by Brian Crawford | Apr 26, 2013 | Common Core, Common Core Literacy, Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Language Arts, Poetry, Posters, Second Grade, Sixth Grade, Teaching Resources, Third Grade
Spring is here… it’s a great time to learn about poetry and other creative pursuits. What is a haiku? A haiku (俳句) is a type of Japanese short poem. Traditionally, haikus have consisted of 17 syllables, with: Five syllables in the first line Seven...
by Brian Crawford | Nov 12, 2012 | Eighth Grade, Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Posters, Science, Second Grade, Seventh Grade, Sixth Grade, Teaching Resources, Third Grade
Using the class computer If you’ve got computers in your classroom, when you’re teaching your students how to use them, you’re also going to want to teach your students how to respect them. Computers are sturdy machines, but the right sort of abuse...
by Brian Crawford | Sep 23, 2012 | Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Kindergarten, Posters, Second Grade, Teaching Resources, Third Grade
A poem about science! A teacher friend on Facebook was looking for a poem about scientists, particularly with the theme of “I Am a Scientist”. As I’m always happy to whip up a little bit of educational poetry, I put together the poem you will find...
