by Yvonne Crawford | Mar 15, 2013 | Teaching Tips
Easter is fast approaching! So, some of my blog friends and I decided to do a blog hop. Hop from blog to blog from March 15th to March 17th to get your freebies at each blog. When you visit each blog make sure to enter to win a basket full of lesson...
by Brian Crawford | Mar 5, 2013 | Teaching Tips
If you are a parent of a school-aged child, you will know where I’m coming from when I say that parenting takes a great deal of time and effort! During a typical weekday you may be shuttling your kids to and from primary or elementary school, taking them to...
by Brian Crawford | Feb 11, 2013 | Teaching Tips
Brian writes: Over the weekend we went to a Chinese New Year party at a community hall in a nearby town here in Normandy. As this year is the Year of the Snake, most of the crafts the kids made and the activities and workshops they completed were snake-themed! We had...
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 Yvonne Crawford | Feb 3, 2013 | Crafts, First Grade, Kindergarten, Second Grade, Teaching Tips, Third Grade
Yvonne writes: I have to admit… I love crafts! I enjoy crocheting, knitting, and teddy bear making, just to name a few of my favorite activities. My daughter is a bit young to teach how to do those crafts, so I like to try to find other fun...
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...