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 31, 2016 | Teaching Tips
We’re having a huge Back to School sale! Everything is 20% off and then TeachersPayTeachers give you an extra 10% off, giving you a total of 28% off. Make sure you use the code: BestYear to receive the additional 10% off. This sale runs from Monday, August 1,...
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...
by Yvonne Crawford | Jul 29, 2016 | Resources for Teachers, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips
Have you wanted to try interactive notebooks, but you feel that it would add too much stress to your life or at least too much work on your part? I have three hints that will help you to use interactive notebooks in your classroom or home. #1. Use color paper to print...
by Brian Crawford | Jul 28, 2016 | Biology, Field Trips, Science, Teaching Tips
There’s something magical about camping. Being away from it all in a remote location, with no TV, no Internet, no modern conveniences. Of course, some of the reasons camping is appealing are also reasons that it can be difficult… sometimes the romance of...
by Yvonne Crawford | Jul 26, 2016 | Around the World, Teaching Tips
It’s so much fun to continue my Around the World Summer! Today’s country is Thailand!!! My children and I had fun learning all about Thailand together. We used my printables, but we also looked online to find random fun facts about Thailand too....
by Yvonne Crawford | Jul 25, 2016 | Around the World, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips
I love learning everything I can about different countries. Today I taught my daughter about Portugal. We read a letter from a boy from Portugal and it explained how his life was in Portugal. She learned basic facts, did a crossword puzzle and a word search and she...
by Yvonne Crawford | Jul 23, 2016 | Common Core Literacy, Common Core Math, Language Arts, Mathematics, Resources for Teachers, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips
Have you ever wondered how much homework you should give? Should you give math homework every day? Reading homework every other day? Maybe just some on the weekend? I’m a kind of middle of the road person when it comes to home. I think it’s good to have...
