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Promoting Great Character in the Classroom

Promoting Great Character in the Classroom

Happy Sunday! I wanted to stop by today and share a bit about promoting and rewarding great character in the classroom! As I have been working hard on my Character Curriculum, I’ve been trying to think of ways to encourage our kiddos that are practicing the things we are teaching! Just like we praise their math thinking or handwriting, it’s… Read More

Chrysanthemum Directed Drawing

Chrysanthemum Directed Drawing

Hi friends! I wanted to share a fun little activity we did this week to go along with one of everyone’s favorite Back to School read alouds! I’ve mentioned before how much I LOVE directed drawings. They help our kiddos work on fine motor, following directions, and so much more. I try to do them frequently, because I love them… Read More

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  • FREE printable resources for learning at home you can use today by Haley O'Connor. Listed in this blog post are free activities you can do with your kids at home. Kid's activities and resources to download include both handwriting activities and self-control resources. The handwriting activities are a great free resource for kids to practice handwriting at home and not regress. The Self-control resource is perfect if your kids are struggling with emotions, and patience. Download for free!
  • How to Find Great Classroom Library Books. By Haley O'Connor. In this blog post, I share with your great ways to get books and read-aloud for your primary classroom. Additionally, I’ll be sharing my favorite authors, series, and titles for your primary classroom library! From easy readers for littlies, Penguin Young Readers books, diverse biographies readers, diverse character books, and more! Great for reading lessons in the classroom with kindergarten, first-grade students, and up!
  • How to Teach Leadership in the Classroom. By Haley O'Connor. In this blog post, I share some ideas for teaching our students how to be leaders! Each day we hope that we teach our students how to be kind, how to have courage, and how to be a great friend. Teaching them to be LEADERS means that they show kindness and courage even when no one else will! A great social-emotional learning lesson your kindergarten and first-grade students will love. Learn more
  • Kindness lessons and activities by Teaching with Haley. Kindness is a great place to start your social-emotional curriculum and I’m excited to share some of my favorite ideas with you in this post. I cover my favorite kindness videos, kindness read alouds, and kindness activities. Including what kindness is, character education, what boundaries are, and more. Great social-emotional learning lessons for kindergarten, first grade, and second-grade students. Learn more
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