First Grade Resources
A collection of first grade resources and teacher resources for lesson plans, activities, ideas, and more for your early elementary first grade classroom. This includes reading, phonics, literacy, language arts, math, science, and social studies.
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Indoor Recess Activities for the Win
Indoor recess can be stressful for teachers. Ensure things will run smoothly in the event of indoor recess by having engaging activities your students will love. Come see my list for tried and true games and activities that your primary students will love. These were all a hit with my first graders and will be with your K-1 students as well.
4 Must-Teach Primary Classroom Procedures for the Beginning of the School Year
If you are primary teacher, you know that there is so much to teach before you jump into academic skills. Teaching classroom procedures is a must! From teaching students how to walk in line to learning how to use school supplies the correct way, your first few weeks of the year will be filled with classroom management lessons like procedures, routines and expectations. Learn from this veteran teacher about 4 Must-Teach Classroom Procedures that will make your life easier and your classroom run more smoothly. Click through to read the blog post today!
CVC Word Riddles - Great Inferencing Practice for Kids
Help your young students improve their phomeic awareness and inferencing skills with these CVC Word Riddles. This free download includes riddles using short vowel CVC words. As you read the clues, students will try to guess the word. Once they guess have them write the word for some extra practice. These fun riddles are great way to get your students thinking critically and working on important skills to help them draw inferences. Great for whole class or small group activities. Get your Free CVC Riddles by clicking through and filling out the form.
10 Engaging Summer Literacy Activities and Centers for Primary Learners
Whether you are a kindergarten or first grade teacher or a parent of a new reader, you can't go wrong with these summer literacy activities. In this blog post by a veteran primary teacher and reading interventionist, you will learn about 10 literacy games and activities you can use to keep reading skills strong. Don't let your kids lose ground over the summer. Instead, keep those skills fresh and strong with these fun activities. Find out about each of the engaging activities and how you can use them in your classroom or at home. Click through and read now.
May Literacy Centers for the Primary Classroom - Fun Spring Phonics and Reading Activities
Save time planning and prepping your literacy centers with these 5 simple and effective activities you can use in your classroom. Designed for students to be able to work independently, these phonics activities are fun and engaging. Head over to this blog post to learn about each activitity and how you can use it in your classroom. From reviewing letter identification to working on letter and word fluency, your kids will love these independent center games. Perfect for the month of May or any time during the spring.
April Literacy Center Activities for Kindergarten and 1st Grade Classrooms
Plan your April literacy centers with the tips and ideas in this blog post. Learn from a veteran teacher and reading interventionist as she shares amazing reading activities from her classroom. Each of these activities will help your students master important reading skills. From blending and decoding to sorting real and nonsense words, these activities will help your students develop strong literacy skills. But most importantly, your students will love these center games and activities. Click through to read this blog post and start planning your April literacy centers.
10 Engaging March Literacy Centers for the Early Elementary Classroom
Are you ready to fill your March literacy centers? Head over to this blog post to learn about 10 fun and engaging literacy centers that are perfect for your kindergarten or first grade classroom. From practicing and reviewing key phonics skills to working with spelling patterns, your students will love these hands-on activities and games. All of these skill based center activities are easy to prep and use. Check out this blog post to learn more and start planning your March literacy centers.
10 Math & Literacy Resources for February - Great for Kindergarten, First Grade & Second Grade
Keep your primary students engaged and learning throughout February with these fun February classroom resources. From focusing on phonics to filling your math centers, these resources will help you save time and energy without sacrificing the skills practice your students need. Head over to the blog post to read about all 10 of these fantastic resources and learn how you can use them in your classroom. Great resources for intervention too! All of these activities could be easily used in a traditional classroom or homeschool setting. Read the post and start filling your lesson plans today!
Free CVC Word Game - Winter Spin a Word Literacy Center for Early Readers
Are you looking for a hands-on and engaging literacy center for your kindergarten or first grade students? Grab this FREE Winter Spin a Word game! Students will spin each spinner to create a 3 letter, short vowel word. After writing the word they read it and determine if it is a real word or a nonsense word. A great reading and phonics game that covers multiple skills. Click through to grab the free game and start using it in your classroom.
CVC Word Riddles - Great Inferencing Practice for Kids
Help your young students improve their phomeic awareness and inferencing skills with these CVC Word Riddles. This free download includes riddles using short vowel CVC words. As you read the clues, students will try to guess the word. Once they guess have them write the word for some extra practice. These fun riddles are great way to get your students thinking critically and working on important skills to help them draw inferences. Great for whole class or small group activities. Get your Free CVC Riddles by clicking through and filling out the form.
FREE Real and Nonsense Words Sorting Activity - Hands On Phonics for Early Readers
Are your kids working on blending sounds to read words? If so this free sorting activity is for you. In this fall themes literacy center, students will read the "word" on the card and then decide if it is a real word or nonsense word. This is a great way for kids to work on basic reading comprehension skills. Grab this free phonics activity for your classroom or homeschool.
10 Fun and Educational Games that are Perfect for Indoor Recess
Elementary teachers everywhere dread indoor recess. But you don't have to if you have the right classroom supplies ready. In this blog post I dive into 10 fun and educational games that are perfect for indoor recess. Your elementary students will love playing and it will give them the break they need in the day. But each of these games has an educational focus that makes them a great use of time too. Head over to the post and read all about these games that are perfect for the classroom. Then get ready for the best indoor recess ever.
4 Fun Activities to Help Students with Hearing and Counting Syllables
If you work with students in kindergarten, first or second grade, then you know the importance of teaching them how to hear and count syllables. But for many kids this is not an easy concept. Head over to this blog post to hear from a veteran teacher on how she taught this skill to her students. From learning why hearing and counting syllables is important to some proven activities that will help your students find success, this blog post has everything you need. Click through for some easy to use and effective to help teach your students all about syllables.
7 Fun and Engaging Activities for Practicing CVC Words - Great for Beginning Readers
If you work with kids that are learning to read, then this blog post is for you! Decoding and blending CVC Words is one of the foundational skills all young readers learn. It takes practice to help students master these skills. Keep that practice fresh with these engaging CVC activities. Head over to the blog post to learn about these hands-on activities used by this veteran teacher. Perfect for kindergarten and first grade reading centers, morning work or use with small group instruction.
Fun Phonics Activities that Align with Science of Reading
Teaching phonics is a key skill in the primary classroom. Students need lots of opportunities to practice these skills. Fun phonics activities will keep your students engaged while working on these foundational reading skills. If you teaching with Science of Reading principles then you will love these SOR based phonics activities. Head over to the blog post for a variety of science of reading aligned phonics activities your students will love.
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