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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Let Me Persuade You - Persuasive Writing Activity
Use this persuasive writing prompt to encourage younger students to persuade readers to buy their lunchbox design.
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Food Plant Growth Experiment (1-2)
Explore life cycles and how people grow plants as food sources with an engaging classroom Food Plant Growth Experiment.
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Interactive Plant and Animal Sorting Game - External Features
Observe, sort, and group living things based on external features with an Interactive Plant and Animal Sorting Game.
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Sorting Animals Worksheet Pack - External Features
Observe and classify animals based on their external features with a Sorting Animals Worksheet Pack.
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Butterfly Life Cycle Worksheet Pack
Identify the stages in a butterfly's life with a fun printable from our Butterfly Life Cycle Worksheet Pack.
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Character Emotion Wheel Pack
Help students explore how language can be used to present characters in different ways with this set of character emotion wheel templates.
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Comparing Plant and Animal Needs Venn Diagram Worksheets
Compare the needs of plants and animals (including humans) with a set of Plant and Animal Needs Venn Diagram worksheets.
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A House for Hermit Crab Activity Pack
Explore how an animal’s habitat meets its needs with an engaging ‘A House for Hermit Crab’ activity pack.
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Caring for Pets Worksheet Pack
Help students understand the needs of pets with a printable Caring for Pets Worksheet Pack.
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Features of a Plant Scavenger Hunt Checklists
Explore and observe the parts of plants with a printable Outdoor Plant Scavenger Hunt for kids.
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What Happens Next? Predicting Outcomes Activity Cards
Introduce your students to scientific thinking and predicting steps in a sequence with printable Predicting Outcomes Activity Cards.
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Living Things Need Water PowerPoint
Teach your students the importance of water to living things with an engaging Living Things Need Water PowerPoint Presentation.
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5 Senses School Scavenger Hunt Checklists
Use our 5 Senses Scavenger Hunt Worksheets to teach your students to observe their environment.
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Changes I Can See Worksheet Pack (Differentiated)
Explore physical changes and scientific predictions with a set of Changes I Can See Worksheets for Grades 1-3.
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How Things Move Worksheet Pack
Download our ‘How Things Move’ Worksheet Pack to boost science inquiry skills and encourage your students to explore force and motion.
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Sink or Float Experiment Pack (K-1)
Explore properties of matter and boost science inquiry skills with a Sink or Float Science Experiment.
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Base Word Sorting Activity
Use this Base Word Sorting activity to help students sort words based on their root words.
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Winter Paralympics Word Search – Primary Grades
Build vocabulary related to the Winter Paralympic Games with this engaging word search activity for younger students.
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Predict and Observe Science Investigations Booklet (K-1)
Introduce your K-1 students to scientific investigation with a printable Predict and Observe Science Lab Activity Booklet.
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What Dissolves? Science Inquiry Activity (K-1)
Introduce science inquiry skills and investigate whether materials dissolve in water with a hands-on science experiment for early learners.
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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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Easter Coloring Booklet
Create classroom calm and promote mindfulness with a printable Mini Easter Coloring Booklet.
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Spring Coloring Sheets
Give your students a refreshing spring-inspired brain break with our printable Spring Coloring Sheets.
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Roll a Story – Christmas Dice Activity
Download this roll a story Christmas dice activity to spark creativity and build writing skills during the festive season.
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Long Vowel Phoneme Spotter Stories
Use this set of decodable texts featuring various graphemes that make long vowel sounds.
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Thanksgiving Would You Rather? Game
Engage your students in thoughtful and hilarious discussions in an engaging, interactive game of Thanksgiving Would You Rather?
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Printable Snowflakes for Classroom Crafts
Use printable snowflakes to transform your classroom into a winter wonderland during the snowy season.
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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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Happy Thanksgiving Coloring Pages
Download a Happy Thanksgiving Coloring Page Pack to bring a bit of thankfulness into the classroom during the month of November.
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Facial Expressions and Gestures Sorting Activity
The Facial Expressions and Gestures Activity is the perfect hands-on resource to help students recognise and understand the many ways we communicate without words.
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Body Language Posters
Teach social skills with these Body Language Posters for Kids, featuring 5 printable posters that explain posture, eye contact, gestures, and expressions.
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Halloween Directed Drawing Worksheets
Encourage creativity and boost fine motor skills with a series of Halloween Directed Drawing worksheets.