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  • These back to school spelling activities practically prep themselves!

    Back to School Spelling Activities That Practically Prep Themselves

  • Meaningful Earth Day Activities for K-2 (That Are Still Easy to Prep) copy

    Meaningful Earth Day Activities for K-2 (That Are Still Easy to Prep)

  • These 4 Earth Day classroom activities are fun, flexible and easy to prep.

    4 Earth Day Classroom Activities That Are Fun, Flexible, and Easy to Prep

  • These seasonal spelling activities can be used for every month of the school year.

    Seasonal Spelling Activities for Every Month of the School Year

  • 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

  • Looking for a great activity that you can use to kick off the school year on a positive note? These first day feelings activities will help students to share their feelings and concerns so you can start building your classroom community.

    First Day Feelings Activities To Kick off the School Year

  • Celebrate the end of the year with my favorite activity: Last Day Feelings!

    My Favorite End of the Year Activity: Last Day Feelings

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

    End of the Year Math Crafts for 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

  • Embrace the power of editable spelling worksheets for grade k-2.

    The Power of Editable Spelling Worksheets For Grades K-2

  • 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

  • This image shows a digital weak choices and strong choices sort that can be used when teaching expectations in elementary classrooms.

    Teaching Expectations and Rules at the Beginning of the School Year

  • 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

  • Looking for a way to plan a year of first grade spelling activities without the stress? If so, this free reference sheet has you covered with ideas for first grade spelling units as well as resources you can use to target each spelling pattern!

    Planning a Year of First Grade Spelling Activities

  • 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

  • Set the tone for an awesome year with these easy to implement behavior management strategies you can start using in your classroom today.

    Behavior Management Strategies for the Primary Classroom

  • 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

  • Learn how to teach your preschool, kindergarten, or first grade students about holiday traditions with this family take-home project!

    How To Teach About Family Holiday Traditions In The Classroom

  • Here are 3 easy ideas for holiday crafts you can do in your classroom this year!

    3 Easy Holiday Crafts To Use As Parent Gifts

  • Scholastic Book Clubs have many perks for teachers, but they can also create positive home-school connections. Scholastic Book Clubs Letter to Parents provides and easy way to communicate with parents throughout the school year and promote a love for reading at home.

    How To Use Scholastic Book Club Letter To Parents

  • Use these fun and engaging end of the year activities as you approach those last few weeks of school before summer vacation!

    End of the Year Read Alouds, Gifts, and Activities

  • Celebrate the 100th day of school with these engaging books your students will love.

    100th Day of School Books Your Students Will Love

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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? 😅⁣ ⁣ This is one of those skills that seems simple… but needs clear, repeated practice.⁣ ⁣ This lesson makes it easy:⁣ ⁣ ✔ introduce the skill with ready-to-go slides⁣ ✔ practice with hands-on sorting⁣ ✔ reinforce with independent activities⁣ ✔ apply it with a creative project⁣ ⁣ So students aren’t just guessing… they actually understand the difference.⁣ ⁣ It’s no-prep, easy to use, and works for whole group, centers, or small groups.⁣ ⁣ 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 😅👑⁣ ⁣ Instead of another worksheet, this gives students:⁣ ⁣ ✔ hands-on phonics practice⁣ ✔ built-in differentiation (3 levels for each skill)⁣ ✔ fully decodable words they can actually read⁣ ⁣ Students color, write, and build their own crowns…while practicing Bossy R patterns like ar, er, ir, or, ur.⁣ ⁣ It’s fun, engaging, and easy to use for centers or small groups.⁣ ⁣ Plus… they LOVE wearing their crowns (always a win 👏)⁣ ⁣ Comment CROWN, and I'll message you the link to these R-Controlled activities!

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