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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30 Fun Science Fair Project Ideas for Teachers to Share With Their Students
Need science fair project ideas for 3rd graders or 5th graders? This list of educational ideas is perfect for teachers to help students prepare for the elementary science fair.
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4 December Awareness Months to Enhance Your Classroom Activities
Bring December awareness months into the classroom with ideas tailor-made for teachers!
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24+ Thanksgiving Bulletin Board Ideas Teachers Will Gobble Right Up
It's that time of year to brainstorm some Thanksgiving bulletin board ideas! Teachers will love these easy design ideas incorporating turkeys and gratitude.
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75+ Fun + Weird Holidays to Add to Your Classroom Calendar
Try these fun and weird holidays in the classroom to engage your students — and check out our teacher-created suggestions for ways to make them educational too!
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Fire Safety for Kids: 17 Ideas to Add to Your Lesson Plans This October
Need ideas to teach fire safety for kids? Get ready for Fire Safety Month in the classroom with fun ideas from teachers!
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6 Types of Assessment in Education + How to Use Them in Your Classroom
Learn about the different types of assessment in education and how to improve your student progress monitoring.
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18 Formative Assessment Examples Elementary Students Love as Much as Teachers Do
Get fun formative assessment examples and ideas that are perfect for elementary school teachers. Each has been teacher-tested and approved.
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9 LEGO® Education Ideas to Use Random Building Bricks in the Classroom
Want to use all those random LEGO® bricks in educational ways in your elementary classroom? These LEGO® activities are perfect for ELA, math, and more!
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16 Environmental Activities for Students to Encourage Sustainability in Your Classroom
These sustainability activities for the classroom can be incorporated right into your environmental education activities to help students grow!
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What Is a Digraph? Understanding This Phonics Building Block
What are digraphs? Learn the digraph definition, the difference between digraphs and blends, and more!
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How to Write an Engaging Lesson Plan (Plus a Printable Lesson Plan Template)
Wondering how to write a lesson plan for your day or week? View lesson plan examples and tips from veteran teachers.
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What Is a Hexagon? A Guide for Teachers
What is a hexagon? See hexagon shape examples and activities for teaching more about this six-sided shape!
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These Memorial Day Activities for Kids Are Teacher Tested + Approved
Use these Memorial Day activities for kids to mark this important holiday in the classroom with coloring sheets, writing prompts, art activities, and more.
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13 Teacher-Tested Field Day Games + Activities for Elementary School
These field day games and ideas for activities are perfect for the end of the school year to give students a fun day to remember before summer break!
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What Age Do Kids Start School? The Youngest + Oldest Starting Ages in the World
What is the best age for kids to start school? Take a look at kindergarten starting ages around the world!
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17 Creative April Fools' Day Pranks + Activities for Elementary School Teachers
Try these April Fools' Day pranks for school to get your elementary students laughing.
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14 Spring Activities for Kids That Are a Must for Elementary Teachers
Use these spring activities for kids to teach students about clouds, earthworms, rainbows, and more.
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22 Easter Egg Ideas Every Elementary Teacher Can Use to Engage Their Students
Get plastic Easter eggs? Use these ideas in the classroom to practice sight words, fractions, and so much more!
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12 Teacher-Approved Earth Day Activities for Kids to Green Your Classroom (Plus Teacher Freebies)
Make Earth Day count with these fun Earth Day activities for kids in the classroom that incorporate math, science, and more, plus access free seeds, resources, and more for teachers!
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Best Books About Bullying to Nip Classroom Behavior in the Bud
Read books about bullying to kids in your classroom to open up discussions about anti-bullying behavior and how to practice kindness and empathy.
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Talking to Kids About Ukraine: How Teachers Can Help Students
How teachers can talk to students about Ukraine, kids' anxiety over the crisis in Eastern Europe, and more expert tips.
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Wordle in the Classroom: How Teachers Are Using the Viral Word Game
Wordle has taken over the classroom. Here's how to make your own Wordle type game and board to get students excited about words!
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School Hours Around the World: Who Has the Longest or Shortest Day?
What do school schedules and school hours look like in the United States and around the world? Take a look at the longest school days and the shortest!
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21 Read Across America Day Ideas for Kids to Bring Joy of Reading to Your Classroom
Liven up Read Across America Day in the classroom with activities for kids that will get students excited to read!
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10 Women's History Month Activities for Kids to Bring Her Story to Life in the Classroom
Get Women's History Month ideass for the classroom to bring her story alive for elementary students. From reading challenges to female character analysis ideas to ways to honor women in their own communities, these ideas are perfect for kids.
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7 Character Traits Anchor Chart Ideas That Knock it Out of the Park
Teaching about characters? These anchor charts about character traits offer ideas for teaching readers and writers both!
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10 Valentine's Day Books for Kids to Read Aloud in Your Elementary Classroom
Celebrate Valentine's Day in the classroom with these children's books about love perfect for a read-aloud or to prompt a discussion.
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9 Best Children's Books for Teaching Character Traits in the Classroom
Whether you are teaching primary students about character traits or looking for mentor texts for upper elementary students to help them write about characters, these children's books have you covered.
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11 Groundhog Day Activities for Kids Plus Fun Groundhog Books for Your Classroom!
Celebrate Groundhog Day in the classroom with activities for kids that are packed with learning about science, math, and more!
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How to Engage Students in Remote Learning: What the Research Says
How do you get students engaged with remote learning? We dove into the research for tips for teachers.
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The Best Gender-Neutral Terms for Teachers to Use In Elementary Classrooms
Try these gender-neutral terms to address a class of students in elementary school plus ways to adjust the language to be more gender neutral in the classroom.
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32 Call and Response Ideas for the Classroom From Music, Movies and More
Get new call and response ideas for the classroom to grab student attention and make a more fun atmosphere for your students.