by Brian Crawford | Mar 31, 2014 | Science, Teaching Tips
Did you know that the Walt Disney Company owns a 11,500 acre wilderness preserve in the middle of Florida? Neither did I, until I visited the site with the family this weekend. The Disney Wilderness Preserve is a massive chunk of land near Poinciana, Florida, south of...
by Brian Crawford | Feb 8, 2013 | Science, Teaching Tips
Brian writes: Yesterday, some friends of ours went for a long walk on a nature trail through a small wooded area here in Normandy. In the middle of these woods is a good-sized pond, and around this time every year the pond is filled with frog eggs – or...
by Brian Crawford | Jan 6, 2013 | Science, Teaching Tips
During the Christmas holidays our family has been staying with my parents in central Florida. We’ve had a great vacation, and the weather in Florida during the winter certainly has been fantastic! The other day we took a day trip to LEGOLAND Florida, on the site...
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 30, 2012 | Science, Teaching Tips
Most kids I’ve met love carnivorous plants! My own children are fascinated by them; we’ve assembled a small collection of different species of carnivorous plant along our kitchen windowsill at home. My son can watch them for ages, watering them, pruning...
