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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Readers' Theater Script - What's My Pet?
A script which can be used during readers' theater or Drama sessions, aimed at students 6 years and over.
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5 Minute Mindfulness Meditation Activity Task Cards for Kids
Bring 5-minute mindfulness meditation into the classroom and your social and emotional learning with these 17 printable activity cards for kids.
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Pets and Their Needs - Worksheet
A worksheet for students to identify the four basic needs of living things.
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Measuring, Comparing, and Ordering Capacity – Worksheet
A worksheet that explores the concept of capacity using informal units of measurement.
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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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Jack and the Beanstalk (Made Differently!) PowerPoint
A 16-slide teaching presentation to use when exploring the properties of materials.
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Open-ended Math Problem Solving - Grades 1, 2, and 3 (Task Card Version)
A set of 20 open-ended problem solving task cards covering a range of mathematical concepts.
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See, Think, Wonder - Template
A See, Think, Wonder Template is useful in encouraging students to make careful observations and interpretations.
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Finger Twist Up - Phonics Game
A fun, engaging board game to consolidate students' understanding of blends and sounds.
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Substitute Teaching Folder Cover and Dividers
A collection of templates to organize your classroom substitute teaching folder.
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Picture Addition Worksheet
A worksheet to practice the addition strategy of counting on.
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Nature Walk Senses Worksheet
Encourage children to listen, smell, look, and feel during a nature walk with this graphic organizer!
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Exploring Narrative Texts Teaching Slides
A 20 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching younger students about the structure of narrative texts.
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Analog Clock Features
Students create their own analog clock by cutting and pasting the parts of an analog clock on a template.
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Personal Narrative Checklist Pack
Use this personal narrative checklist pack when teaching your students how to edit their writing.
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Cat Handwriting Paper - Dotted Middle Line
A set of handwriting lines to use when teaching your students how to sit their letters properly on a line.
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Number Sequencing to 100 - Worksheet
A raindrop themed place value worksheet to use when sequencing numbers to 100.
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Dear Diary Template
A template for diary entries.
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Cloud Graphing Activity
A worksheet to use when graphing cloud observations.
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Tens and Ones - Worksheet
A worksheet for students to use when learning about tens and ones.
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Farm Yard Sounds — Random Student Partner Cards
A set of eight farm animal cards with matching animal sound cards.
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Little Red Riding Hood – Comprehension Worksheet
Develop your students' reading comprehension skills with a well-known fairy tale.
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The Recycling Process Poster
Show your students the process materials go through when they are recycled with printable recycling posters.
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Attributes of 3D Shapes - Worksheet
A worksheet for students to practice giving attributes of 3D shapes.
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3D Shapes Anchor Chart
Learn the names of some common 3D shapes with this classroom anchor chart.
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Origami Giraffe Step-By-Step Instructions
Visual instruction page to use when creating an origami giraffe.
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How to Make Frog Origami — Step-By-Step Instructions for Kids
Download a printable guide to teach kids how to make origami frogs in the classroom when you're teaching about amphibians.
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Sticky Note Printing Template
Print on sticky notes with this editable template.
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Seasons Sorting Activity
Teach students in K-2 the proper clothing, activities, and objects for different types of weather with this four seasons activity.
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Negativity Free Zone Sign
Negativity Free Zone Sign.
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Guided Writing Groups - Progress Tracker
Track student progress during guided writing sessions with this template.
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Stretchy Scoot Relay
A whole class game to play when learning about the properties of materials.