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Grab these free sentence posters to hang up in your classroom! These posters cover three types of sentences: simple sentences, compound sentences, and complex sentences. The posters make a great reminder for your students to reference when they're practicing identifying types of sentences!

Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentence Posters – FREE!

I originally created these sentence types posters and handout as part of a task card product, but I have decided to offer just these four

Test prep task cards are immensely useful, there's no doubt about that. However, after making two sets of test prep task cards aligned to the Common Core, I decided to stop. Why? Because the sets were extremely challenging, and it made me realize that the Common Core is driven by testing and performance, not curriculum and instruction.

Why I Have Stopped Creating Test Prep Task Cards

Recently, I created two sets of math test prep task cards, one for grade 3 and one for grade 4. I designed the cards to

how to motivate students to behave in class

Make the Most of Your Class Marble Jar

If you teach in an elementary classroom, chances are, you have a Marble Jar. The Marble Jar is one of my favorite classroom management

Name That Dr. Seuss Book Printable Freebie

SVG Image Map Example What Dr. Seuss book goes with these initials: GEAH? Green Eggs and Ham, of course! I originally got the idea for

The Common Core State Standards sometimes make it seem like teaching needs to be very concrete and to-the-point. However, there's still room for creativity and interactive strategies. The Wise Guys, our guest bloggers, share a few free PowerPoints they've created that detail different interactive reading strategies to use with Common Core Standards. Download the freebies in this post!

Interactive Reading Strategies for the Common Core

I am so very pleased to welcome Brian and Eric, better known as Wise Guys, to Minds in Bloom. One of the most important activities

methods for keeping students engaged in the classroom

Keep Your Students Engaged with “Turn and Talk”

I am so happy to introduce Sally DeCost from Elementary Matters, because I pretty much love everything she writes, and I would have been thrilled

Class Dojo – Awesome Classroom Management Tool

Hi, I’m Stacy from over at Funky Fresh Firsties, and I am so thrilled to have the chance to be a guest blogger while Rachel is away!

Do your students need practice expanding their sentences? Rachel Lynette created three sets of task cards to help you how to do just that! These Super Sentences Task Cards teach students how to make their sentences more descriptive and interesting to read.

Super Sentences Task Cards

Seriously, would you read this post if it started out like this? Students should write good sentences. They should use good words. They should write

The 100th day of school is an exciting day in elementary school! You can still celebrate the 100th day in the upper elementary grades with the help of this freebie. Click through to download your copy!

100th Day Challenge Freebie (For Big Kids)

I know the 100th Day of School is a big deal for many primary classes. They get to count 100 things, make 100 things, eat

Positive reinforcement is almost always more effective than negative reinforcement. Try out random reward in your classroom and see how it reaps the benefits for classroom management!

The Power of Random Reward in Your Classroom

Random reward is a huge motivator. It’s why many adults play slot machines and why many children with inconsistent parents whine endlessly (because, every

Teaching Contractions

For words that are supposed to make things easier, contractions can make things a whole lot harder, until your students understand how to use and

post it notes classroom tool engagement discussion

35 Awesome Uses for Post It Notes in the Classroom

Who doesn’t love Post Its (which is actually a brand name…sticky notes is the generic)? They come in several sizes, many colors, and best of