First Grade Teaching Ideas
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SIGHT WORD COLORING PRINTABLES
Use these bunny themed, coloring printables to give fun practice with sight words. The 10 high frequency words are from the Dolch lists. Kindergarten, 1st grade, & 2nd grade students will use the Coloring Code to complete the worksheets. #sightwordcoloringsheets #coloringpages #worksheets #highfrequencywords #wordworkactivity #sightwords #sightwordactivity $printables #primaryteacher #readingskills #readingactivities #learntoread
School Rules and Expectations - Fun Books for K-1 Kids
The first week of school will be here before we know it... time to get ready to talk about school rules and classroom procedures. Following directions, taking turns, and respecting others are common expectations, but what do all of those things look like in action? Give kids some time to visualize and discuss each rule with this fun set of back-to-school books for kindergarten and first grade children. From the playground to the classroom, these texts will get everyone started on the right foot!
Morning Greetings for K-2 Classrooms
Greeting the children at the door each morning is definitely a fun and positive way to begin the school day. They're also a great way to start or end a morning meeting and can also become part of your praise and shoutout routines. We even like to incorporate them into our pairing structures, like Mix-Pair-Share, as a way for students to greet one another when they meet up. You can read more about the different ways we use these greetings in this blog post for K-2 teachers... let's get planning!
Light Experiments for Kids
These hands-on light experiments for first grade kids are fun, engaging, and aligned to the NGSS. Each science lab teaches children something unique about how light behaves, while introducing them to key vocabulary such as refract, reflect, transparent, translucent, and opaque. Click through to the blog post to grab lots of ideas for your lesson planning. You'll find plenty of book recommendations and student activities to help you get started. Let's go!
The Pigeon Has to Go to School!
The Pigeon has to go to school, but he's dreading it big time. "What if I don't like school?" "What if there is math?" And, "What's up with those heavy backpacks?" There's a little bit of Pigeon in each of us, especially when it comes to the first day of school. Add THE PIGEON HAS TO GO TO SCHOOL to your back to school read-aloud list. It'll make the students laugh and by the end of the story they'll be ready to take on the new school year! Come grab some fun ideas to follow the book...let's go!
Colorful Building Bricks Theme
So Much More Than Just Classroom Decor. Building bricks say imagination. And what better place to showcase a child’s creativity than in the classroom? Our Colorful Building Bricks theme will have your students exploring all sorts of new solutions! Want a step-by-step system manual with all the digital files you'll need to organize your classroom in just 5 days (and then have a plan for KEEPING it that way)? Stop by and see all current theme choices to find your favorite!
Editable Sight Word Worksheets - A Teachable Teacher
Say goodbye to searching for the exact sight word worksheets you need each week. These printable pages are completely editable so you make what you need and it autofills in seconds! Whether you use dolch, frys, or a district list, your prek, kindergarten, first grade, second grade or 3rd grade classroom will be set with these fun activities.
A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue | Book Study Activities | Lesson Plans
Step into this comprehensive guide designed to help first-grade students distinguish between tattling and warning. Discover a 5-day lesson plan centered around the 'A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue book that uses fun activities to enhance vocabulary, improve sequencing skills, and unravel the cause and effect relationships. Empower your young ones with crucial back-to-school social skills with this innovative approach.
8 Engaging Word Building Activities for Students to Practice Sight Words
Practicing sight words can be really fun when you give your students these fun, hands on activities. Preschool, Kindergarten, first graders and 2nd graders love these engaging, free activities using magnets, beads, legos, stamps, play dough and more. Get free flashcards and you're ready to play!