by Yvonne Crawford | Jul 1, 2022 | Around the World, Free Activities, Geography, Holidays, Social Studies, Teaching Resources
Today, Canadians celebrate Canada Day. Canada Day takes place every year on July 1st. On this day in 1867 the British colonies of North America were joined together to form a federation called Canada. The name “Canada” likely comes from the word...
by Yvonne Crawford | Jun 26, 2022 | Holidays, Teaching Tips
Did you know that today is National Canoe Day in Canada and in the United States? Today, thousands of canoeists will visit their favorite lakes and rivers to explore nature in a fun and environmentally friendly way. Canoeing is fun, easy to learn, and a great way to...
by Yvonne Crawford | Apr 14, 2021 | End of the Year
It’s great for students to be able to process things that have happened each school year. Here are 10 reflection questions you can ask your students at the end of the year to help them process this school year. 1. What major accomplishment did you achieve...
by Yvonne Crawford | Nov 28, 2018 | Christmas, Common Core Math, Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Second Grade, Sixth Grade, Third Grade
I love the holiday season especially Christmas!!! It’s probably my favorite holiday, at least after October 31st it is. I think it’s awesome if children can celebrate holidays in class without missing out on pivotal math topics. I’ve made a lot of...
by Yvonne Crawford | Sep 28, 2016 | Halloween, Reading, Resources for Parents, Resources for Teachers, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips
My daughter loves to read. She’ll read anything and everything. For some odd reason she ran out of books to read last night and the library had already closed, so I printed my Halloween Close Reading packet for her to read. She really enjoyed reading the stories...
by Brian Crawford | Sep 23, 2016 | Halloween, Poetry, Teaching Tips
It is officially autumn, and October is fast approaching. The leaves are changing color, the air is crisp and cool, and it’s time to break out the jeans and jackets! Unless you live in Florida like we do, that is. Still, the coming of October means that...
