Teaching With Haley O'Connor

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Word Study Binder

Word Study Binder

Hey hey hey friends! I am SO excited for this upcoming week. Valentine’s is like my FAVORITE! And how sweet is my amazing hubs?! He took the day off to bring us pizza and hang out for our class party. My littles are SUPER excited. A few years ago, our district implemented Words their Way. I love it, but I… Read More

A-Z of Me!

A-Z of Me!

It’s only two days until Friday! 🙂  I’m linking up with this adorable linky party to share a bit about me! So fun!! Be sure to click the picture and link up! App- Teachers Pay Teachers! When the little “Cha-Ching” goes off, it just makes my day! It’s so nice to be able to comment of questions/feedback, etc. I constantly… Read More

Soil Scientists

Soil Scientists

Okay…I have a confession. Science is not my favorite subject to teach. I know, I know, shocking right?! My hubby would totally tell you that he is not at all shocked by this, and it’s probably for the best. 🙂 The other night, we were watching science (blag!) and I got super tired. I decided to go to bed (even… Read More

Measuring Mania

Measuring Mania

We have started our measurement unit! Yeah! We start by learning how to measure length with connecting cubes. They did this ALOT in Kinder, so they didn’t need much instruction. We talked about measuring things from end to end, and making sure the cubes touch. But…their Kinder teachers did an amazing job, because they pretty much already knew this! 🙂… Read More

Fun with Data and Graphs

Fun with Data and Graphs

We spent the whole past week in Math on Collecting, and Organizing Data! 🙂 This week, we are focusing on using Graphs to collect information.  It’s going to be more challenging, so I’m glad we had such a fun week exploring and making graphs to show our Data! Here are some of the highlights. 🙂   We started our week with this fun… Read More

Story Elements!

Story Elements!

This has been a great week back! Boy have I been tired, but each day I am excited for their smile, hugs, and eagerness to learn and spend the day at school. Is anything better than “Aw, man…tomorrow’s Friday! I wanna stay at school all weekend!” Melt. My. Heart. In reading, we have been doing story elements all week. My… Read More

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  • Turkey activities and printables for Thanksgiving by Teaching With Haley. This unit is packed full of fun activities to engage your little ones in learning about wild and domestic turkeys. It would be perfect to pair with fiction Thanksgiving stories and discuss the differences! Great for kindergarten, first grade and second grade learning. Read more about the different themed flipbooks and anchor charts.
  • 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.
  • Digital number sense activities {Google Classroom and Seesaw Compatible} by Teaching with Haley. Thousands of teachers agree this is an engaging and effective way to build number sense. Each time students do these activities, they can use different numbers. You can print the included number cards or they can use our original number generator website! Read more about the different number sense math lessons that can be taught virtually. Suitable for Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd-grade students.
  • 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.
  • Digital number sense activities {Google Classroom and Seesaw Compatible} by Teaching with Haley. Thousands of teachers agree this is an engaging and effective way to build number sense. Each time students do these activities, they can use different numbers. You can print the included number cards or they can use our original number generator website! Read more about the different number sense math lessons that can be taught virtually. Suitable for Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd-grade students.
  • 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.
  • Digital activities for vowel teams and diphthongs by Teaching with Haley. Being able to fluently read and write words with challenging vowel teams is so important to student success. This post is to help teach our young readers what sounds letters make on their own and when grouped with other letters. Learn more as I go through my digital activities for vowel teams and diphthongs. Great for kindergarten, first grade and second grade.
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