I have taught at both the elementary and high school levels. I also homeschooled my own children for seven years. I have taught high school English and SAT/ACT prep courses. I have also taught English as a Second Language for several years at schools in France, Hungary, and Slovakia.
I have taught at both the elementary and high school levels. I also homeschooled my own children for seven years. I have taught high school English and SAT/ACT prep courses. I have also taught English as a Second Language for several years at schools in France, Hungary, and Slovakia.
Buddhism This Kid's Life is a booklet that focuses on how a child lives daily life in a their religion. This particular book tracks the life of a boy named Anzan who is a Buddhist boy living in China.
Included:
1. A pre-test to see what your students know about the Buddhism religion
2. A 3 page letter from Anzan that describes his life as a Buddhist boy
3. Facts about Buddhism and discussion questions
4. Word Search Puzzle
5. Secret Code Puzzle
6. Create a Mandala
7. Finding Happiness Activity
8. Create a Four Noble Truths Butterfly
9. Postcard Writing Activity
10. Buddhism Writing Activity
11. Buddhism Phrases and Verses
12. Crossword Puzzle about Buddhism
13. Similarities and Differences Organizer and Writing Activity
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Christianity This Kid's Life is a booklet that focuses on how a child lives daily life in a their religion. This particular book tracks the life of a boy named Matthew who is a Christian boy living in the USA.
Included:
1. A pre-test to see what your students know about the Christian religion
2. A 3 page letter from Matthew that describes his life as a Christian boy
3. Facts about Christianity and discussion questions
4. Word Search Puzzle
5. Secret Code Puzzle
6. Create a Christian Symbol Mobile
7. Create Noah's Ark
8. Lamb of God Activity
9. Postcard Writing Activity
10. Christianity Writing Activity
11. Christian Phrases and Verses
12. Crossword Puzzle about Christianity
13. Similarities and Differences Organizer and Writing Activity
All artwork is original and create by myself.
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Guyana, This Kid's Life is a booklet that focuses on how a child lives daily life in a different country, compared to how people live in their own country. This particular book tracks the life of a girl named Lakshmi who lives in Guyana.
Included:
1. A pre-test to see what your students know about Guyana
2. A 2 page letter from Lakshmi that describes her life in Guyana
3. Facts about Guyana and discussion questions
4. Word Search Puzzle about Guyana
5. Secret Code Puzzle about Guyana
6. Plants in Guyana
7. Make a Guyanese Doll
8. Postcard Writing Activity
9. Guyana Writing Activity
10. Guyanese Proverbs
11. Crossword Puzzle about Guyana
12. Guyana Facts Graphic Organizer
13. Guyana Coloring Sheet
14. Similarities and Differences Organizer and Writing Activity
All artwork is original and create by myself.
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Yvonne Crawford
STEM Challenges is a fun way to incorporate science, technology and design into your classroom. This packet focuses on STEM challenges with a January and winter theme. Each activity in this book includes step by step instructions, large challenge card with instructions, six page STEM mini-journal and a one page quick STEM page.
The STEM, STEAM or Makerspace challenges are:
Melting Snowman Challenge
Design a Sled Challenge
Ice Fishing Challenge
Snowball Catapult Challenge
There are two different options for your students to use to journal their STEM challenges. The first is a mini-booklet that they can make which has a half of piece of paper to work on each section of the design process. This option gives the students more room to work on the design process.
The second option is a quick STEM printable you can use which saves paper, while giving students to develop their project using design methodology.
Each option has its own benefits and you can use which one suits your needs. You can also attach both options into a stem notebook if you have one available for each student.
These were made to be versatile to work as stand alone stem centers that require minimal supervision or a whole class activity.
All artwork is original and create by myself.
Thanks for looking at my products,
Yvonne Crawford
STEM Challenges is a fun way to incorporate science, technology and design into your classroom. This packet focuses on STEM challenges with a December and Christmas theme. Each activity in this book includes step by step instructions, large challenge card with instructions, six page STEM mini-journal and a one page quick STEM page.
The STEM, STEAM or Makerspace challenges are:
Santa's Sleigh Challenge
3D Snowflakes Challenge
Reindeer Antlers Challenge
Christmas Trees Challenge
There are two different options for your students to use to journal their STEM challenges. The first is a mini-booklet that they can make which has a half of piece of paper to work on each section of the design process. This option gives the students more room to work on the design process.
The second option is a quick STEM printable you can use which saves paper, while giving students to develop their project using design methodology.
Each option has its own benefits and you can use which one suits your needs. You can also attach both options into a stem notebook if you have one available for each student.
These were made to be versatile to work as stand alone stem centers that require minimal supervision or a whole class activity.
All artwork is original and create by myself.
Thanks for looking at my products,
Yvonne Crawford
Christmas Math Goofy Glyph is an activity where students can hone their abilities in mathematics while putting together a fun art project that you can showcase on your classroom wall. Whether your students answer the questions right or wrong will dictate the way their glyphs look in this potentially silly glyph. They will end up with a sleigh full of Christmas items or a mine cart filled with miners and supplies! The math problems are designed for children in kindergarten and are aligned with the Common Core standards for kindergarten.
The Common Core standard covered:
K.CC.2
K.OA.5
At the back of this booklet are templates that your students can use to help design their glyphs; otherwise, they can choose to create their own artwork.
Also, at the back of a book is a graph that you can use to visually see how the students all view different questions from the glyph.
This is a very detailed glyph. Make sure to check out the preview to see if it is good match for your class.
All artwork is original and created by myself.
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Yvonne Crawford
Alaska, This Kid's Life is a booklet that focuses on how a child lives daily life in a different state. This particular book tracks the life of a boy named Jackson who lives in the state of Alaska.
Included:
1. A pre-test to see what your students know about Alaska
2. A 2 page letter from Jackson that describes his life in Alaska
3. Facts about Alaska and discussion questions
4. Alaska Word Search Puzzle
5. Alaska Secret Code Puzzle
6. Make an Alaskan Moose
7. Design a Totem Pole
8. Color an Alaskan Boy
9. Life in the Dark Writing Activity
10. Aleut Phrases
11. Crossword Puzzle about Alaska
12. Similarities and Differences Organizer and Alaska Writing Activity
13. Alaska Graphic Organizers
All artwork is original and create by myself.
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Yvonne Crawford
Thanksgiving Color by Number is a packet of 12 different worksheets where students can use their skills in mathematics to create a series of colorful Thanksgiving pictures. Each worksheet is aligned with the Common Core standards for fifth grade mathematics to make it easier for you to incorporate these worksheets into your curriculum.
Students should solve the math problems found in each individual shape on each worksheet. As a student completes a problem he or she can color in the shape based on the color key found underneath each picture. When all of the shapes have been colored in, the picture will be revealed.
You can use these in your class as enrichment, Friday fun, homework, work for early finishers or as part of your daily math lesson.
5.NBT.1 - Numbers and Operations in Base Ten
5.NBT.4
5.NBT.7
5.NF.1 - Numbers and Operations - Fractions
Skills reviewed:
Equivalent Fractions
Subtracting Decimals
Rounding to the nearest tenth and hundredth
Multiplying Decimals
Answer sheets are provided for each worksheet.
All graphics are original and created by myself.
Thanks for visiting my store,
Yvonne Crawford
STEM Challenges is a fun way to incorporate science, technology and design into your classroom. This packet focuses on STEM challenges with a November theme. Each activity in this book includes step by step instructions, large challenge card with instructions, six page STEM mini-journal and a one page quick STEM page.
The STEM, STEAM or Makerspace challenges are:
Voting Ballot Box (featuring special and optional Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Graphics)
Native American Longhouse
Thanksgiving Table Challenge
Thanksgiving Turkey Trap
There are two different options for your students to use to journal their STEM challenges. The first is a mini-booklet that they can make which has a half of piece of paper to work on each section of the design process. This option gives the students more room to work on the design process.
The second option is a quick STEM printable you can use which saves paper, while giving students to develop their project using design methodology.
Each option has its own benefits and you can use which one suits your needs. You can also attach both options into a stem notebook if you have one available for each student.
These were made to be versatile to work as stand alone stem centers that require minimal supervision or a whole class activity.
All artwork is original and create by myself.
Thanks for looking at my products,
Yvonne Crawford
Interactive Grammar Notebook for Sixth Grade has 175 pages!
This grammar interactive notebook is completely hands-on and interactive. Each chapter in this interactive grammar journal includes a divider for the topic that is covered in the chapter, at least one hands-on activity for students to put in their grammar notebooks and an assessment. There are also pictures of children using this notebook to give you ideas about how to set up your grammar notebooks. This interactive notebook is aligned with the common core standards for 6th grade.
Topics covered:
Grammar and Mechanics
Pronouns
Intensive Pronouns
Shifts in Pronouns
Vague Pronouns
Variations of Standard English
Nonrestrictive/Parenthetical Elements
Spelling
Sentence Patterns
Style and Tone
Context Clues
Greek and Latin Roots
Reference Material
Meaning of a Word
Figures of Speech
Word Relationships
Connotations of Words
Vocabulary Knowledge
Make sure to look at the preview for more details about this fun and interactive way to teach grammar and mechanics in your classroom!
All graphics are original and created by myself.
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Yvonne Crawford
Kids everywhere are having fun running around outside and catching Pokémon. Why not use math to catch some monsters in the classroom? With Monster Catching Math, your students can use their math skills to “catch” a variety of different, silly monsters, each with its own personality.
Students will "catch" the monsters by solving the problems in each scene, and pasting the monster that has the corresponding answer to each problem in the correct spot. There are also monster information cards that your students can collect featuring information about each monster in the series, and a page of writing prompts for an added activity and classroom discussion after your students have captured their monsters.
This bundle has math problems for students in grades first through sixth grade. An answer sheet for each scene is included in the back. This bundle comes with a 30% discount.
Have fun catching monsters!
Important note: This product is an original product and does not contain any violations of trademarks owned by The Pokémon Company, nor has this product been endorsed by The Pokémon Company. There are no images of Pokémon or mentions of Pokémon or Pokémon GO inside this product.
All graphics are original and created by myself.
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Yvonne Crawford
Halloween Color by Number is a packet of 12 different worksheets with a Halloween theme where students can use their skills in mathematics to create a series of colorful pictures. Each worksheet is aligned with the Common Core standards for fourth grade mathematics to make it easier for you to incorporate these worksheets into your curriculum.
Students should solve the math problems found in each individual shape on each worksheet. As a student completes a problem he or she can color in the shape based on the color key found underneath each picture. When all of the shapes have been colored in, the picture will be revealed.
You can use these in your class as enrichment, Friday fun, homework, work for early finishers or as part of your daily math lesson.
The Common Core standards that are covered in this book:
5.NBT.1 - Numbers and Operations in Base Ten
5.NBT.4
5.NBT.7
5.NF.1 - Numbers and Operations - Fractions
Skills reviewed:
Equivalent Fractions
Subtracting Decimals
Rounding to the nearest thousand and tenth
Multiplication and Multiplying Decimals
Division
Answer sheets are provided for each worksheet.
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Hinduism This Kid's Life is a booklet that focuses on how a child lives daily life in a their religion. This particular book tracks the life of a boy named Arun who is a Hindu boy living in India.
Included:
1. A pre-test to see what your students know about the Hindu religion
2. A 3 page letter from Arun that describes his life as a Hindu boy
3. Facts about Hinduism and discussion questions
4. Word Search Puzzle
5. Secret Code Puzzle
6. Create a Diwali Candle Mobile
7. Create a Desara Elephant
8. Create Henna
9. Postcard Writing Activity
10. Hindu Writing Activity
11. Hindi Phrases
12. Crossword Puzzle about Hinduism
13. Similarities and Differences Organizer and Writing Activity
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All artwork is original and create by myself.
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Halloween Math Goofy Glyph is an activity where students can hone their abilities in mathematics while putting together a fun art project that you can showcase on your classroom wall. Whether your students answer the questions right or wrong will dictate the way their glyphs look in this potentially silly craftivity. They will end up with a vampire boy, a vampire girl, or a pink, fluffy bunny! The math problems are designed for students taking Algebra 1.
Common Core (CCSS) standards covered:
9-12.APR.A.1
9-12.APR.C.4
9-12.SSE.B.3
9-12.REI.B.3
At the back of this booklet are templates that your students can use to help design their glyphs; otherwise, they can choose to create their own artwork.
Also at the back of a book is a graph that you can use to visually see how the students all view different questions from the glyph.
All artwork is original and created by myself.
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For the Halloween Math Goofy Glyph for Algebra, click here.
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Interactive Grammar Notebook for Fifth Grade has 186 pages!
This grammar interactive notebook is completely hands-on and interactive. Each chapter in this interactive grammar journal includes a divider for the topic that is covered in the chapter, at least one hands-on activity for students to put in their grammar notebooks and an assessment. There are also pictures of children using this notebook to give you ideas about how to set up your grammar notebooks. This interactive notebook is aligned with the common core standards.
Topics covered:
Grammar and Mechanics
Conjunctions, Propositions and Interjections
Perfect Verb Tenses
Verb Tenses
Shifts in Verb Tense
Correlative Conjunctions
Punctuation in Series
Commas and Introductory Elements
More Comma Usage
Titles of Works
Spelling
Structuring Sentences
Varieties of English
Context Clues
Greek and Latin Affixes and Roots
Reference Materials
Figurative Language
Idioms, Adages & Proverbs
Synonyms, Antonyms & Homographs
Domain-specific words
Make sure to look at the preview for more details about this fun and interactive way to teach grammar and mechanics in your classroom!
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All graphics are original and created by myself.
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Interactive Writing Notebook for Eighth Grade - 183 pages!
This writing and grammar notebook is completely hands-on and interactive and completely different from my Sixth and Seventh Grade Writing and Grammar Interactive Notebooks. Each chapter in this interactive writing journal includes a divider for the standard that is covered in the chapter, a hands-on activity for students to put in their writing and language notebooks, and at least one page that you can use as an assessment or as a worksheet for additional practice. In addition, each chapter has a page of graphics that your students can color, cut out, and paste into their writing and language notebooks. There are also pictures of children using this notebook to give you ideas about how to set up your Common Core writing and language notebooks.
All Common Core writing and language standards for 8th grade are covered in this book.
Topics covered:
Writing Opinions
Writing Informative Texts
Writing Narratives
Producing Writing
Developing Writing
Publishing Writing
Research Projects
Gathering Information
Finding Evidence
Writing Routinely
English Grammar
Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling
Knowledge of Language
Word Meanings
Word Relationships
Using Words and Phrases
Make sure to look at the preview for more details about this fun and interactive way to teach writing and language skills in your classroom!
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If you are interested in this book for 7th grade, click here .
All graphics are originals and created by myself.
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Panama, This Kid's Life is a booklet that focuses on how a child lives daily life in a different country, compared to how people live in their own country. This particular book tracks the life of a girl named Christina who lives in Panama.
Included:
1. A pre-test to see what your students know about Panama
2. A 2 page letter from Christina that describes her life in Panama
3. Facts about Panama and discussion questions
4. Word Search Puzzle about Panama
5. Secret Code Puzzle about Panama
6. Create Panamanian Artwork
7. Make a Panamanian Doll
8. Postcard Writing Activity
9. Panama Writing Activity
10. Spanish Numbers
11. Crossword Puzzle about Panama
12. Panama Facts Graphic Organizer
13. Panama Coloring Sheet
14. Similarities and Differences Organizer and Writing Activity
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China
France
Germany
Japan
Mexico
Italy
India
Canada
Norway
Russia
Ireland
Brazil
England
Australia
Saudi Arabia
Spain
South Korea
Thailand
Morocco
New Zealand
Netherlands
Argentina
Peru
Ukraine
Portugal
Finland
Tunisia
Kenya
Scotland
Puerto Rico
Israel
Greece
Chile
Antarctica
Egypt
United States
Switzerland
Hungary
Colombia
Belgium
Wales
Venezuela
Turkey
Dominican Republic
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Cuba
Sweden
Tanzania
Madagascar
Ethiopia
Poland
Pakistan
Slovakia
Iceland
Austria
Honduras
All artwork is original and create by myself.
Thanks for looking at my products,
Yvonne Crawford
Honduras This Kid's Life is a booklet that focuses on how a child lives daily life in a different country, compared to how people live in their own country. This particular book tracks the life of a boy named Dominic who lives in Honduras.
Included:
1. A pre-test to see what your students know about Honduras
2. A 2 page letter from Dominic that describes his life in Honduras
3. Facts about Honduras and discussion questions
4. Word Search Puzzle
5. Secret Code Puzzle
6. Create a Scarlet Macaw
7. Make a Tissue Paper Soccer Bowl
8. Postcard Writing Activity
9. Honduras Writing Activity
10. Spanish Phrases
11. Crossword Puzzle about Honduras
12. Honduras Facts Graphic Organizer
13. Honduras Coloring Sheet
14. Similarities and Differences Organizer and Writing Activity
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China
France
Germany
Japan
Mexico
Italy
India
Canada
Norway
Russia
Ireland
Brazil
England
Australia
Saudi Arabia
Spain
South Korea
Thailand
Morocco
New Zealand
Netherlands
Argentina
Peru
Ukraine
Portugal
Finland
Tunisia
Kenya
Scotland
Puerto Rico
Israel
Greece
Chile
Antarctica
Egypt
United States
Switzerland
Hungary
Colombia
Belgium
Wales
Venezuela
Turkey
Dominican Republic
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Cuba
Sweden
Tanzania
Madagascar
Ethiopia
Poland
Pakistan
Slovakia
Iceland
Austria
All artwork is original and create by myself.
Thanks for looking at my products,
Yvonne Crawford
Ancient Mesopotamia, This Kid's Life in History is a booklet that focuses on how a child lived daily life in a different time and country. This particular book tracks the life of a boy named Udish who lived in Ancient Mesopotamia and can write in Cuneiform.
Included:
1. A pre-test to see what your students know about Ancient Mesopotamia
2. A 2 page letter from Udish that describes his life in Ancient Mesopotamia
3. Facts about Ancient Mesopotamia and discussion questions
4. Ancient Mesopotamia Word Search Puzzle
5. Ancient Mesopotamia Secret Code Puzzle
6. Make an Ancient Mesopotamian Headband
7. Create an Ancient Mesopotamian Plaque
8. Create a Cuneiform Tablet
9. All about Ancient Mesopotamia
10. Postcard Writing Activity
11. Ancient Mesopotamia Writing Activity
12. Ancient Cuneiform Characters
13. Crossword Puzzle about Ancient Mesopotamia
14. Similarities and Differences Organizer and Writing Activity
15. An Ancient Mesopotamia Coloring Page
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Nicaragua, This Kid's Life is a booklet that focuses on how a child lives daily life in a different country, compared to how people live in their own country. This particular book tracks the life of a girl named Maria Luisa who lives in Nicaragua .
Included:
1. A pre-test to see what your students know about Nicaragua
2. A 2 page letter from Dominic that describes her life in Nicaragua
3. Facts about Nicaragua and discussion questions
4. Word Search Puzzle about Nicaragua
5. Secret Code Puzzle about Nicaragua
6. Create a Jumping Lizard
7. Make Nicaraguan Artwork
8. Postcard Writing Activity
9. Nicaragua Writing Activity
10. Spanish Phrases
11. Crossword Puzzle about Nicaragua
12. Nicaragua Facts Graphic Organizer
13. Nicaragua Coloring Sheet
14. Similarities and Differences Organizer and Writing Activity
Check out these other countries from the same series of This Kid's Life:
Bundle of all Countries - includes a big discount!
China
France
Germany
Japan
Mexico
Italy
India
Canada
Norway
Russia
Ireland
Brazil
England
Australia
Saudi Arabia
Spain
South Korea
Thailand
Morocco
New Zealand
Netherlands
Argentina
Peru
Ukraine
Portugal
Finland
Tunisia
Kenya
Scotland
Puerto Rico
Israel
Greece
Chile
Antarctica
Egypt
United States
Switzerland
Hungary
Colombia
Belgium
Wales
Venezuela
Turkey
Dominican Republic
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Cuba
Sweden
Tanzania
Madagascar
Ethiopia
Poland
Pakistan
Slovakia
Iceland
Austria
Honduras
All artwork is original and create by myself.
Thanks for looking at my products,
Yvonne Crawford