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 Brian Crawford | Dec 18, 2015 | Common Core, Common Core Literacy, Poetry, Posters, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips
Here’s something fun for your students to do in class during the wintertime – a free winter poem and writing activity. Snowy Day I wrote a wintertime poem called “Snowy Day” – just a bit of fun about a kid playing in the snow. I...
by Brian Crawford | Nov 22, 2015 | Handouts, Language Arts, Reading, Teaching Resources
Thanksgiving week has arrived! I hope that you and the people you care about have lots to be thankful for this year. Reading over the Thanksgiving break The Thanksgiving break is a fun time for kids to do some reading. The weather is cooler; you can head outside and...
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 | Mar 23, 2015 | Fifth Grade, Fourth Grade, Language Arts, Literacy, Second Grade, Sixth Grade, Teaching Tips, Third Grade
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) places an emphasis on having students express their opinions in both speech and writing. For example, CCSS.W.1, the first Common Core writing standard for the first grade, reads: “Write arguments to support claims in an...
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...
