First grade theme days

End of year theme days are a sanity saver! My students absolutely love participating in a lemonade tasting and I love how it keeps them engaged while working on meaningful activities!

The first day in first grade is such a special day for teachers and students, so you want it to be memorable! Make the first day of school run smoothly with these ideas. This blog post goes over my favorite read alouds, book activities, writing samples, and all the fun we have on the first day of school in 1st grade! Jitter juice, First Grade Jitters, bucket filling activities, and more!

End of year theme days are a great way to keep students engaged in meaningful learning. A watermelon day is sure to be a hit with your students. I love the fun freebie included in the post!

Transform your classroom into an Ice Cream themed adventure all on a teacher's budget! Tons of first grade math ideas for addition, skip counting, and adding three numbers, all with a sweet twist. Plus extend the learning with ideas for reading, writing, science, and dramatic play! Although perfect for end of year themed days, these activities can be used year round.

Zoo Day is an exciting end of the year theme day with loads of activities that's sure to be a memorable day of learning and fun.

First grade teachers, grab these FREE first week of school center activities to make planning your back to school centers so much easier. Planning centers in first grade can be challenging, especially the first week of school. These fun and engaging free center activities are perfect for the beginning of first grade. They focus on foundational skills for first grade including beginning sounds, ending sounds, CVC words, and color words. Grab these free centers for first grade here.

Cruising Pinterest and social media for classroom transformation ideas can feel overwhelming. In this post, I've rounded up the top ten theme day ideas for 1st grade! Your young learners will love these fun classroom transformations!

Room transformations for first grade can be helpful and engaging for practicing grade level skills. In this complete guide, you'll find everything you need to get started with classroom theme days, including 40 classroom transformation ideas!

When it comes to creating themed learning days for fifth grade, it's important to grab their interest with the theme AND provide a rigorous learning opportunity. In this post, I'm sharing the best fifth grade classroom theme day ideas that will do both of those things! You and your students will love these classroom transformation ideas.

End of Year Movie Day Activities for Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade for math, literacy, science, center or station activities

Teaching is so much fun, even more so when you have a classroom theme! And I don’t just mean your entire class theme is nautical or Dr. Seuss or rainbow, I mean each day of the week has a theme. #saywhat! YES! If this idea is new to you, I definitely recommend trying it out. […]

At the end of the year it is fun to celebrate with your students. Check out this post for 12 fun end of year theme days Ideas

Not sure what to do on the first day of school?! I’ve got you covered! #firstdayofschool #firstweekofschool #backtoschool.

An end of year Bubble Day is a great idea! Keeping my students engaged in meaningful learning until the end makes my teacher heart happy, and it's so much fun that the kids don't even realize they are learning!

Jitter juice, jitter glitter, and more!

Kindergarten or First Grade classroom management expectation visuals

When heading back to school, you may be thinking about how to organize your classroom, and set up classroom routines. In this post, I talk about how I organize centre rotations in first grade.

Celebrate your students with creative end of the year bulletin boards and crafts! These fun crafts and writing prompts help students reflect on their favorite memories and make adorable end of the school year classroom displays—perfect for graduation and end of year celebrations.

Looking for fun and engaging ways to end the school year? Discover end-of-year activities for elementary classrooms that will excite students and make the final days memorable! From fun end-of-school-year games to reflection and celebration ideas, this guide has everything you need. Perfect for teachers planning elementary school end-of-year activities and classroom activities for the last week of school. Find inspiration for end-of-year games and ideas for elementary classrooms.