Teaching With Haley O'Connor

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Lunar New Year in the Classroom
Resources for studying Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
5 Ways to Connect with Students
Indoor Recess Favorites
Lunar New Year Read-Alouds

Lunar New Year Read-Alouds

Will you be teaching your students about Lunar New Year? It’s such a fun and interesting holiday to spend time discussing and celebrating! Today I just wanted to share a few activities you can use in your classroom, as well as some great read-alouds to add to your day. If you’d like more ideas on celebrating Lunar New Year with… Read More

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

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  • 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
  • Spring Break is such a welcome break for teachers and students! But many students (and their parents) want engaging activities to complete at home! This math & literacy bundle is perfect to send home with my little ones over the break so I know that their minds are getting a little exercise. Spring Lesson Plans | Elementary Printable Worksheets | First Grade Resources
  • Read now on the blog...I would love if we occasionally set time aside to publicly praise EVERY student…in front of their class and class parents. I created a list of awards with my teacher friends. I wanted to make sure there were enough and that you could find something for every student. As I created this list, I thought about what we want to encourage in our students. What skills and traits will help them be successful in their future? | Resources for Teachers | Year End Awards |
  • The End of the Year can be incredibly stressful...but having the right tools can make it so much easier! This bundle is truly a survival kit! It's everything you'll need to wrap up your year and send your students home to have a successful summer! It includes best sellers First Grade Bootcamp and End of Year Memory Book, Crafts, Activities, Student Awards, and more, all in printable format! | First Grade Resources | Printable Lesson Plans | Elementary Teacher Resources |
  • The End of the Year can be incredibly stressful...but having the right tools can make it so much easier! This Summer Bucket List Craft and Activities Pack is perfect to wrap up your year and send your students home to have a successful summer - all in printable format! | First Grade Resources | Printable Lesson Plans | End of Year Lesson Plans |
  • Have you heard of the 2×10 strategy for behavior management? The first time I heard about it was many years ago from my administrator. Many teachers on our campus were struggling daily with classroom behavior and referring students to the office on a regular basis. We knew something needed to change, so she introduced us to this strategy. Learn more and get your printable conversation starters now!
  • Nonfiction Text Features - This unit is packed with activities to get your little ones exploring, identifying, and using text features in their nonfiction books. Teacher Resources Elementary | First Grade Printables | Printables for Learning | ELA Resources |
  • Building a classroom community is one of the most important things teachers can do and it greatly impacts our students academically! I created these units to support classroom instruction by explicitly teaching students about what we expect from them. In the same way that we provide direct instruction, activities, and practice in math and reading, I believe we should provide these same things for character education. | Social Emotional Learning | Character Education |
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