Teaching With Haley O'Connor

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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

Constellations and Comprehension

Constellations and Comprehension

We have had such a super fun week! Here are some of the activities. 🙂 We have been studying all about stars and constellations. To wrap up, we made our own constellations. Last year, we wrote legends to go along with them, but we didn’t have time for that…boo! Aren’t they so cute, though?!           That… Read More

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  • 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
  • Have you read All Are Welcome? I absolutely love this book! It is perfect for back to school, but you could use it anytime! This is the perfect social emotional learning book to read during your classroom meeting time or morning meeting to discuss diversity. In this post, I share All Are Welcome book activities as well as a free discussion questions download. This freebie is great for working on comprehension skills before, during, and after reading the book.
  • Are you still using clip charts for your behavior management system? If this is your go-to classroom management system, it is important to identify why you are using this to manage student behavior. In this post, I am sharing why teachers chose to use clip charts over other classroom management tools. There are tons of other classroom management strategies out there but clip charts for managing behavior still are high on the list, especially for new teachers.
  • Are you using clip charts as part of your classroom management system? In this post, I am sharing 4 reasons why you should stop using clip charts in your elementary classroom today. Using a clip chart for behavior problems damages teacher student relationships and student relationships with their peers. Clip charts for behavior also don’t work long term. It is time to ditch this behavior management system and try something new.
  • Creepy Carrots is one of my favorite read-alouds for Halloween or anytime of the year for that matter. In this post, I am sharing why I love Creepy Carrots as a Halloween book. This book is great for teaching story elements and retelling. This book helps students to understand characters, setting, solution, and problem. It is great for working on comprehension skills and vocabulary words. You will find Creepy Carrots activities and a craft that is hands-on and fun for your elementary students.
  • 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
  • Are you still using clip charts for your behavior management system? If this is your go-to classroom management system, it is important to identify why you are using this to manage student behavior. In this post, I am sharing why teachers chose to use clip charts over other classroom management tools. There are tons of other classroom management strategies out there but clip charts for managing behavior still are high on the list, especially for new teachers.
  • Are you using clip charts as part of your classroom management system? In this post, I am sharing 4 reasons why you should stop using clip charts in your elementary classroom today. Using a clip chart for behavior problems damages teacher student relationships and student relationships with their peers. Clip charts for behavior also don’t work long term. It is time to ditch this behavior management system and try something new.
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