Teaching With Haley O'Connor

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Resources for studying Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
5 Ways to Connect with Students
Indoor Recess Favorites
Picture Books about Christmas
5 Ways to Re-Establish a Strong Classroom Community

5 Ways to Re-Establish a Strong Classroom Community

Starting the Spring semester is always exciting, but a bit overwhelming. Often, we realize how much content we still need to teach…where did half of the school year go?! But we’re also met with students who have matured over the break and started to really blossom and show new strengths and abilities. At the beginning of the year, it’s easy… Read More

Favorite Products for Indoor Recess

Favorite Products for Indoor Recess

There’s nothing quite like the feeling of looking outside and realizing it’s going to be indoor recess today. EXCEPT for looking at the forecast and realizing you don’t know when you’re going to have outdoor recess again. I’ll never forget when we had two weeks of indoor recess. I don’t know how any of us survived. I wanted to share… Read More

Favorite Books for Christmas

Favorite Books for Christmas

Today I wanted to share a few of my favorite books to talk about Christmas in the classroom! You probably know that I’m a HUGE proponent for balancing the holidays so that Christmas isn’t your main focus. But, I also understand Christmas can and should be a part of your unit. Here’s a list of my favorite books for the… Read More

8 Things to Consider for Your Holiday Unit

8 Things to Consider for Your Holiday Unit

Happy December! I wanted to stop by and share some of my learning over the past few years about your Holiday unit. It’s such a fun unit and topic and I know kids look forward to it everywhere. There are a few things we can do to tweak our language/resources to make sure we’re respecting each culture, religion and family…. Read More

Books for Teaching Respect

Books for Teaching Respect

Today I wanted to share some of my favorite books to support your lessons on respect. Having strong read-alouds makes it so much easier to introduce and reinforce social-emotional skills. This post contains affiliate links. I receive a tiny stipend when you use my links to purchase these books at no cost to you. I use these stipends to keep… Read More

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  • Digital number sense activities {Google Classroom and Seesaw Compatible} by Teaching with Haley. Thousands of teachers agree this is an engaging and effective way to build number sense. Each time students do these activities, they can use different numbers. You can print the included number cards or they can use our original number generator website! Read more about the different number sense math lessons that can be taught virtually. Suitable for Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd-grade students.
  • Alphabet and phonics charts by Haley O'Connor. How do you begin your guided reading groups? One of my favorite ways to ease into our small group time is to quickly review the phonics sounds we are working on. These posters come fit to standard printer paper but can easily be blown up at your local print shop or on a poster machine. Great for Learn more about the different phonics activities, posters and charts. Which can help with short vowels, short vowels, silent E, and more.
  • Social-emotional learning for teaching in the classroom or remotely by Teaching With Haley. As we navigate these challenging times, our kids need even more strategies than normal to manage their emotions. This is the first of many online social emotional learning lessons, created to support teachers, parents and guardians. As they help kids manage their feelings, and deal with adversity. Great for kindergarten, first grade and second grade. Learn more about worksheets, lists, and activities.
  • A lesson to go with The Colors of Us by Karen Katz. A simple but powerful lesson you can do with your students as well as other lessons from 22 Days of Anti-Racism! We want students of every color to grow up knowing their value and the value of others. Students learn about their skin and what similarities they all have. Students then create a paint color that matches their skin to make a beautiful self-portrait. Great for Kindergarten to fifth-grade students. Learn more!
  • Strategies for teaching vowel teams and diphthongs in our classroom by Teaching with Haley. In this post, I go through in detail different ways our students can practice words in authentic and engaging ways. I have included a free download of a word list you can use in your vowel teams unit. Great vowel worksheets for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. Includes the vowel teams and diphtongs ai, ay, ee, ea, ey, ie, ou, ow, oo, oy, ue and ui. Learn more
  • This pack is perfect to practice addition and subtraction word problems. This story problem uses numbers 1-20, but mostly focuses on working with numbers between 10-20. Each topic has 10 word problem pages with 2 versions, a full page where students show their thinking by drawing a picture and writing it in words and a version has journal prompts. Spring Lesson Plans | Elementary Printable Worksheets
  • Free book companion for Ruby Finds a Worry by Tom Percival. Free printable and digital activities for Social-Emotional Learning by Teaching with Haley. Bringing in powerful read-alouds is a great first step for Social-Emotional Learning and managing worry and anxiety for kindergarten, first grade, and second-grade students. Great kindness lesson plans for students. Easy to share with parents virtually and use in homeschooling. Learn more.
  • Winter writing. Students draw and write the steps to building a snowman.
  • Diverse Biographies
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