Teaching With Haley O'Connor

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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

Nonfiction Learning

Nonfiction Learning

Hi friends! We have been knee-deep in our nonfiction learning the past few weeks! We spend most of the first semester studying fiction…story elements, character traits, etc. The 2nd semester is mostly about nonfiction until we study fairy tales at the end. I definitely do class read-alouds of all types all year long, but our interactive read alouds and mini-lessons… 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

Holidays Around the World

Holidays Around the World

Hi friends! I hope you are stocking your carts over at the big Cyber Monday sale! I love, love, love that the promo code is “Smile” because there are so many precious pictures floating all over social media! I’m loving seeing all my friends as little ones!  I wanted to show you my Holidays Around the World Unit since it’s… Read More

Quick and Easy Visualizing Lesson

Quick and Easy Visualizing Lesson

 This week I introduced visualizing to my little ones with a super easy and powerful lesson! Visualizing is such an important comprehension standard in primary grades! As our students delve into chapter books, and more challenging plot lines, they MUST visualize to able to understand the text. Though it happens naturally for us, we can’t forget our students need to… Read More

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  • 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 |
  • 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 |
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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
  • Mother's Day Crafts, Printables, and Activities: This packet is FULL of activities to celebrate the important women in your students' lives! You'll find crafts, writing pages, coloring pages, coupons, and more for your students to give to their moms! I also included options for aunts, grandmas, teachers, and blank for students who aren't in traditional living situations. | First Grade Resources | Printable Lesson Plans | Elementary Curriculum
  • Do your students need additional practice with inferring and drawing conclusions? These activities will build your students' skills in an engaging and fun way!To introduce the lesson, your students will read a letter from local superheroes who need help defeating Mean Max! After the introduction, students will read 4 clues about a location in the community. Then, they will use their schema to make an inference and write about it.
  • Social-Emotional Learning: Respect Lesson Plans and Activities by Haley O'Connor. This unit on RESPECT and is part of a year-long curriculum for teaching students how to have great character! However, this unit could also be used as a stand-alone resource for teaching all about respect in the classroom. In this packet, you will find 4 detailed lesson plans on respect, as well as additional printables and resources! Perfect for teaching Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschool students.
  • This adorable classroom sign is perfect to hang outside your door, or to print off as a large poster and hang in your room. Remind your kiddos that everyone is welcomed and loved!
  • I believe our students need to know exactly what we expect of them and also how we feel about them! These posters are perfect to introduce in classroom meetings and discuss. Once you have discussed them, they make adorable decor that will always remind your kiddos about the culture of your classroom! They are perfect for promoting growth mindset, accountable talk, and relationships in the classroom.
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