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Got Poetry? How to Teach Poems All Year

Hi! I’m Marypat from Just Add Students. I’m thrilled to be a guest blogger on Minds in Bloom today. Thank you, Rachel, for giving me

Ten Reasons to Teach Wonder the Book by RJ Palacio

Wonder, the book by R.J. Palacio, is an amazing book on so many levels. If you have not read it, do it now. Like right now.

Although they often tend to be taught separately, for some reason, phonics and phonemic awareness actually go hand-in-hand. Our guest blogger shares a list of fun activity ideas for teaching phonics and phonemic awareness in primary classrooms, so click through to read more.

Fun Phonics and Phonemic Awareness Ideas

Please welcome Miss W, a teacher-author from Australia. She’s sharing with us several tried-and-true methods for teaching phonics and phonemic awareness to kiddos in fun

Text Time is the perfect reading skills practice that you've been looking for! It includes 60 reading passages, which really translates to 120 passages because there are two levels for each. Click through to read more about what's included in this awesome reading skills review resource!

Reading Skills Review the Easy Way!

So, a few months ago I was thinking about making an ELA skills review product – something with several different skills on one page –

10 Super Easy Phonics Activities to Get Students Reading

SVG Image Map Example Learning, reading, and phonics activities MUST BE FUN! I believe wholeheartedly that if a student isn’t learning the way we teach,

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

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

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Paired Passages – Fiction and Nonfiction Join Forces!

Build Excitement and Enjoyment of Learning Paired passages build the excitement of learning for your students! Try pairing fiction and nonfiction texts and watch what

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Learning to Retell, Relate and Reflect Using Verbal & Written Responses

SVG Image Map Example “Retell, relate, and reflect” are oral and written responses that showcase various levels of communication and thinking ability. Each step requires

Turn Reading Homework into a Fun and Memorable Routine

SVG Image Map Example Reading homework can be a common nightly task for many children, and it often presents a challenge for both students and

Literature circles are an extremely effective instructional method when they're implemented correctly. However, many teachers find them to be daunting because they do require quite a bit of upfront work. Once you get the literature circles in motion, though, they provide an excellent means for students to read, build comprehension, discuss, listen, and more!

Don’t Be Scared Off by Literature Circles!

Today’s guest blogger is Marcy from It’s a Teacher Thing. Marcy has shared with us five tips for effectively running literature circles in your classroom.

how can I make reading out loud more fun for my students?

5 Fun Ways to get Students Engaged in Reading Aloud

SVG Image Map Example Like most teachers, I’m constantly on the hunt for engaging ways to help students become more confident, effective, and critical readers.

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