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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Snakes and Ladders Game - Hundreds Chart
Complete each hundreds chart by putting the missing numbered pieces into place to play a game of Snakes and Ladders.
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Addition and Subtraction Word Problem Task Cards - (Numbers 1-9)
Use a range of addition and subtraction strategies to solve twenty single-digit word problems.
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Counting Pennies Worksheet
Practice identifying the front and backside of pennies when given a collection of coins.
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Phoneme Segmentation Worksheets - CVC Words
Use this worksheet pack to give students practice at segmenting words into phonemes.
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Which Word? CVC Decoding Worksheets
A set of 5 worksheets for students to practice segmenting and blending common CVC words.
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Whole Numbers on a Number Line Worksheet
Practice finding the missing number on number lines.
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Piggy Bank Activity Mat
An activity mat to practice counting and representing money.
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Find It! - Sight Word Worksheets
Make your sight word instruction fun with this word search puzzle.
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Color by Sight Words - 6 Words - Chicken
A fun coloring activity to use when working with sight words.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - DO
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “do” from the Kindergarten-level Dolch sight words list.
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CVC Word Work Mat
Practice decoding and spelling simple words with this set of 24 CVC picture task cards.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - WHO
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “who” from the Kindergarten-level Dolch sight words list.
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Who Is Martin Luther King, Jr? - Shared Reading and Activity
Use this 13-slide PowerPoint as a collaborative reading exercise about Martin Luther King, Jr.
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What Am I? – Music and Instruments
A fun game for students to identify various musical instruments and terminology.
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FIND IT! Long and Short Vowels - Task Cards
Practice distinguishing between short vowel sounds and long vowel sounds with this set of 16 task cards.
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Alphabet Letter Match
A fun match-up activity to consolidate your students' knowledge of uppercase and lowercase letters.
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Seek and Find – Underwater Theme
A fun, search and find counting activity.
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'I Have a Dream' Mobile
Celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. with this ‘I Have a Dream’ craft.
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Read Across America Bingo
Encourage your students to read different types of books with this Read Across America bingo card.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - TAKE
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “take” from the First Grade Dolch sight words list.
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Color by Sight Words - 4 Words - Butterfly
A fun coloring activity to use when working with sight words.
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Y-Chart Graphic Organizer
A blank Y-Chart graphic organizer to use in any subject area.
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Guided Reading Groups - Progress Tracker
Track student progress during guided reading sessions with this template.
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Tangram Pieces
A set of tangram pieces.
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Living vs Nonliving Things - Sorting Activity
Sort biotic vs. abiotic things and discuss their characteristics with a hands-on living and nonliving things picture sort.
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Easter Word Search
Boost reading and spelling skills with an Easter word search.
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Classroom Clock Labels - Flower Time Petals
Use our Flower Wall Clock Labels to create a spring-themed display to help children read the time.
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In This Class, Mistakes Are Expected — Printable Classroom Motivational Poster
Add a printable "In This Class, Mistakes Are Expected" poster to your classroom to foster a positive classroom environment.
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The Four Seasons in Spanish and English Poster
Teach the seasons in English and Spanish with this anchor chart.
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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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Skip Counting Worksheet Pack
Support early number learning with this skip‑counting worksheet pack, designed to help students recognize, continue, and create skip‑counting patterns using a range of visual representations.
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See, Think, Wonder - Template
A See, Think, Wonder Template is useful in encouraging students to make careful observations and interpretations.