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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Telling Time to the Hour and Half-Hour - Worksheet
Practice telling time to the half-hour with a fun set of printable Telling Time Worksheets for 1st grade.
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My Plate - Healthy Eating Guide
A simple my plate guide to encourage good nutrition.
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Blank Comic Strip Template
A blank comic strip to use when developing and sequencing ideas for narrative and imaginative writing.
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Chill Out – Classroom Break Passes
Give your students a work break to stop behavior problems before they start with our printable Chill Out Passes.
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Wonder Wall Display Banner
A construction-themed 'Wonder Wall' display banner.
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Healthy and Unhealthy Food Choices Worksheets
Use this worksheet to help your students to identify healthy and unhealthy foods.
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Rainbow Numbers Poster
A poster showing the different combinations of 10.
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Representing Two-Digit Numbers - Place Value Worksheet
A set of worksheets for students to use when learning about place value and the different way two-digit numbers can be represented.
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Data Display - We're Aiming High Bump It Up Wall
Help your students "bump up" their work with this hot air balloon-themed bulletin board display.
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Alphabet Matching Caterpillar Activity
A vibrant and fun activity to teach lowercase and uppercase to young children.
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Tangram Treats - Tangram Puzzles
Have fun learning about shapes with a set of 36 tangram task cards separated into three levels, along with two tangram cut-out templates.
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Free School Newsletter Template - Weekly Snapshot
Communicate important information happening in your classroom with this free school newsletter template.
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You're a Star Certificate
Give positive feedback to your students with this You're a Star Certificate.
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Story Building Dice Activity
A set of 3 dice to use when generating ideas for creative writing.
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Writing Numbers 0–20 - Poster
A poster for students to reference when learning how to write the numbers 0–20.
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Sticky Note Printing Template
Print on sticky notes with this editable template.
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Guided Writing Groups Organizer Template
Identify your guided writing groups and move students to different levels with this binder-size template.
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Negativity Free Zone Sign
Negativity Free Zone Sign.
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Reading Fluency and Accuracy - Student Tracker
Monitor your students' fluency and accuracy while reading with this individual student tracker.
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STEM - Engineering Process Poster Pack
Classroom posters outlining the STEM engineering design process.
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Science Experiment - Line Up the Light!
A science experiment which explores how light travels.
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Orange Circular Pattern - Letter, Number And Punctuation Sets
Circular patterned letters and numbers that can be customized for personalized signs in your classroom.
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Blurt Buttons - Classroom Management Strategy
Curb calling out in your classroom with the Blurt Button Classroom Management Strategy.
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The Elements of Drama - Information Cards
A set of 16 information cards providing definitions of the elements of drama.
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Back-to-School Bulletin Board – Superheroes
Use this back-to-school bulletin board to get students excited to learn. The teacher-created resource pack includes everything you need to create the superhero-themed bulletin board.
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Human Rights Match-Up Activity
A match-up activity to consolidate the students' knowledge of how human rights affect their own lives.
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Back-to-School Bulletin Board — Soaring With Hot Air Balloons
Use this back-to-school bulletin board to get students excited to learn. The teacher-created resource pack includes everything you need to create the hot air balloon-themed bulletin board.
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The Dewey Decimal System Poster
Explain the Dewey Decimal system with a printable poster created to complement your library lesson plan!
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Computer Username and Password Login Cards
Use these computer login cards as a reminder for each student.
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All Things Are Difficult Before They Are Easy – Classroom Motivational Poster
Snag a printable motivational classroom poster that reminds kids all things are hard at first!
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Beginning Blends Interactive PowerPoint Activity
Use this bright and interactive PowerPoint activity where Year 1 students identify beginning blends and type the correct two letters to match each image.
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Pack of Fun - Quick Fitness Games
14 quick, easy, and fun fitness activities for all ages.