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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Character Anchor Charts - Traits, Feelings, and Appearances
A set of 3 posters depicting words and phrases that can be used to describe a character traits, feelings and appearance.
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Winter Words - Vocabulary Word Wall
Bring a bit of chill to your classroom with a set of 45 vocabulary cards containing words related to winter.
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Editable Parent Reminder Notes
Keep your parents informed with this set of 27 editable reminder notes.
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Sorting Needs and Wants for Kindergarten - Worksheet and Google Interactive
Practice identifying basic needs and wants with a cut-and-paste sorting worksheet or Google Interactive Resource.
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Dolch Sight Word Flash Cards
Practice the first 100 Dolch Sight Words with a deck of sight word flash cards.
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Forms of Energy (Heat, Light and Sound) Worksheet
Identify different forms of energy with this cut and paste worksheet.
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Read and Color Worksheet - Singular and Plural Nouns
A worksheet to practice identifying singular and plural nouns.
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Quick Phonics Screener- Single Letter Phoneme
Test your students' knowledge of single letter phonemes with this student assessment kit.
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Morning Meeting Greetings Display
Greet each student at the door in style with this set of morning meeting greetings posters.
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Nothing but Nouns Game
A game to practice working with common, proper, and collective nouns.
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Last One Standing Active Game
An active game that allows students to build their vocabulary knowledge.
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Rhyming Match Worksheet Pack
Identify rhyming words through images with this set of 5 worksheets.
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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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Initial Letter Coloring Worksheet
Identify the first letter for each picture and then color it.
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Calming Down Mini-Book
Help your students to keep calm when they are experiencing heightened emotions with this social story mini-book.
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Storyboard Template
A template for use when planning a narrative text.
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The Best Way to Predict Your Future... – Motivational Poster
Brighten up your classroom with this motivational poster.
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Whole Body Listening Poster Pack
Print a Whole Body Listening Poster Pack to highlight the characteristics of a good listener.
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Negativity Free Zone Sign
Negativity Free Zone Sign.
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Drama Game Task Cards
A set of 17 activity cards with instructions for drama games.
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Computer Username and Password Login Cards
Use these computer login cards as a reminder for each student.
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All Things Are Difficult Before They Are Easy – Classroom Motivational Poster
Snag a printable motivational classroom poster that reminds kids all things are hard at first!
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Paralympic Sport Coloring Sheets – Winter
Use these winter sports coloring pages featuring exciting Paralympic events to explore diversity in sport with your students during the Winter Paralympic Games.
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Printable Easter Bookmarks
Hop into self-selected reading and inspire good reading habits with fun printable Easter bookmarks for kids!
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Printable Spring Bookmarks
Inspire students to read this Spring season with a set of fun (and free) printable Spring Bookmarks.
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Thanksgiving I Spy Worksheet
Have a bit of counting and coloring fun with a free Thanksgiving I Spy Worksheet for Kindergarten.
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Differentiated Spelling Bee Word Lists
Prepare your students for school spelling competitions with printable Spelling Bee Word Lists for simple, common, difficult, and challenging spelling words.
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Free Story Prediction Worksheet
Encourage students to think critically before reading with this Story Prediction Worksheet.
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Look, Say, Cover, Write and Check Sheet Templates
Use a Look, Say, Cover, Write, and Check sheet to encourage students to study and practice their weekly spelling words.
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My Spelling Dictionary Booklet
Help young learners build their writing and spelling confidence with their very own Spelling Dictionary Booklet!
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Editable Classroom Birthday Calendar
Grab a free classroom birthday calendar wall display and start celebrating student birthdays in style.
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Wheel of Color Words Poster Pack
Help support students with learning to identify colors and color words with a color wheel-inspired Classroom Color Words Poster Pack.