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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Ice Cream Counting Game
Help students practice their knowledge of counting numbers 1-20 with this fun ice cream matching game.
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Months of the Year - Digital Math Activity
Drag and drop to learn the months of the year and how to identify dates on a calendar with an engaging drag-and-drop interactive activity.
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Fluency Reading Passage Pack - Grade 1
Assess student fluency with a printable pack of reading fluency passages for 1st grade.
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Nocturnal Animals Activities for Preschool & Kindergarten
Introduce your students to the creatures of the night with five nocturnal animal activities for kids!
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Interactive Days of the Week Math Game
Introduce your little learners to the days of the week and months of the year with a self-checking interactive Calendar Math Game.
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True or False? Active Listening Exercises
Improve listening skills in the classroom with an engaging True or False Active Listening Activity.
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Classification of Animals - Teaching Slides
Teach your students about the different classes of animals and their characteristics with an Animal Classification teaching presentation.
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What Day Is It? Calendar Math Worksheet
Engage students in daily math review lessons with a printable ‘What Day Is It’ Calendar Math Worksheet.
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Interactive Spelling Game - Words with m, mm, mb
Use an interactive spelling game to help your students learn to spell words with m, mm, and mb correctly.
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Polar Bear Craft Template
Pair a polar bear craft and informational writing to create a fun winter animals bulletin board.
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Medial L Words - List & Flashcards
Practice reading and articulating Medial L words with a list of 50 words and accompanying illustrated flash cards.
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Time to the Hour and Half-Hour - Digital Learning Activity
Read different clock faces to tell time to the nearest hour and half hour with a digital learning activity for first grade.
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Hello From Around the World Pennants
Decorate your classroom with this set of pennant banners that displays different ways to say hello around the world.
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What Time Is It? Telling Time Playdough Mats
Use playdough to practice telling time to the hour and half hour with printable playdough mats for kindergarten.
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Ordering Days of the Week Worksheets
Practice ordering weekdays with a set of printable Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow - Days of the Week Worksheets.
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Hours, Seconds & Minutes - Estimating Time Sort
Estimate activities that take about a second, minute, hour, and week with a printable unit of time sorting activity.
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Funky Bowerbird Template
Create the cutest funky Bowerbird you ever did see with this easy to print template.
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Chinese Dragon Puppet – Craft Activity
Bring the Chinese dragon to life with this dragon puppet craft activity.
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Under the Sea Classroom Theme Decor Bundle
Download an under the sea classroom theme bundle that has everything you need for decorating your classroom this school year!
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Sleepy Sloth Classroom Decor Theme Bundle
Slow down and enjoy decorating your classroom with a fun Sleepy Sloth Classroom Decor Theme Bundle!
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Days of the Week Poster
Display the days of the week with a bright and cheery Days of the Week poster for your classroom.
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Months of the Year - Ordering Worksheet
Practice ordering months of the year with a pack of printable months of the year worksheets for kindergarten.
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Free Google Slides Template for Teachers - Pink Spots
Prepare and instruct your students on day-to-day classroom happenings with a ‘Pretty in Pink’ Google Slides Template for teachers.
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Days of the Week Playdough Mats
Use playdough mats to help your students identify, sequence and spell the days of the week.
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Gum Leaves Classroom Decor Theme Bundle
Get the gum leaves inspired classroom decor you need in one easy bundle stacked with more than 20 different teacher must-haves to bring the calming colors into your decorating.
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Calming Watercolor Classroom Decor Bundle
Create a calming classroom with a watercolor decor bundle full of display boards, student awards and more printable and digital calming decor for your classroom!
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Long Vowel Digraph Writing Worksheet
Learn to encode long vowel digraphs with this set of writing worksheets.
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Sound Energy Mini Book
Teach your students all about sound energy sources using this 12-page mini-book.
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Consonant Digraph Phonics Journal
Help students remember and record words and examples of different consonant digraphs during your phonics lessons.
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Vowel Teams Phonics Journal
Help students remember and record words and examples of different vowel digraphs during your phonics lessons.
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Meet the Teacher Trivia Game - Interactive Activity
Help your students get to know the teacher with a fun All About the Teacher Trivia Game!
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Meet The Teacher Night BINGO! Game
Encourage your students to explore their new classroom with a Meet the Teacher Bingo game!