by Brian Crawford | Apr 2, 2013 | Common Core, Common Core Literacy, Common Core Math, Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Kindergarten, Second Grade, Third Grade
Here’s a free tool for you to use to review, organize, and categorize your lessons by Common Core standard. I know that I’m looking forward to using it myself! Reviewing your Common Core lessons With this tool, you can keep a record of which lessons,...
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 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 26, 2012 | Common Core, Common Core Math, Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Kindergarten, Mathematics, Second Grade, Third Grade
The Christmas holidays are coming, and what better way to get into the mood for the fun and festivity of Christmastime than by working on math problems with a Christmas theme! Okay… truth be told, I can think of quite a few better ways to celebrate the holidays...