by Yvonne Crawford | Jun 30, 2016 | Common Core, Common Core Literacy, Eighth Grade, Language Arts, Resources for Teachers, Seventh Grade, Sixth Grade, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips, Writing
A lot of people think that interactive notebooks are only for elementary students because older students don’t like to color and cut out things, but I have to disagree. I think we need to remember that even if you students are in middle school or even high...
by Yvonne Crawford | Jun 30, 2016 | Crafts, Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Resources for Teachers, Second Grade, Sixth Grade, STEM, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips, Third Grade
I was spending time with my nephews and they had a problem that they could not solve. I asked them if they had ever heard of the design process because I thought it would be helpful to them. They had not heard of it. I explained how the design process is used in...
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 | Jul 19, 2015 | Common Core, Common Core Literacy, Common Core Math, Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Language Arts, Mathematics, Second Grade, Sixth Grade, Third Grade
Plenty of subjects get taught in schools – science, history, geography, art – but there’s no denying that, at least where the Common Core is concerned, the focus seems to be on mathematics and English language arts. Normally, math and technology...
by Brian Crawford | Jul 14, 2015 | Common Core, Common Core Math, Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Handouts, Second Grade, Sixth Grade, Third Grade
It’s great to get kids solving problems, and the tried and true method for doing this is the worksheet. I myself filled out hundreds of worksheets during my wild and crazy ride through those school-aged years. I’m sure you did too. But while rote problem...
by Brian Crawford | Jun 29, 2015 | Fifth Grade, Fourth Grade, Handouts, Second Grade, Sixth Grade, Teaching Resources, Third Grade
Summertime is here, and the living is easy. And here in Florida, it’s also hot! Back to School Questions It’s only late June, so there’s lots of time left before you have to think about heading back to school. But it’s going to happen...
