroom is not an option anymore. Is it difficult? Maybe Does it take time? Probably Will it motivate your students? Yes! Will it help them learn? Absolutely! The trick to differentiation is taking baby steps. Teaching with Multiple Intelligences is an easy and fun way to start differentiating
This contest is over, but you can still pick up the Random Acts of Kindness Freebie. Just scroll down! Welcome to Minds in Bloom! I am so glad you are here. If you are new, I hope you will take a look around. You’ll find a wealth of amazing posts for educators on a variety of topics from classroom management to Common Core. If you
