by Yvonne Crawford | Aug 11, 2016 | Around the World, Teaching Tips
Learning about less-known countries is fun because you can teach your students everything about that particular country. It opens their eyes to a whole new country, culture, and language. A country I like to teach about that doesn’t get a lot of media nor...
by Yvonne Crawford | Aug 6, 2016 | Language Arts, Mathematics, Reading, Resources for Teachers, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips
My husband has a real knack for writing poetry, so when I decided to make a poetry math glyph he was onboard! It’s a fun little activity where students answer questions, then based on their answers they answer math questions. Then, students create their glyphs...
by Yvonne Crawford | Aug 4, 2016 | Crafts, Mathematics, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips
My favorite thing to see is when one of my students ‘gets it’. I feel like I’ve succeeded in my profession as a teacher, at least for that moment. My second favorite thing to see is when one of my students smiles and I can tell they are enjoying the...
by Yvonne Crawford | Aug 2, 2016 | Common Core, Common Core Math, Eighth Grade, High School, Mathematics, Resources for Parents, Resources for Teachers, Seventh Grade, Sixth Grade, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips
Interactive notebooks have been the rage for the last few years, mainly for younger grades. I think they are actually beneficial for students from Kinder through 12th grade and here are my reasons. #1 – Students can take the time to reflect on what they’ve...
by Brian Crawford | Aug 1, 2016 | Fine Arts, Mathematics, Teaching Tips
Tomorrow, August 2nd, is National Coloring Book Day! Okay, let’s be honest… have you ever heard of National Coloring Book Day? Me neither. But at least now I know it’s tomorrow! Since tomorrow is National Coloring Book Day, today seems like a good...
by Yvonne Crawford | Jul 30, 2016 | Geography, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips
I have to admit I liked the concept of social studies when I was little, but I didn’t like the lessons. It was just full of memorizing facts straight from a textbook. I found these four ways really will spice of your social studies or history lessons and get...
