by Yvonne Crawford | Jul 22, 2016 | Fifth Grade, Fourth Grade, Resources for Teachers, Second Grade, Sixth Grade, STEM, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips, Third Grade
This is the last step in the Design Process for STEM. Reflecting is often overlooked due to time constraints, but it is probably the most important step in learning. It’s always good for students to center in for what they do well, but also pinpoint exactly what...
by Yvonne Crawford | Jul 20, 2016 | Common Core Math, Mathematics, Resources for Teachers, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips
If you follow my blog or store, you know that I love interactive notebooks. Here are three tips that you can use to make your life easier when using interactive notebooks. 1. If you buy an interactive notebook packet, don’t feel like you have to use everything...
by Yvonne Crawford | Jul 18, 2016 | Teaching Tips
I have to admit it’s fun to wear Pjs all day long sometimes. Today was one of those days. My daughter felt like one of those days too. She loves my new Pokemon Go Inspired printables so who better to do printables with than her own pooch! I have to admit,...
by Yvonne Crawford | Jul 17, 2016 | Around the World, Crafts, Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Resources for Teachers, Second Grade, Sixth Grade, Teaching Tips, Third Grade
Today I wanted to show you a little about my Russia Country Study printables. It’s a great set to introduce your students to Russia. They can even learn a little Russian as well. All of my individual country packets have a letter written from a child from that...
by Yvonne Crawford | Jul 16, 2016 | Crafts, Fifth Grade, Fourth Grade, Second Grade, STEM, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips, Third Grade
I really have enjoyed having a STEM filled summer! It’s so great to see my children, nephews and niece really get into science, especially the whole design process. It was awesome to see their projects come to life! The hardest STEM project we had was to build a...
by Yvonne Crawford | Jul 15, 2016 | Common Core Math, Mathematics, Resources for Teachers, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips, Third Grade
Have you played the Pokemon Go game yet? We have played with our children a few times. It’s fun and everyone around us is playing it. We thought, hey why not create Pokemon inspired printables to help students have fun while they are practicing their math...
by Yvonne Crawford | Jul 14, 2016 | Around the World, Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Resources for Teachers, Second Grade, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips, Third Grade
With so many references to Islam and Muslims in the news lately, my daughter asked me about the Islam religion. I teach English to adults in my free time and I’ve learned a lot of Islam because many of my students are Muslims. There are so many stereotypes that...
by Yvonne Crawford | Jul 13, 2016 | Common Core Math, Fourth Grade, Resources for Teachers, Second Grade, Teaching Tips, Third Grade
Multiplication facts are important, but I have to admit teaching them can be daunting for the teacher and for the students. I remember when I was a child we had this one activity where you would curl up paper around your pencil and match multiplication facts on...
by Yvonne Crawford | Jul 12, 2016 | Around the World, Common Core Literacy, Eighth Grade, Fifth Grade, Fourth Grade, Resources for Parents, Resources for Teachers, Second Grade, Seventh Grade, Sixth Grade, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips, Third Grade
Learning about countries is fun to do with an interactive notebook. It’s something you can work with your students several times each year, adding a country each time you use it. Each country has facts, foldables and cute graphics to color. My daughter loved...
by Yvonne Crawford | Jul 10, 2016 | Common Core, Common Core Math, Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Greater Than and Less Than, Learning Addition, Learning Division, Learning Numbers, Learning Subtraction, Mathematics, Resources for Teachers, Second Grade, Teaching Resources, Teaching Tips, Telling Time, Third Grade
Do you use morning work in your classroom? I love morning work. It really helps students to stay focused as everyone else files into the classroom. I also like to use them as bell work, in case math isn’t the first class of the day. It helps students to stay...
