by Brian Crawford | Mar 25, 2014 | Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Handouts, Second Grade, Third Grade, Writing
Spring is finally here! And the month of April is just around the corner. It’s one of my favorite months, with flowers blooming, celebrations for Easter and Earth Day, and a general upswing in peoples’ moods. It’s great to see the rebirth of our...
by Brian Crawford | Feb 26, 2014 | Posters, Teaching Resources
The month of March is just around the corner, and you know what comes with March… St. Patrick’s Day! St. Patrick’s Day is always a fun day for me. I’m about 50% Irish – my mother was born in Montreal, Quebec (as was I), as were her...
by Brian Crawford | Nov 18, 2013 | Common Core, Common Core Math, Mathematics, Teaching Tips
For a while now, we’ve been sharing updates about the upcoming book that we’re publishing with Compass Books, the educational department of Brigantine Media. Well, this month, the book has finally been released in both paperback and digital (PDF) formats....
by Brian Crawford | Oct 26, 2013 | Common Core, Common Core Math, Resources for Parents, Sixth Grade, Teaching Resources
Here is the Common Core at a glance for the sixth grade. I’m hoping that teachers will be able to use these graphics as posters for their classroom walls to remind them of the Common Core domains that they will be teaching throughout the academic year, and that...
by Brian Crawford | Oct 25, 2013 | Common Core, Common Core Math, Fifth Grade, Resources for Parents, Teaching Resources
Here is the Common Core at a glance for the fifth grade, available as a free PDF download at the bottom of this post. This graphic shows the percentage of Common Core standards per Common Core domain, as laid out by the Common Core State Standard Initiative. While...
by Brian Crawford | Oct 20, 2013 | Common Core, Common Core Math, Fourth Grade, Resources for Parents, Teaching Resources
Here is the Common Core at a glance for fourth grade mathematics. It is my hope that teachers will use this infographic to share with parents to illustrate some of the various skills that their students will be learning and practicing during the fourth grade academic...
