by Yvonne Crawford | Jun 30, 2016 | Common Core, Common Core Literacy, Eighth Grade, Language Arts, Resources for Teachers, Seventh Grade, Sixth Grade, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips, Writing
A lot of people think that interactive notebooks are only for elementary students because older students don’t like to color and cut out things, but I have to disagree. I think we need to remember that even if you students are in middle school or even high...
by Brian Crawford | Feb 10, 2016 | Common Core, Common Core Literacy, Handouts, Posters, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips
A while back I posted a writing activity for the wintertime, including a winter poem. Today, I’m doing the same thing for Valentine’s Day! Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day is a day for love and caring – not just for couples, but for...
by Brian Crawford | Dec 18, 2015 | Common Core, Common Core Literacy, Poetry, Posters, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips
Here’s something fun for your students to do in class during the wintertime – a free winter poem and writing activity. Snowy Day I wrote a wintertime poem called “Snowy Day” – just a bit of fun about a kid playing in the snow. I...
by Brian Crawford | Dec 10, 2015 | Common Core, Common Core Literacy, Teaching Tips
Close reading is a careful, purposeful examination of a text, often involving rereading, discussion, word definitions, and written analysis. Normally, close reading is applied to nonfiction and informative texts. However, you can also use close reading to give fiction...
by Brian Crawford | Jul 19, 2015 | Common Core, Common Core Literacy, Common Core Math, Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Language Arts, Mathematics, Second Grade, Sixth Grade, Third Grade
Plenty of subjects get taught in schools – science, history, geography, art – but there’s no denying that, at least where the Common Core is concerned, the focus seems to be on mathematics and English language arts. Normally, math and technology...
by Brian Crawford | Aug 6, 2013 | Common Core, Common Core Literacy, Common Core Math, Teaching Tips
This is part three of a three-part series about the Common Core: 1. What is the Common Core? 2. Benefits of the Common Core 3. Drawbacks of the Common Core Drawbacks to teaching with the Common Core While using the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in your classroom...
