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Reading & Literacy

Resources for learning reading and writing. Plus favorite book activities!

First grade books

50 Great Books for First Grade

First Grade Workbooks

25 Teacher-Approved First Grade Workbooks

Big List of Literacy Centers

Literacy Center Ideas For First Grade

40 Sight Word Activities for the Classroom

40 Sight Word Activities for the Classroom

Anchor charts

20 Perfect Anchor Charts to Teach Phonics and Blends

Kinesthetic Reading Activites

21 Kinesthetic Reading Activities to Get Up & Moving

Still of Magic Tree House books for the classroom library

Magic Tree House Activities

Phonics activities for early readers that contain balloons, pool noodles, and paper.

Phonics Activities

Six separate images of reading fluency activities.

Reading Fluency Activities

Mathematics

Help teach number bonds, skip counting, addition, subtraction, and more.

First grade math games

16 First Grade Math Games for the Classroom

Best Subtraction and Addition Videos

Addition & Subtraction Videos

Skip Counting Activities

21 Skip Counting Activities to Teach Math

Six separate images of measurement activities.

20 Clever Ideas for Teaching Measurement of All Kinds

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14 Easy & Inexpensive Math Manipulatives

LEGO Math

Use LEGO Bricks to Teach Math

Dice in Dice Games

12 Dice-in-Dice Games That Help With Math

10 Frame Activities

Clever 10 Frame Activities for Learning Math

Addition Activities

25 Awesome Addition Activities

Subtraction Activities

23 Stellar Subtraction Activities

Hundreds Chart Activities

20 Terrific Hundreds Chart Activities

Number Line Activities

18 Activities that Work With Number Lines

Number Bonds

20 Ideas for Teaching Number Bonds

60+ Best Math Websites

60+ Best Math Websites to Learn Even More

Printables

These printables are perfect for the first grade classroom.

Free Reading Fluency Posters for the Classroom

Fluency Posters Help With Reading

Pencil Alphabet - Free to Save and Print - WeAreTeachers

Free Pencil Alphabet For Bulletin Boards

Theater Scripts

Simple Scripts to Do Reader’s Theater

Lifecycle group photo

Free Life Cycle Printables for Science

Gopher Sport

Free Printable For Math Movement

Birthday Certificates - Free Printable for Teachers - WeAreTeachers

Printable Birthday Certificates For Celebrating

Social Studies & Science

Get your students interested and learning about everything from the presidents to weather!

First Grade Science Feature

25 First Grade Science Activities

WAT - 25 First Grade STEM Challenges

25 First Grade STEM Challenges

15 Fun Weather Activities for the Classroom

20 Activities for Teaching Weather

WAT Plant Life Feature

17 Creative Ways to Teach Plant Life Cycle

50 pictures books

50 Picture Books For Learning About the World

Best President Books for Kids

15 Presidential Books for the Classroom

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40 Best Websites for Teaching Social Studies

Teach Even More

Animal Habitats Activities

20 Ways to Explore Animal Habitats With Kids

Space Activities for Kids including oreos, clay, and paper.

23 Out-Of-This-World Space Activities for Kids

Dinosaur Activities for kids including paper, clay, and toys.

20 Dinosaur Activities and Crafts For Kids

Five Senses We Are Teachers

20 Activities to Explore the 5 Senses

Water Activities

33 Best Water Activities for Kids

Best Preschool Sensory Table Ideas

Best Sensory Table Ideas for First Graders

Pour, Splash, Build

Resources & Tips

First grade supplies and suggestions, recommended by teachers like you!

Tips & Tricks Feature FirstGrade

50 First Grade Teaching Tips, Tricks & Ideas

First Grade Classroom Management

Best First Grade Classroom Management Tips

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First Grade Online Teaching Tips

first grade assessment

Fantastic First Grade Assessment Ideas

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Real Life First Grade Classroom Ideas

Collage of First Grade Art Projects

45 First Grade Art Projects for the Classroom

Collage of video stills of first grade brain breaks for the classroom.

25 First Grade Brain Breaks for the Classroom

Turquoise background with white cursive text that reads, 'First Grade Jokes for the Classroom.'

Top First Grade Jokes to Start the Day

First Grade TPT

Our Favorite 1st Grade Teachers Pay Teachers Sellers

First Grade Blogs

Top First Grade Teachers to Follow

Classroom supplies

Best First Grade Classroom Supplies

1st Grade Websites

Amazing Websites, Games, and Learning Activities

kid drawing

22 Awesome 1st Grade Anchor Charts

first grade field trips

The Best First Grade Field Trips

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