Reinforce measurement skills in your first grade classroom with this hands- on, Common Core- aligned math activity! Barnyard Games is a printable math center that will help your students practice comparing the length of two objects indirectly by using a third object. Use this center to supplement any standards- based, 1st grade math curriculum! First Grade Common Core Math Standard: Continue reading “$1 Math Center Spotlight: Barnyard Games”
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April Fools’ Day Classroom Prank: Donut Seeds!
What teacher can resist pulling an epic prank on her unsuspecting students? If you’re looking for a great April Fools’ Day classroom prank, look no further… I LOVED planting “donut seeds” with my first grade students! This joke is great for kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade classes! When you tell your students that you’reContinue reading “April Fools’ Day Classroom Prank: Donut Seeds!”
$1 Math Center Spotlight: All About Camp
The campers want to learn all about camp! All About Camp is a distance learning activity that will help your students practice making and reading picture graphs. Use this center to supplement any standards- based, 1st grade math curriculum! Compatible with Google Slides (™) and PowerPoint (™). Perfect for any in-person, hybrid, or distance learning classroom.
Free Leprechaun Writing Activities
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in your kindergarten, first grade, or second grade classroom with these free leprechaun writing activities! Includes 2 writing worksheets: My Interview with a Leprechaun and Leprechauns Have. These writing printables can be used during your literacy block or as a no prep writing center.
Leprechaun Craft and Writing Prompts
I love any excuse to put together a cute craft with kids! What are your classroom plans this March? You can celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in your kindergarten, first grade, or second grade classroom with an adorable leprechaun craft and fun writing prompts! This download includes 16 writing activities that are appropriate for K-2 students, an easy craftContinue reading “Leprechaun Craft and Writing Prompts”
$1 Math Center Spotlight: 3D Sandcastles
It’s time to build sandcastles! 3D Sandcastles is a printable math center that will help your students practice recognizing composite shapes made from 3D shapes (cones, cubes, cylinders, rectangular prisms, spheres). Use this center to supplement any standards- based, 1st grade math curriculum! First Grade Common Core Math Standard: 1.G.A.2 Compose two-dimensional shapes (rectangles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, half-circles,Continue reading “$1 Math Center Spotlight: 3D Sandcastles”
Why I Love Math Games in the Classroom
How I Started Teaching with Math Games When I became a first grade teacher in 2011, I was really excited to put my skills as a reading teacher to use building foundational literacy skills and sparking a passion for reading in my young students. I had completed a year-long graduate program in reading education whileContinue reading “Why I Love Math Games in the Classroom”
$1 Math Center Spotlight: Shape Monsters
Can you build a scary monster out of shapes? Shape Monsters is a printable math center that will help your students practice creating composite shapes with 2D shapes! Use this center to supplement any standards- based, 1st grade math curriculum! First Grade Common Core Math Standard: 1.G.A.2 Compose two-dimensional shapes (rectangles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, half-circles, and quarter-circles) orContinue reading “$1 Math Center Spotlight: Shape Monsters”
$1 Math Center Spotlight: Superhero Smash
Help the superheroes smash the teen numbers into 10! Superhero Smash is a printable math center that will help your students practice making a 10 to subtract. Use this center to supplement any standards- based, 1st grade math curriculum! First Grade Common Core Math Standard: 1.OA.C.6 Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction withinContinue reading “$1 Math Center Spotlight: Superhero Smash”
Pre- Primer Sight Words with Assessments for Google Slides (TM)
This digital set of pre- primer sight words includes 4 paperless, no prep Google Slides™ files to help your kindergarten & first grade students practice all 40 of the pre- primer sight words (400 slides total!). There are also digital and printable assessment options (Google Sheets™ and Google Docs™) to help you monitor progress throughout the year! All you need toContinue reading “Pre- Primer Sight Words with Assessments for Google Slides (TM)”