by Yvonne Crawford | Feb 20, 2017 | Crafts, Gifted and Talented, STEM, Teaching Tips
One of my favorite holidays is St. Patrick’s Day. I think it’s because I love Ireland and I love the color green. It’s also a great holiday in the middle of a span with not much going on, especially when Easter falls in April, like it will for the...
by Yvonne Crawford | Sep 20, 2016 | Around the World, Crafts, Resources for Parents, Resources for Teachers, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips
Another country that I made printables for is India! This country has given the world some of the most popular food – curry! I don’t know about you, but I love to eat curry! Like my other This Kids’ Life Series, this packet is filled with puzzles,...
by Yvonne Crawford | Sep 18, 2016 | Common Core Math, Crafts, Mathematics, Teaching Tips
Are you looking for something different to do for math to celebrate Halloween this season? My Halloween 3D Math Art really fits the bill! There are three different packets: Fractions, Multiplication and Addition and Subtraction. Each packet has two different levels so...
by Yvonne Crawford | Sep 16, 2016 | Crafts, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips, Writing
I love glyphs and I love using glyphs with my students. I think it’s a fun way to get your students to think about questions and reflect on them. Their answers make their glyphs different than their classmates. My interactive glyphs don’t have questions...
by Yvonne Crawford | Sep 10, 2016 | Around the World, Crafts, Resources for Parents, Resources for Teachers, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips
My newest country unit is about Panama. I think Panama is a wonderful country full of flora and fauna and interesting facts! One interesting fact is that students go to school in shifts. There are two shifts each day, so you only have to go to school during one shift....
by Yvonne Crawford | Sep 7, 2016 | Around the World, Crafts, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips
A teacher recently asked me to add to my county units by creating country units for any other Central American countries that I didn’t have yet. She said that she has at least one child from each of those countries in her classroom this year. She wants to use my...
