Teaching With Haley O'Connor

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Creepy Carrots

This post contains affiliate links. That means I get a small compensation at no cost to you. I use that to keep this blog up and running. Have you read the book Creepy Carrots? It's probably my favorite Halloween book of all time, but it could truly be used at any time of year! All of the resources shown below are in my Creepy Carrots pack on TPT. Click the photos to purchase. I wanted to ... read more

Books for Teaching Kindness

I recently was able to update my Kindness Curriculum to include digital components. I love that so many teachers around the world are able to use it in a classroom setting and digitally. One easy way to add social-emotional learning into your day is by read-alouds. In my classroom, I strive to do one SEL lesson a week. During the week though, I try to read at least two books that focus on the ... read more

Ruby Finds a Worry

One of the most powerful ways we can connect with our students and normalize "big feelings" is by sharing quality literature with them. Often, they can identify with a character and label their emotions before they can label their own. Even if you're not ready to add Social-Emotional learning to your daily or weekly lesson plans, bringing in powerful read-alouds is a great first step. I am ... read more

Using Google Classroom™ for Remote and Digital Learning

Man what a crazy world we're living in! Years ago, I heard Google was moving into the education space. I was excited for what this could mean for students and teachers...especially in upper grades. But here we are and even Kindergarteners are learning to use Google™ and Google Classroom™! It's pretty exciting! Unfortunately, so many teachers are asked to use these tools without much help. I want ... read more

Teaching Social-Emotional Skills Digitally

Sometimes I wake up and feel like I'm dreaming...or maybe having a nightmare. I never imaged we would be trying to build relationships and teach social skills through a computer screen. It's difficult to teach math online...and guided reading is even more challenging. But tackling social-emotional learning is a "whole new monster." We use our body language, tone of voice, role-playing, and class ... read more

5 Simple {and FREE} Ways to Build Relationships Virtually with Students

Today I wanted to stop by and share 5 ways to connect with students virtually. Even though we're wrapping the year up, some of you may find you want to reach out to students over the summer. I hope you'll also keep this info in your back pocket in case we have to remain socially distant in the upcoming school year. 1. Using whatever platform you're currently using, send a fun video or photo ... read more

FREE Editable Awards

The end of the school year is so emotional. We're excited for summer and rest, but sad not to see the same little faces each day. We worry about them regressing over the summer and if we worked with them enough. This year is even more complicated as so many of you didn't get to say goodbye to students. The last few weeks of school are usually full of award ceremonies, parties, and lots of ... read more

Make the Most of Digital Student Memory Books

As we near the end of the school year, I've been racking my brain coming up with substitutes for all the fun EOY activities. Even though we won't be able to have award ceremonies in person or share our yearbooks together, we CAN still make special memories. I absolutely love this blog post that Elementary Nest wrote about digital ideas for the end of the year. She even has a free Balloon Pop ... read more

Mother’s Day and Father’s Day in the Inclusive Classroom

This post contains affiliate links. As I have grown as an educator, I have started to see so many things in a new light. Mother's Day and Father's Day is something I went into teaching knowing it was sensitive. Having grown up with divorced parents and several step-parents, I knew it could be awkward for kids. I remember only getting one packet to fill out and wondering who I should give ... read more

PE Activities to Do at Home

This post contains affiliate links. That means I get a small compensation (at NO charge to you) for sharing links. I use these fees to keep this website up and running! Do you have that person in your life that stepped up for you when you really needed them? You look up to them and want to be just like them when you grow up? For me, that person is my Aunt Patti. She has been there for me my ... read more

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  • Turkey activities and printables for Thanksgiving by Teaching With Haley. This unit is packed full of fun activities to engage your little ones in learning about wild and domestic turkeys. It would be perfect to pair with fiction Thanksgiving stories and discuss the differences! Great for kindergarten, first grade and second grade learning. Read more about the different themed flipbooks and anchor charts.
  • First-grade homework set by Teaching with Haley. This homework is set up into 50 weeks for 4 day’s worth of activities. The homework progresses in difficulty and follows a typical 1st-grade pacing guide. The core topics include reading, phonics, grammar, math, story problems, science, and social studies. Topics are covered during at least one week of homework. Most skills are included over and over again, particularly those that are most important in the first-grade curriculum. Learn more.
  • How to teach social-emotional skills digitally by Haley O'Connor. It’s HARD teaching SEL activities through a computer. That’s why I have been slowly updating all of my Social-Emotional Lessons into digital activities. You’ll still have the printable lesson plans writing pages and crafts, but now you can share activities online with your students. Learn more about my social-emotional lessons which can be taught remotely at home or in the classroom. Great for kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade.
  • 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.
  • Teaching Honesty in the Classroom by Teaching with Haley. Ideally, we will teach students about kindness and honesty in such a way that it sticks with them for many years. Not because they are afraid of getting in trouble, but because they understand WHY it’s so important. Read more about a few simple ideas for discussing the importance of honesty and what it means to be trustworthy. This can be used at home, in the classroom, or through virtual learning for all grades.
  • 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.
  • Thanksgiving activities from writing, flipbooks, printables, and more by Teaching with Haley. This packet is full of activities perfect for your little ones to use in the days and weeks leading up to Thanksgiving or during fall/autumn. In this packet, you will find 2 versions (regular lines and handwriting lines). Learn more about the different themed worksheets from all about pilgrims, Native Americans, and turkeys. While learning valuable skills such as word search and story problems.
  • Digital activities for vowel teams and diphthongs by Teaching with Haley. Being able to fluently read and write words with challenging vowel teams is so important to student success. This post is to help teach our young readers what sounds letters make on their own and when grouped with other letters. Learn more as I go through my digital activities for vowel teams and diphthongs. Great for kindergarten, first grade and second grade.
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