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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Ancient Rome - PowerPoint Template
An Ancient Rome themed PowerPoint Template to add some color and design to your classroom PowerPoint presentations.
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Doubles Plus One - Dice Roll Worksheet
Practice the doubles plus one addition strategy with this one-page worksheet.
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Fairy Tales Writing Sheets
A set of 20 lined pages with fairy tale borders.
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2-D Shape Bingo
Engage your students while consolidate learning about 2D shapes, their names and properties with 2D Shape Bingo!
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Build a Fact File Template
Get a sense of separating fact from opinion in texts with this graphic organizer.
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Build an Animal Fact File – Cut and Paste Worksheets
Use this set of 5 writing prompts to assess your students’ informative writing skills.
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Space-Themed Classroom Door Display
Launch into a new year with a Space-Themed Classroom Door display featuring planets, stars, and editable student name tags.
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Superhero Classroom Door Decorating Kit
Transform your space with a Superhero Classroom Door display packed with vibrant colors, heroic characters, and editable name tags to welcome your super students.
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Beach-Themed Classroom Door Decorations
Create a sunny, ocean‑inspired door display that gets your students excited to dive into a new year with our ‘Making a Splash!’ Beach‑Themed Classroom Door Decorations
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Random Pairing Generator - Partner Cards
Use these printable partner cards as a randomized pair generator when grouping students in the classroom.
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Under the Sea Match-Up (Pairing Cards)
Practice matching skills and pair up your students with our Under The Sea Match-Up Pairing Cards.
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Animals of the Forest Classroom Door Display
Create a standout door display with this Animals of the Forest Theme Classroom Door kit featuring woodland animals, editable name tags, and a warm, rustic forest feel.
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Watch Us Bloom! Sunflower Classroom Door Decorations
Welcome new students with Sunflower Classroom Door Decorations that blend bold yellow blooms, soft neutrals, and customizable templates for a display that feels both beautiful and personal.
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Welcome to Our Hive! Bee Classroom Door Decorations
Create a warm, welcoming classroom entrance with Busy Bee Classroom Door Decorations that turn your entry into a cheerful hive students will love buzzing by each morning.
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Printable Birthday Badge
Celebrate your student's big day with a printable birthday badge.
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I’m Done, Now What? Fast Finishers Display (1-2)
Engage your students and keep them learning with our What Do I Do Now? Fast Finishers Bulletin Board for early grades.
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Food-Themed Random Student Pairing Cards
Pair up your students quickly and easily with a set of tasty food-themed random student pairing cards.
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Emoji Pairing Cards
Pair up your students with a smile using our printable Emoji Pairing Cards.
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What's My Color? - Grouping Cards and Matchup Activity
Practice identifying colors and easily group your students with our "What's My Color?" Grouping cards and matching activity.
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Animal Sounds Pairing Cards
Make partner work quick, fun, and stress‑free with our Animal Sounds Pairing Cards.
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Inference Clip Cards Activity
Use this set of inference peg cards to have students practice looking at an image and making an inference based on prior knowledge.
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Inference Cut and Paste Worksheet
Use this cut-and-paste worksheet to practice inferring using images with your early reader.
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Predicting and Inferring Poster Set - Early Grades
Use this simple set of Making Predictions and Inferencing posters to help students understand and learn the difference between these two important reading skills.
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Making and Checking Prediction Graphic Organizer Pack
Use these making and checking predictions templates with your early years students to help with predictions before, during and after reading.
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Digital Predicting Story Activity
Use this digital story of The Muddy Dog and matching prediction worksheets to explore how to make predictions before, during and after a story as a class.
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Mount Feeling - Feelings Poster and Flashcards
Mount Feeling poster and flashcards to help students vocalize how they are feeling using a visual aid.
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Feelings Endless Card Template
An endless card template for students to create and use to communicate how they are feeling.
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Weather-Themed How Are You Feeling? Poster and Flashcards
A visual resource to help students verbalize how they are feeling.
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Learning Dispositions Reflection Worksheets – Lower Grades
A set of 10 worksheets to allow students to reflect on their application of various learning dispositions.
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Monster Partner Picker Cards (K-2)
Help your little learners pick a random partner easily with our printable Monster Partner Picker cards.
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Making Predictions Reading Strategy PowerPoint
Use these Making Predictions Reading Strategy teaching slides when introducing the concept of predicting during reading to your early years students.
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Visual Random Student Grouping Cards
Quickly form groups of 2-6 students in the classroom with a set of printable Visual Random Grouping Cards