A lifelong journey in education.
Hi friends! It’s my very first day of vacation, and I wanted to stop by and share some tips for sending our little ones off for a succcesful summer. Those last few days are so bittersweet…we are so excited to spend time with our own families and relax, but it’s also scary! We have worked so hard all year long… Read More
Hi! Today I wanted to stop by and share a few fun ideas for celebrating the 120th Day of School with your students! At both schools I taught first grade at, Kindergarten had a SUPER fun and exciting 100th day of school. The kiddos always talked about it an I knew it was a huge deal for them. Because our… Read More
Hi friends! Happy Saturday! I wanted to stop by and share some fun we had for Valentine’s Day! I know it’s a little late for this year, but hopefully these ideas will be of help to you next year! 🙂 A few weeks ago, I wrote all about preparing for your party! If you can’t tell, I seriously LOVE Valentine’s… Read More
Hi friends! I have been working hard all day on this blog post and I hope it helps you in your support of GT kiddos in your classroom! As the GT teacher for my grade level, I’m expected to take 18 hours of training on supporting GT kiddos, and I just finished last weekend. It was, truly, an amazing training…. Read More
Hi friends! Happy Thursday to you! This week has been SOOO slow. I don’t understand how the craziest, full-mooniest week of the year can go by so slow, ahahah!?? We have had TONS of fun in our room this week, though, and I wanted to share some ideas and freebies! Last week, our field trip was rained out. 🙁 They… Read More
Hi friends! I hope everyone is having a super week! I just got home form parent conferences, but we had so much fun in math today I just had to share! We have been hard at work on addition so I pulled out my Halloween addition stations and let them rotate for about 8 minutes each. It worked out perfect… Read More
Saturdays are for SVU episodes, naps, and too many carbs! 🥞🥯😴 Put down those papers to grade, close that laptop, and REST! You and your students desperately need it! ❤️❤️❤️
Oh. My. Goodness!!!!!!!! Look at this taco party Primary Scouts had with her class!!! They read Dragons Love Tacos and did a how to writing! Seriously. Best teacher ever! ❤️🌮📚
Who else is happy it’s Friday?!
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What are your plans this weekend???
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Pretty much anyone’s reaction when they enter my classroom...or car...or home...or anywhere else I’ve been for 15 minutes 😂😬
I LOVE teaching nonfiction...especially how accessible it is to all learners! Strong readers can dive deep into the text, and we can have such fun conversations about what they learned.
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My favorite though? Watching my little readers who struggle study the photographs, diagrams, and illustrations! They feel like SUCH readers and can’t wait to share what they READ!
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You can grab this free penguin activity over on the blog! 👏🏻❤️
teachingwithhaley.com/2016/02/07/nonfiction-learning/
