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Are you a teacher who is looking for back to school resources? Minds in Bloom has a wealth of products, both paid and free, that will prepare you for your entire school year! Products cover classroom management, community building, math, reading, spelling, writing, and more. Perfect for upper elementary grades, including 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade, these resources will make the beginning of the year smoother for you. No need to reinvent the wheel! Click through now to see the round-up. Close Reading, Elementary Grades, Teaching Classroom Procedures, Classroom Procedures, Teaching Resources, Beginning Of School, Teaching Close Reading, School Resources, Classroom Activities
Back to School Resources for Upper Elementary and Middle School | Beginning of the Year Prep
Are you a teacher who is looking for back to school resources? Minds in Bloom has a wealth of products, both paid and free, that will prepare you for your entire school year! Products cover classroom management, community building, math, reading, spelling, writing, and more. Perfect for upper elementary grades, including 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade, these resources will make the beginning of the year smoother for you. No need to reinvent the wheel! Click through now to see the round-up.
Experts say that students lose up to 22% of knowledge over the summer -- and when you look at that statistic after a challenging and tumultuous year of learning during a global pandemic, it's rather concerning! This makes reversing the summer slide literally more important than ever. Our guest blogger shares five rigorous ways to help reverse the summer slide, many of which requires the students to do the thinking and the work! Click through now to read all of her tips and suggestions. Summer, Reading, Ideas, Primary School Education, Summer Learning, Elementary Reading, Reading Workshop, Elementary Teacher, Reading Ideas
Reversing the Summer Slide | Summer Break Teaching Tips for Teachers and Parents
Experts say that students lose up to 22% of knowledge over the summer -- and when you look at that statistic after a challenging and tumultuous year of learning during a global pandemic, it's rather concerning! This makes reversing the summer slide literally more important than ever. Our guest blogger shares five rigorous ways to help reverse the summer slide, many of which requires the students to do the thinking and the work! Click through now to read all of her tips and suggestions.
The summer slide is a real challenge that teachers and parents face -- and that's especially true after this most recent school year, where we were all teaching and learning during a global pandemic. Our students struggled to learn all the content they needed to in an organized way this past year, so support over the summer will be key! This blog post provides 48 ideas that will help you slow or prevent the summer slide. Click through to read the suggestions for both younger and older kids! Education, Instagram, Kids Education, School, Tuition Centre, Elementary Schools, Elementary, Competition
50 Ways to Slow the Summer Slide
The summer slide is a real challenge that teachers and parents face -- and that's especially true after this most recent school year, where we were all teaching and learning during a global pandemic. Our students struggled to learn all the content they needed to in an organized way this past year, so support over the summer will be key! This blog post provides 48 ideas that will help you slow or prevent the summer slide. Click through to read the suggestions for both younger and older kids!
When it gets to the end of the school year, we all know that kids' brains are pretty much fried, and they're not very interested in learning anything new. How can we combat that? Our guest blogger shares three end of year projects that are hands-on and creative, including building time capsules, creating their own countries, and inventing something new. These hands-on and engaging projects will keep your students engaged during those last few weeks of school! Click through to read the blog post. Mindfulness, Teaching Social Studies, Teaching Tips, Student Assessment, Teacher Hacks
Awesome Hands-On End of Year Projects - Minds in Bloom
When it gets to the end of the school year, we all know that kids' brains are pretty much fried, and they're not very interested in learning anything new. How can we combat that? Our guest blogger shares three end of year projects that are hands-on and creative, including building time capsules, creating their own countries, and inventing something new. These hands-on and engaging projects will keep your students engaged during those last few weeks of school! Click through to read the blog post.
Social Studies Activities
Looking for ways you can fit in teaching social studies in your kindergarten, first or second grade classroom? Check out this post on 3 ways you can do this.
In light of the fast, global spread of COVID-19, schools all over the world have closed for varying amounts of time and put educators in the position of needing to learn how to facilitate distance learning -- and quickly. This FREE workshop will teach you everything you need to know about remote learning so that you and your students can be successful while teaching and learning from home. Click through now to sign up for this free remote teaching workshop! #remoteteaching #distancelearning Pre K, Organisation, Workshop, Educational Technology, Teaching Tools, Learning Resources, Teaching Strategies, Online Teaching
FREE Remote Learning Workshop for Teachers
In light of the fast, global spread of COVID-19, schools all over the world have closed for varying amounts of time and put educators in the position of needing to learn how to facilitate distance learning -- and quickly. This FREE workshop will teach you everything you need to know about remote learning so that you and your students can be successful while teaching and learning from home. Click through now to sign up for this free remote teaching workshop! #remoteteaching #distancelearning
With COVID-19 spreading all over the world extremely quickly, schools and educators are being forced to be creative with how to finish the school year in light of needing to close school buildings and adhere to social distancing. If you're now finding yourself in a position where you need to facilitate remote teaching and don't know how, then this FREE workshop is for you! Dive into these six lessons about remote learning to get up and running. Click through now! #distancelearning #COVID19 Amigurumi Patterns, Distance, Speech Therapy, Student Centered Classroom, Middle School Lessons, First Year Teachers
FREE Workshop About Distance Learning to Deal with COVID-19 School Closings
With COVID-19 spreading all over the world extremely quickly, schools and educators are being forced to be creative with how to finish the school year in light of needing to close school buildings and adhere to social distancing. If you're now finding yourself in a position where you need to facilitate remote teaching and don't know how, then this FREE workshop is for you! Dive into these six lessons about remote learning to get up and running. Click through now! #distancelearning #COVID19
Are you familiar with PBIS, or Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports? It's a positive classroom management system that can be implemented both in individual classrooms and at the school-wide level. Our guest blogger shares what her behavior management was like before and after implementing PBIS and why she will continue to employ and advocate for it. If you need to tweak your classroom management system, then click through to read this post! #PBIS #classroommanagement #behaviormanagement Cooperative Learning, Classroom Management Strategies, Classroom Management Tips, Teaching Ideas, Brain Based Learning
Why I Believe in Positive Classroom Management
Are you familiar with PBIS, or Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports? It's a positive classroom management system that can be implemented both in individual classrooms and at the school-wide level. Our guest blogger shares what her behavior management was like before and after implementing PBIS and why she will continue to employ and advocate for it. If you need to tweak your classroom management system, then click through to read this post! #PBIS #classroommanagement #behaviormanagement
Check out this list of 72 creative ways for your students to show what they know! These fun and engaging ideas will have them eager to demonstrate their understanding of what they learn! Teacher Resources, Teaching Homeschool, Teaching Reading, School Reading
72 Creative Ways for Students to Show What They Know
Check out this list of 72 creative ways for your students to show what they know! These fun and engaging ideas will have them eager to demonstrate their understanding of what they learn!
Teachers all over the world are now finding themselves in need of switching to remote teaching with little to no time to prepare. If you've never done distance learning before, then you might not have any idea what you're getting into. Minds in Bloom is excited to offer a FREE remote learning workshop, including six informative lessons, to help teachers and students be successful while teaching and learning from home. Click through to access the workshop! #distancelearning #onlineteaching Engagements, Secondary Education, Educational Activities For Preschoolers
Six FREE Lessons on How to Do Distance Learning for Teachers
Teachers all over the world are now finding themselves in need of switching to remote teaching with little to no time to prepare. If you've never done distance learning before, then you might not have any idea what you're getting into. Minds in Bloom is excited to offer a FREE remote learning workshop, including six informative lessons, to help teachers and students be successful while teaching and learning from home. Click through to access the workshop! #distancelearning #onlineteaching
There are a number of things that elementary school and middle school teachers can do to prepare their students for a successful secondary transition. Our guest blogger, who's a 9th grade teacher, shares her top five most important tips for helping to guide students through a primary to secondary transition. These tips cover classroom management, etiquette, rigor of instruction, and soft skills students need at the high school level. Click through to read now! #teachertips #teachingtips #school High School, Middle School Teachers, Teaching Middle School, Teaching Upper Elementary, Build Social Skills, Homeschool Planning
5 Tips for a Successful Primary to Secondary Transition
There are a number of things that elementary school and middle school teachers can do to prepare their students for a successful secondary transition. Our guest blogger, who's a 9th grade teacher, shares her top five most important tips for helping to guide students through a primary to secondary transition. These tips cover classroom management, etiquette, rigor of instruction, and soft skills students need at the high school level. Click through to read now! #teachertips #teachingtips #school
Six FREE Lessons on How to Facilitate Remote Learning During COVID-19
In light of the fast, global spread of COVID-19, schools all over the world have closed for varying amounts of time and put educators in the position of needing to learn how to facilitate distance learning -- and quickly. This FREE workshop will teach you everything you need to know about remote learning so that you and your students can be successful while teaching and learning from home. Click through now to sign up for this free remote teaching workshop! #remoteteaching #distancelearning
Higher-level thinking is an important skill, no matter which model you employ in your classroom. This post outlines a variety of ways in which you can encourage your students to reach higher-level thinking and provides concrete examples based on Bloom's Taxonomy, the Wheel of Reasoning, and the Depth of Knowledge. Click through to read the full post! #higherlevelthinking #bloomstaxonomy #depthofknowledge #teachertips #teachingtips Higher Order Thinking Skills, Engaging Lessons, Higher Level Thinking, Critical Thinking, Student Growth, Thinking Skills
How to Encourage High-Level Thinking
Higher-level thinking is an important skill, no matter which model you employ in your classroom. This post outlines a variety of ways in which you can encourage your students to reach higher-level thinking and provides concrete examples based on Bloom's Taxonomy, the Wheel of Reasoning, and the Depth of Knowledge. Click through to read the full post! #higherlevelthinking #bloomstaxonomy #depthofknowledge #teachertips #teachingtips
Have you downloaded your FREE copy of my Task Card Handbook yet? This handbook is jam-packed with information about using task cards, including information on making them. It's the perfect resource for both newcomers and old hats, when it comes to task cards. Enjoy! #taskcards #elementaryschool #middleschool #highschool #teachertips #teachingtips Task Cards, Labs, Anchor Charts, Student Learning, Differentiated Instruction
Get Your Task Card Handbook for FREE!
Have you downloaded your FREE copy of my Task Card Handbook yet? This handbook is jam-packed with information about using task cards, including information on making them. It's the perfect resource for both newcomers and old hats, when it comes to task cards. Enjoy! #taskcards #elementaryschool #middleschool #highschool #teachertips #teachingtips
This infographic shares 21 different ways to use task cards in your classroom. It's perfect to pin to your teaching Pinterest board, and what's more is that if you click through the image, you'll get to download a free task card handbook! #taskcards #elementaryschool #middleschool #highschool #teachertips #teachingtips Daily 5, Lesson Plans
21 Ways to Use Task Cards
This infographic shares 21 different ways to use task cards in your classroom. It's perfect to pin to your teaching Pinterest board, and what's more is that if you click through the image, you'll get to download a free task card handbook! #taskcards #elementaryschool #middleschool #highschool #teachertips #teachingtips