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  • These 11 first grade math crafts can be used to practice a variety of math skills all year long.

    11 First Grade Math Crafts to Use All Year Long

  • These end of the year math crafts for first grade target fractions and addition.

    End of the Year Math Crafts for First Grade

  • Your students will love these 5 ways to practice telling time in first grade.

    5 Ways to Practice Telling Time in First Grade

  • Engage students in math lessons using these 5 tips for teaching place value in first grade.

    5 Tips for Teaching Place Value in First Grade

  • My favorite Valentine's Day math craft helps students to practice place value.

    My Favorite Valentine’s Day Math Craft To Practice Place Value

  • Make word problems fun with a winter math craft that your students are sure to love.

    Make Word Problems Fun With a Winter Math Craft

  • This image shows an addition fall math game that has an apple theme that first grade students will really enjoy.

    Festive Fall Math Games for First Grade

  • Use these back to school math games to engage and excite your students in skills practice as you begin the school year.

    Back to School Math Games for First Graders

  • This image says, "End of the Year Math Games for First Grade" and shows an example of a digital math game that targets the skill 10 more and 10 less.

    End of the Year Math Games for First Grade

  • This image says "Engaging Spring Math Games for First Graders" and shows a student's hands holding an iPad. On the iPad, there is a subtraction digital math game with a butterfly theme.

    Engaging Spring Math Games for First Graders

  • Engage your first graders in learning and practicing math concepts with fun winter math games they will love.

    Fun and Engaging Winter Math Games for First Grade

  • Use these kindergarten number sense activities to help your students build a strong foundation in number sense skills.

    Engaging Lessons to Master Kindergarten Number Sense

  • Teaching number formation in kindergarten is fun and easy with these hands-on activities your students will love working on again and again.

    Fun Ways to Teach Number Formation in Kindergarten

  • Use these three fun math games to get your students excited about learning and practicing addition this year.

    Math Games Make Mastering Addition Easy in First Grade

  • Teach your first grade students all about data and graphing with these fun activities!

    Data and Graphing Activities for First Grade

  • Are your math centers getting stale and boring? Use these 3 fun ways to freshen up your math centers to get everyone excited about math center time this year.

    3 Fun Ways To Freshen Up Your Math Centers

  • Teaching doubles to your kiddos is fun and easy with these engaging activities they will love.

    Teaching Doubles Facts with Songs, Games & More Fun Activities

  • My Favorite Way to Teach Word Problems to Beginning Readers

  • Pop Its are a great resource to use in your classroom for math activities to keep your students engaged and having fun at the same time.

    Using Pop-Its in the Classroom!

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Need an easy phonics center that doesn’t take a to Need an easy phonics center that doesn’t take a ton of prep? 🙃

These are some of my go-to activities:
• print and go
• simple routine
• easy for students to do independently

They give students hands-on practice with phonics skills using decodable words… and they’re fun 🙌

Comment CRAFTS and I’ll send you the link to check out all my phonics crafts 🫶🏼

#firstgrade #iteachfirst #firstgradeteacher
Teaching fiction vs. nonfiction… and your students Teaching fiction vs. nonfiction… and your students are still mixing them up? 😅⁣
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This is one of those skills that seems simple… but needs clear, repeated practice.⁣
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This lesson makes it easy:⁣
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✔ introduce the skill with ready-to-go slides⁣
✔ practice with hands-on sorting⁣
✔ reinforce with independent activities⁣
✔ apply it with a creative project⁣
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So students aren’t just guessing… they actually understand the difference.⁣
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It’s no-prep, easy to use, and works for whole group, centers, or small groups.⁣
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Comment LINK, and I'll send you the link to this ready-to-use reading lesson!
Telling time can be a tough skill for students to Telling time can be a tough skill for students to master ⏰

These Boom Cards make it:
• interactive
• self-checking
• easy to use during centers

Students get instant feedback, which helps them build confidence while they practice 🙌

Boom Cards are perfect for small groups, independent work, math centers, and more!

Comment TIME and I’ll send you the link to this bundle of ready-to-use games ⏰
R-controlled vowels… but make it something your st R-controlled vowels… but make it something your students actually get excited about 😅👑⁣
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Instead of another worksheet, this gives students:⁣
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✔ hands-on phonics practice⁣
✔ built-in differentiation (3 levels for each skill)⁣
✔ fully decodable words they can actually read⁣
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Students color, write, and build their own crowns…while practicing Bossy R patterns like ar, er, ir, or, ur.⁣
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It’s fun, engaging, and easy to use for centers or small groups.⁣
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Plus… they LOVE wearing their crowns (always a win 👏)⁣
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Comment CROWN, and I'll message you the link to these R-Controlled activities!

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