by Brian Crawford | Nov 9, 2012 | First Grade, Second Grade, Spanish, Third Grade
Thanksgiving is coming up this month in the United States! A while back we posted a Thanksgiving Color by Numbers in French; for today’s post, here is a Spanish language version, with numbers and colors in Spanish. To use this free worksheet, students should...
by Brian Crawford | Nov 8, 2012 | Common Core, Common Core Math, Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Math Goofy Glyphs, Mathematics, Second Grade, Sixth Grade, Third Grade
A Math Goofy Glyph is a fun and potentially silly activity that your students can complete as a craftivity while honing their Common Core math skills. Math Goofy Glyphs are math glyphs that feature actions for when your students get their answers right… and...
by Brian Crawford | Oct 28, 2012 | First Grade, French, Second Grade, Third Grade
Thanksgiving takes place in November in the United States – now is a good time to break out the Thanksgiving-themed worksheets and activities in your classroom for your students or children to complete. If you’re a language teacher, and you’re...
by Brian Crawford | Oct 28, 2012 | Common Core, Common Core Math, First Grade, Mathematics, Second Grade, Third Grade
Brian writes: Autumn is my favorite season. I like the slight chill in the air – though maybe not too much of a chill – and I love to go on walks in the forest to see the fall leaves changing color. I grew up in Ontario, Canada, where the fall colors are...
by Brian Crawford | Oct 26, 2012 | Common Core, Common Core Math, Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Kindergarten, Mathematics, Second Grade, Third Grade
For several months now we have been selling curriculum online at two storefronts: Teachers Pay Teachers and Teachers Notebook. While we’ve been offering free worksheets and activities here on Mixminder, we have also been growing our online store, to the point...
by Brian Crawford | Oct 7, 2012 | French, Videos
Amelia, who is seven, wanted to make a teaching video to teach English-speaking children the French alphabet. Here is the result. All of the video editing (in other words, choosing all of the crazy video transitions) was done by Amelia herself. In the video, Amelia...
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...
by Brian Crawford | Sep 23, 2012 | Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Kindergarten, Posters, Second Grade, Teaching Resources, Third Grade
A poem about science! A teacher friend on Facebook was looking for a poem about scientists, particularly with the theme of “I Am a Scientist”. As I’m always happy to whip up a little bit of educational poetry, I put together the poem you will find...
by Brian Crawford | Sep 6, 2012 | Teaching Tips
Considering keeping a class pet? Here are some things to think about before you make the decision to bring a live animal into your classroom. The pros of keeping a class pet 1. Your students will learn something about responsibility. You can rotate the feeding...
by Yvonne Crawford | Aug 25, 2012 | Events, Teaching Tips
Hello everyone! I hope you all enjoyed the Back to School Virtual Teaching Expo as much as I did. I learned some great new things! I love learning in-depth information about teaching topics from actual teachers. If you haven’t attended the Back to School Virtual...
