Teaching With Haley O'Connor

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Easter Egg Learning Activities

Easter Egg Learning Activities

About a month ago I grabbed some plastic eggs for my daughter’s sensory bins. As we have used them to put pom poms in, in the bathtub and to build with, I remembered all the fun my students used to have with them. I wanted to share 5 simple activities you can put inside plastic eggs…but really you could put… Read More

Learning with Chalk

Learning with Chalk

Hello!! I never thought I’d say this but I am SO thankful for Texas weather. So many of my friends are stuck inside due to snow or rain. We have been able to go outside almost every day. Granted we go outside in the rain (unless it’s storming), but for the most part, the weather has been perfect. If you’re… Read More

120th Day of School

120th Day of School

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

Valentine’s Day Classroom Ideas

Valentine’s Day Classroom Ideas

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

Supporting Gifted and Talented Students in the General Classroom

Supporting Gifted and Talented Students in the General Classroom

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

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  • First Grade History Worksheets: Thinking Past and Present: Then and Now #2
  • How to make SCENTED sidewalk chalk! We must try this!
  • This summer review packet is made for the summer between kindergarten and first grade. The summer slide affects students in the two and a half months that they're not in school every day. Help prevent this summer slide with a 30-day summer review packet book for kindergarten students to work on! It now comes with a Google Slides option, too for digital formatting.
  • Here are a few viewpoints from elementary teachers about how we can learn and grow from distance teaching. Several teachers responded to a question about what you're doing during distance learning that you'll change about next year. Their responses help guide us to learn what we can take away from this strange time in teaching, whether it's their distance learning schedule, tools, or mindsets.
  • Here are a few viewpoints from elementary teachers about how we can learn and grow from distance teaching. Several teachers responded to a question about what you're doing during distance learning that you'll change about next year. Their responses help guide us to learn what we can take away from this strange time in teaching, whether it's their distance learning schedule, tools, or mindsets.
  • Back to school time already? Check out these 9 Back to School Read Aloud Books. I have compiled a list of 9 books to help you load up your back to school lesson plans. Books about the first day of school are so important to include to help your students feel comfortable in the classroom. Check out my most recommended back to school read aloud books here!
  • Seriously though, aren’t those clouds amazing?! This homemade puffy paint was such a fun and EASY craft for the kids to do! They loved the texture and had so much fun mixing everything together! With three simple ingredients, you can keep the kids entertained for hours!
  • This end of the year activity is a free activity for VIRTUAL learning. This free balloon pop countdown activity is now incorporated with a digital theme of things that can be done with distance learning. Download the FREE end of the year activity for elementary students.
  • This fun and easy number sense card game is a great one to add to your kindergarten or first grade classroom. All you need is a deck of cards! Head over to the post to see how to play.
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