by Yvonne Crawford | Sep 4, 2016 | Crafts, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips, Writing
Fall is in the air – I can literally smell it when I walk into the stores. I smell the spiced brooms they have for sale and all of the pumpkin flavored food! It’s not fall yet, but it’s just around the corner. I have to admit that autumn is my...
by Yvonne Crawford | Aug 26, 2016 | Around the World, Crafts, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips
Iceland is a country that I’m extremely interested in. I love the fact that so many people from Iceland believe in elves. I mean don’t we all kind of want to believe in elves even if we don’t. I think it’s fun to teach students about these...
by Yvonne Crawford | Aug 4, 2016 | Crafts, Mathematics, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips
My favorite thing to see is when one of my students ‘gets it’. I feel like I’ve succeeded in my profession as a teacher, at least for that moment. My second favorite thing to see is when one of my students smiles and I can tell they are enjoying the...
by Yvonne Crawford | Jul 17, 2016 | Around the World, Crafts, Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Resources for Teachers, Second Grade, Sixth Grade, Teaching Tips, Third Grade
Today I wanted to show you a little about my Russia Country Study printables. It’s a great set to introduce your students to Russia. They can even learn a little Russian as well. All of my individual country packets have a letter written from a child from that...
by Yvonne Crawford | Jul 16, 2016 | Crafts, Fifth Grade, Fourth Grade, Second Grade, STEM, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips, Third Grade
I really have enjoyed having a STEM filled summer! It’s so great to see my children, nephews and niece really get into science, especially the whole design process. It was awesome to see their projects come to life! The hardest STEM project we had was to build a...
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...
