1st Grade Teaching Resources
Dive into first-grade resources created by teachers for teachers at Teach Starter. From 1st grade sight words to math worksheets, this collection of carefully curated and rigorously reviewed resources can help you set your classroom up for success this school year.
With curriculum-aligned resources that meet the first-grade Common Core standards and state curricula, this collection of digital and printable lessons and activities is designed to complete your teaching toolkit. Each features beautiful graphics, interactive elements, appealing images, and colorful illustrations to engage and educate your students.
Explore ELA with first-grade spelling words, vocabulary words and writing prompts. Make addition and subtraction fun with math games and problems, and watch their math skills blossom through comparing numbers, identifying coins, telling time and more!
Plus, get hands-on with your students while they discover the fascinating world of earth and space sciences.
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All About Me Sundae - First Day Activity
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Classroom Procedures Checklist
Determine and track which classroom procedures and routines you will teach at the beginning of the school year with a classroom procedures checklist and tracking sheet.
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Student Interest Survey Pack
Use a Student Interest Survey to get to know your new students at the beginning of the school year.
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Hopes and Wishes Jar - Goal Planning Template
Have your students craft a hopes and wishes jar to set goals for the school year.
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Back to School Word Search Worksheets
Warm up your students’ vocabulary skills with this set of Back to School word searches.
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Math About Me! - Poster & Get to Know You Activity
Get to know your new students with a Math About Me activity.
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Free Blank Face Templates
Use these blank face templates to create fun back-to-school art celebrating the individuality and diversity of your new students!
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Classroom Expectations - Behavioral Visual Support Posters & Flashcards
Set clear expectations with a visual classroom expectations poster for the classroom.
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Back to School - Get to Know You Dice Game
Play a Get to Know You dice game for students to get to know their classmates.
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Back to School Today! Poem for Kids
Ease back-to-school jitters and launch your students into a love of poetry with a short poem for kids written just for the first day of school!
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Student Gift Tags – Your Future's So Bright I Have to Wear Shades
Brighten your students' end of year when you give them special end of year student gifts wearing these 'Future So Bright' student gift tags!
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Read the Room - Classroom School Supply Labels With Pictures
Label where school supplies and equipment are housed in your classroom with free printable classroom labels with pictures.
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Back to School Activity Mats - K-5
Use these back-to-school activity mats as your first day of school warm-up activity during morning arrival.
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Procedures Scoot!
Review classroom procedures and expectations with with this back to school SCOOT activity.
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Visual Schedule Template - Display Cards
Make your classroom routines visible and understandable with a real-world visual schedule template set.
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All About Me Bag Ideas & Tag Template
Get to know your students a bit better by having them create ‘All About Me’ Bags!
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Calming Watercolor Classroom Decor Bundle
Create a calming classroom with a watercolor decor bundle full of display boards, student awards and more printable and digital calming decor for your classroom!
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Back to School - Personalized Name Coloring Bookmarks
Inspire your new students to read, read, read with their very own personalized name bookmark to color!
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Number Bonds Worksheets for Addition and Subtraction
Build addition and subtraction fact fluency with a differentiated number bonds worksheet pack that helps students develop strong part-part-whole understanding.
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Get to Know Me Collaborative Tessellation Art Activity
Invite your students to get to know each other by creating a collaborative About Me Tessellation Art Project.
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Addition Strategies Cheat Sheet
Help students understand the different addition strategies with this helpful cheat sheet.
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Printable 2026-27 School Year Calendar with Holidays and School Events
Organize your event planning for the entire school year with this printable school calendar with holidays and events.
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Story Elements Graphic Organizers – Portrait
Encourage your students to write and draw about various story elements with this set of differentiated graphic organizers.
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This or That? Icebreaker Game
Encourage new friendships in your classroom with an interactive This or That? Icebreaker activity.
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Student Reading Log Printables
Track your students' at-home reading with this printable reading log.
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Teacher Call Backs - Attention-Getting Phrases List
Catch your students’ attention with a set of fun attention-grabbing callback phrases.
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Printable Person Outline - Body Template
Create fun likenesses of your students and famous figures with a printable person online template.
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Sample Behavior Goals
Use this list of 20 behavior goals to help when creating your students' behavior trackers.
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A Teacher’s Favorite Things List
Organize your school gift exchange in advance with a printable Teacher Favorite Things form!
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Getting To Sew You Quilt Template - Back to School Craft
Create a colorful classroom quilt with our Getting to ‘Sew’ You All About Me PDF.
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Teacher Welcome Letter Templates
Make writing your Teacher Welcome Letter a breeze with an editable teacher welcome letter template.
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10-100 Book Challenge Reading Log Bookshelf Template
Start and track progress through your reading challenge with a fun 100 Book Challenge reading log bookshelf template!