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Make the Most of Digital Student Memory Books

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… Read More

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

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… Read More

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

Honoring Indigenous People

Honoring Indigenous People

Raise your hand if you grew up having a Thanksgiving feast at school. Some kids dressed up as Native Americans and some dressed up as Pilgrims. You ate “delicious” (cafeteria food isn’t ever delicious) mashed potatoes and celebrated 2 cultures coming together. Just like at the First Thanksgiving. Except the “first Thanksgiving” wasn’t like that at all. I’m still learning… Read More

Valentine Party Fun

Valentine Party Fun

It is FINALLY February! January felt like one long catch-up after the crazy holiday season and we are so excited to be settling back into a routine! I wanted to share some fun ideas for your class Valentine’s Day party and hopefully make planning a little easier for you! Planning class parties can be overwhelming, but there are really only a… Read More

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  • Kindness digital and printable activities by Teaching with Haley. Social-Emotional Learning is more important than ever and having quality lesson plans and activities makes it so much easier. These worksheets
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Kindness digital and printable activities by Teaching with Haley. Social-Emotional Learning is more important than ever and having quality lesson plans and activities makes it so much easier. These worksheets
  • Kindness digital and printable activities by Teaching with Haley. Social-Emotional Learning is more important than ever and having quality lesson plans and activities makes it so much easier. These worksheets
  • Kindness reader's theater by Teaching with Haley. With these character education reader's theaters, students can practice decoding, fluency, and expression while also reading and discussing kindness. These plays are engaging to students while also maximizing your instructional time! They can be used in small groups, in literacy centers, or for students to practice after they finish their work. Great for kindergarten, first grade, and second-grade students. Learn more.
  • 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.
  • 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.
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