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Read alouds are an effective and engaging way to practice reading skills with your students. Although students aren't reading themselves, they are practicing skills such as comprehension, recall, listening, and more! Here are tips for implementing read alouds in your classroom.

Read Alouds in Your Classroom

Hi, I’m Cait from Cait’s Cool School. I’m exciting to be guest-posting on Minds in Bloom today! I’m discussing read alouds in your classroom and

How Shared Research Can Inspire Your Students

Organizing shared research projects can be a daunting endeavor for teachers. The purpose of shared research is to engage students in rigorous, complex text while

What is the Big Deal with Periscope?

Just a quick post to let you all know that I am on Periscope! You can find me on Periscope @ RachelLynette. I will try

Getting to know your students' families is an important step at the beginning of each new school year. Some schools have "Back to School" or "Meet the Teacher" nights, and some schools require home visits. This guest blogger shares the system in her school, where teachers have "chats" with families to help them learn important information about their students.

Let’s Chat! Getting to Know Your Students’ Families

Hello, teacher friends! I am SO excited and honored to be serving as a guest blogger for Minds in Bloom! Thank you, Rachel, for allowing

How to Improve Reading Comprehension in Early Readers

I hear it a lot from parents “Jane is reading chapter books.” Yet I know the reality is something different. Jane reads well. She has great fluency. She reads

Teaching positivity is sometimes easier said than done, but this guest post provides concrete tips for teaching it and using games to encourage positivity.

Teaching Positivity in the Classroom

I am so thrilled to welcome Alex from Positive Future Youth! You are going to love this post – so many great tips for making

Differentiation has become a huge buzzword in the education field in the last several years, but what many teachers don't realize is that they're probably already differentiating their instruction! Our guest blogger shares four tips for differentiating instruction in this blog post, so click through to learn more.

Differentiation Made Easy

Hello! My name is Heather from My Life at the Pencil Sharpener, and I am so excited to have the wonderful opportunity Rachel has given

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Summer Projects for Teachers and Their Kids

Minds in Bloom is pleased to welcome Sharon from Classroom in the Middle! Enjoy her post full of ideas for different projects that you can

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Turning Bulletin Boards into Classroom Games

Hello! My name is Rachael from The Classroom Game Nook Blog. Thanks to Rachel Lynette for allowing me to share some tips with her readers

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Writing Emergency Lesson Plans for Substitute Teachers

SVG Image Map Example Teaching is a very rewarding career, but it is also very demanding- and writing emergency lesson plans for substitute teachers just

Hobbies for Kinesthetic Learners: What Do I Do With My Hands During Read Aloud Time?

Hobbies for kinesthetic learners: Archery Target shooting Knife sharpening Tomahawk throwing Knitting Wait. What? Boys don’t knit! I bet when you think of knitting, you think of a

Learn why the morning meeting is the most valuable and important part of every school day! Our guest blogger shares lots of excellent insight on morning meetings, so if you're not doing them yet - we bet you will be after you read this guest post on Minds in Bloom!

The Most Valuable Part of the School Day: The Morning Meeting

Our guest blogger today is Carol from Teachers Are Terrific. She’s sharing her thoughts on why the morning meeting is the most valuable part of