by Yvonne Crawford | Jul 14, 2016 | Around the World, Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Resources for Teachers, Second Grade, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips, Third Grade
With so many references to Islam and Muslims in the news lately, my daughter asked me about the Islam religion. I teach English to adults in my free time and I’ve learned a lot of Islam because many of my students are Muslims. There are so many stereotypes that...
by Yvonne Crawford | Jul 10, 2016 | Common Core, Common Core Math, Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Greater Than and Less Than, Learning Addition, Learning Division, Learning Numbers, Learning Subtraction, Mathematics, Resources for Teachers, Second Grade, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips, Telling Time, Third Grade
Do you use morning work in your classroom? I love morning work. It really helps students to stay focused as everyone else files into the classroom. I also like to use them as bell work, in case math isn’t the first class of the day. It helps students to stay...
by Yvonne Crawford | Jul 9, 2016 | Around the World, Crafts, Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Resources for Parents, Resources for Teachers, Second Grade, Sixth Grade, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips, Third Grade
I know I’ve mentioned in a past post about how much I love learning and teaching about other countries, but I also adore learning and teaching about different ancient civilizations. I think we can learn a lot about ourselves by learning about the past. Not only...
by Yvonne Crawford | Jul 8, 2016 | Common Core, Common Core Literacy, Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Grade Levels, Language Arts, Reading, Second Grade, Sixth Grade, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips, Third Grade
It’s so important for students to be interested in what they are learning in school. It’s not always easy and of course everyone has their favorite subjects. I remember when I was little, I loved math, but I wasn’t so into Language Arts class. It...
by Yvonne Crawford | Jul 4, 2016 | Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Grade Levels, Resources for Teachers, Second Grade, Sixth Grade, STEM, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips, Third Grade
I had more STEM fun with my nephews today. I wanted to get in some quality time with them before they went off to summer camp. I live pretty far away so I wanted to make sure we spent our time wisely, and we did. We created posable sculptures out of tin foil. The task...
by Yvonne Crawford | Jun 30, 2016 | Crafts, Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Resources for Teachers, Second Grade, Sixth Grade, STEM, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips, Third Grade
I was spending time with my nephews and they had a problem that they could not solve. I asked them if they had ever heard of the design process because I thought it would be helpful to them. They had not heard of it. I explained how the design process is used in...
