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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Syllable Types - Cut and Paste Worksheets
Identify and match words to the correct syllable types with this set of three treasure-themed worksheets.
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Dividing Syllables - Syllable Types Interactive Activity
Practice breaking words into syllables and labeling each syllable with its corresponding syllable type.
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Missing Syllables in a Word - Interactive Activity
Identify the missing syllables in a word with this interactive drag-and-drop activity.
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Types of Syllables - Worksheet Pack
Identify and match words to the correct syllable types with this set of five worksheets.
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Read Across America - Reading Response Templates
Read and review the best books in the U.S.A. during Read Across America with printable book review templates.
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Christmas Cut Outs - Christmas Templates
Get crafty this holiday season with a set of eight Christmas cut outs and craft templates.
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Trash, Recycle, and Compost Posters
Remind your students where to put their waste with these trash, recycling, and compost posters.
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Word Study List - Trigraphs
Introduce and explore words with trigraphs using a list of 50 trigraph words.
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Word Study List - Words with Soft and Hard C
Introduce and explore words with soft and hard C with this extensive list of words.
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Word Study List - Ending Blends
Introduce and explore words containing ending blends with this extensive list of words.
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Word Study List - Long E Words
Explore and practice the many ways to spell the long E sound with a list of 50 long E words.
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Printable Word List - CVCE Words
Introduce and explore words containing the “magic e” with this extensive list of CVCE words.
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Whole-Class Coloring Sheet - Christmas Tree
Build a classroom Christmas tree with a giant coloring sheet!
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Whole-Class Coloring Sheet - Reindeer
Get creative with one of winter’s most famous animals in this class collaboration coloring activity.
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Digraph Activity - Monster Mash Sort
Build phonemic awareness with a printable digraph sorting activity.
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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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Marine Animals Mini-Book
Learn about the animals under the ocean’s surface with a printable ocean theme mini book.
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Life Cycle of a Frog – Poster Pack
Display information about the life cycle of a frog with this set of 6 posters.
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Insects for Kids - Bingo Game
Learn about creepy crawly insects with a Bug Bingo Game for preschoolers.
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I Spy CVCe Words - Worksheet
Identify long e words with an I-Spy worksheet.
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CVC Word Chain Task Cards
Manipulate individual phonemes in CVC words to create new ones with this set of differentiated task cards.
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Comparing Numbers-Halloween Word Problems
Practice comparing numbers using base ten blocks with a Halloween Math word problem worksheet.
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Recycling Craftivity - We Recycle Because...
Write about why we recycle and create this recycling craft to display in the classroom.
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Recycling I Spy and Sort Worksheet
Sort different pieces of trash into their appropriate bins with this I Spy worksheet.
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Magic E Wand and Word Cards
Create a crafty phonics activity to explore the power of the magic e in CVCe words.
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Magic E Words - Match-Up Activity
Explore words containing long vowel sounds created by the magic e.
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Meet Magic E - Poster and Worksheet Set
Remind your students how words are transformed by the magic e with this poster and worksheet set.
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Space Coloring Pages
Use this space coloring pages to celebrate World Space Week or as a brain break activity during class.
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Halloween Worksheet — Bat Facts and Opinions
Practice identifying facts and opinions with a Halloween worksheet activity about bats.
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Addition and Subtraction Within 20 – Worksheet
Use this worksheet with your students when exploring addition and subtraction within 20.
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Landform Diorama Project
Create and display a diorama of a landform with our landform project planning and creation templates.
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Analyzing Graphs – Single-Unit Bar Graphs & Pictographs – Task Cards
Use data analysis skills to analyze bar graphs and pictographs with this set of task cards.