by Brian Crawford | Dec 16, 2012 | Common Core, Common Core Math, Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Math Goofy Glyphs, Mathematics, Second Grade, Sixth Grade, Third Grade
Math Goofy Glyphs are fun and potentially silly activities to help students practice their Common Core math abilities in an engaging way. There are actions for when you get their answers right… and different, goofy actions for when you get their answers wrong!...
by Brian Crawford | Dec 13, 2012 | Common Core, Common Core Math, Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Mathematics, Second Grade, Third Grade
Are you going anywhere special for Christmas? Yvonne and I are looking forward to taking a short hop across the pond (also known as the Atlantic Ocean) to stay with my parents in Florida for Christmas. While Florida may not be as warm in December and January as it is...
by Brian Crawford | Dec 2, 2012 | Common Core, Common Core Math, Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Math Games, Mathematics, Second Grade, Third Grade
Brian writes: One of my fondest winter memories is of growing up in a suburb of Toronto, in snowy Ontario, Canada. From kindergarten to the third grade I went to an elementary school just down the street, along a very safe road, and I used to walk to and from school...
by Brian Crawford | Nov 30, 2012 | Mathematics, Teaching Tips
The times tables Brian writes: We live in France, where our son is in the equivalent of the fourth grade. They do things quite differently here in France than they do in the United States and Canada (where Yvonne and I are respectively from)… it’s...
by Brian Crawford | Nov 29, 2012 | Common Core, Common Core Math, Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Kindergarten, Mathematics, Second Grade, Sixth Grade, Third Grade
The Common Core Math Organizer, Assessment Guide and Portfolio is a large packet containing a variety of different dividers, checklists, posters, badges and other tools to help teachers bring instruction of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics to their...
by Brian Crawford | Nov 27, 2012 | Common Core, Common Core Math, First Grade, Kindergarten, Learning Addition, Mathematics, Second Grade
It’s time to have a little fun decorating a colorful Christmas tree by using skills aligned with the Common Core State Standards Initiative. Today I’ve whipped up a Christmas Tree addition activity, where students can add ornaments, bells, Christmas...
