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Kindness Lessons and Activities

Kindness Lessons and Activities

When I started planning my Character Education units, I knew I wanted to start with Kindness. It’s typically pretty easy for students to understand and make real-life connections. Before students are ready to talk about things like self-control and mindfulness, they need to be comfortable talking about their feelings. Kindness is a great place to start your social-emotional curriculum and I’m… Read More

Must-Have Products to Make This the Best Year Yet

Must-Have Products to Make This the Best Year Yet

  Now that August is here, I wanted to stop by and share a few resources you might not know about! These resources were created with YOU in mind and are sure to cut down on the time you spend creating materials for your class. The less time you spend creating and copying materials the more time you have for what… Read More

End of the Year Awards {Why and How}

End of the Year Awards {Why and How}

So I don’t know about you, but I remember pretty much every single award ceremony I had as a child. A few times I even got the “Golden Eagle” award. It was an award given to a few students each semester for conduct, attitude, etc. My parents weren’t always able to attend, but they tried. I remember the pride I… 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

Thanksgiving Freebies

Thanksgiving Freebies

Hi friends! Tomorrow is Picture Day and I should have been in bed like 2 hours ago, hahah! But I just couldn’t wait to share these freebies and wanted to make sure you had enough time to use them!  First, it’s not really a freebie…just an idea! A few weeks ago…I had my little ones make turkeys without a template… 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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