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Easter Egg Hunt and Plants

Easter Egg Hunt and Plants

  I had a bunch of plastic eggs left over, so I came up with this SUPER simple game that we did as an Egg Hunt. I wrote a sight word on the top and the bottom of the egg, and then broke them. Then, I “hid” them around the grassy area outside and they had to put them back… Read More

Spring Fun!

Spring Fun!

I just finished my Spring packet. It is GIGANTIC!!! And you can have your own copy! 🙂 The first 3 people to comment get the packet for free! Just be sure to leave me your email. 🙂

Let’s Get Acquainted

Let’s Get Acquainted

I LOVE linky parties! They are one of my favorite parts of blogging. 🙂 This super adorable linky comes from the FABULOUS LaToya Reed at Flying into First Grade. This linky is super simple and sweet, AND I’m excited because it requires me using me new initials. Don’t laugh at my initials. They are HMO. And without my middle name…well,… Read More

Organizing Clipart

Organizing Clipart

All you TPTers/TNers out there…question. How is your clipart organized? Cause as of about 9:00 this morning, mine was a HOT MESS. I did keep them in folders by the creator, so I would always know how to thank. BUT, I had no idea what was in each folder, because there was too much to remember. I would get done… Read More

Addition Freebies

Addition Freebies

Is it Friday yet?!?!? 🙂 One of my babies came in SCREAMING this morning and that lasted for about 45 minutes. THEN, 4 sweet little friends came in my room because their sub didn’t come in. THEN, I had a Walk Through. HOLY MOLY! But, we had a super fun time in Math today. 🙂 We are back to working… Read More

Listen, Love, Learn

Listen, Love, Learn

Happy Sunday. We have had a BUSY weekend!! But, I managed to post my 120th day packet! Super excited! Most of my little ones did the 100th day in Kinder, and we kind of did it in my room. But, I wanted this to be super different for them. Soooo…it’s rock star themed! Instead of dressing up like little old… Read More

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  • FREE printable resources for learning at home you can use today by Haley O'Connor. Listed in this blog post are free activities you can do with your kids at home. Kid's activities and resources to download include both handwriting activities and self-control resources. The handwriting activities are a great free resource for kids to practice handwriting at home and not regress. The Self-control resource is perfect if your kids are struggling with emotions, and patience. Download for free!
  • How to Find Great Classroom Library Books. By Haley O'Connor. In this blog post, I share with your great ways to get books and read-aloud for your primary classroom. Additionally, I’ll be sharing my favorite authors, series, and titles for your primary classroom library! From easy readers for littlies, Penguin Young Readers books, diverse biographies readers, diverse character books, and more! Great for reading lessons in the classroom with kindergarten, first-grade students, and up!
  • How to Teach Leadership in the Classroom. By Haley O'Connor. In this blog post, I share some ideas for teaching our students how to be leaders! Each day we hope that we teach our students how to be kind, how to have courage, and how to be a great friend. Teaching them to be LEADERS means that they show kindness and courage even when no one else will! A great social-emotional learning lesson your kindergarten and first-grade students will love. Learn more
  • Kindness lessons and activities by Teaching with Haley. Kindness is a great place to start your social-emotional curriculum and I’m excited to share some of my favorite ideas with you in this post. I cover my favorite kindness videos, kindness read alouds, and kindness activities. Including what kindness is, character education, what boundaries are, and more. Great social-emotional learning lessons for kindergarten, first grade, and second-grade students. Learn more
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