by Brian Crawford | Jan 12, 2016 | Biology, Science, Teaching Tips
This past Christmas, our son received an AeroGarden system. He is big into plants in general, though he favors edible plants (fruits, vegetables, and herbs) and of course, carnivorous plants. The AeroGarden system, by Miracle-Gro, is not exactly a full hydroponic...
by Brian Crawford | Jan 5, 2016 | Eighth Grade, Fifth Grade, Fourth Grade, Handouts, Seventh Grade, Sixth Grade, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips, Third Grade
I’ve just completed work on a new product – Martin Luther King, Jr. Close Reading. I would love for you to check it out, because I think it is one of the best products I have completed to date. To celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and the month of...
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 | Dec 10, 2015 | Crafts, Teaching Tips
For many of us in the United States and my native Canada, it’s been getting very cold! And many of us have been seeing record snowfalls. Not us, this year – living in central Florida means it’s going to be a green Christmas for our family. But...
