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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How to Decorate a Christmas Tree - Year 1 Procedural Writing
Practice sequencing and writing procedural texts with an interactive ‘How to Decorate a Christmas Tree’ slide deck and differentiated writing prompts for 1st grade.
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Gingerbread Man Disguise Project
Design a Gingerbread Man disguise to save Gingie from getting eaten by Santa!
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How to Build a Snowman Writing Activity Pack
Use this how to build a snowman writing activity pack to explore procedure writing with your students.
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Printable Paper Ornaments - Angel Tree Topper
Decorate your classroom tree or use this printable tree topper ornament template as a Christmas brain break for your students.
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Christmas Math Worksheets - Roll, Add and Color Addition
Roll, add, and color your way to Christmas with a pack of fun Kindergarten math worksheets.
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My Feelings Volcano Worksheet
Prevent students from being overcome by strong emotions with this volcano-themed coping skills worksheet.
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Retelling Stories Paper Chains Template
Get crafty with this fun retelling stories activity where students use paper chains to create a chain for a story they have read in class.
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Roll to Create a Creature - Drawing Game
Use a die and a chart to create a creature to include in a narrative text or a comic strip.
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Fact Family Houses Worksheet Pack
Use these fact family houses worksheet set to practice addition and subtraction fact families with your students.
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Asking for Help Strategy Sheets
Help students work through a difficult situation and how to ask for help with these asking for help strategy sheets.
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Story Elements Graphic Organizers – Portrait
Encourage your students to write and draw about various story elements with this set of differentiated graphic organizers.
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Plant Life Cycle Sorting Activity
Help your students identify the stages in a plant’s life cycle with a sorting activity..
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I Set My Boundaries Worksheets
Identify your personal space boundaries with this worksheet set.
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Plant Growth Chart - Worksheet
Record the growth and changes in a plant over time with one of our differentiated plant growth charts.
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Subtraction within 20 – Number Bond Worksheet
Practice subtraction strategies, including number bonds and picture models, with a printable subtraction worksheet.
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Christmas Math Mats - Pattern Block Picture Cards
Print a set of Christmas pattern block picture cards to help children develop shape recognition and fine motor skills.
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Scissor Skills Worksheets — Printable Snowflake Templates
Build scissor skills and create wintry classroom decorations with a pack of easy snowflake templates.
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Animals and Their Habitats - Sorting Activity
Discover the habitats that are home to Earth’s wildlife with a printable animal habitat sorting activity.
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Phoneme Segmentation Task Cards
Segment beginning, middle vowel, and final phonemes with this set of 20 CVC word task cards.
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Map Reading for Kids - Primary Map Skills Instructional Slide Deck
Teach of the components of a map with an instructional slide deck for first grade.
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Book Scavenger Hunt Task Cards
Take a journey through the library with a set of Read Across America Scavenger Hunt task cards.
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Christmas in Italy — La Befana Christmas Craft
Introduce your students to the traditions and figures associated with Christmas in Italy by crafting a La Befana tree topper!
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Pop-Up Snowman Christmas Card Template
Use this printable pop up card template to create pop-up snowman Christmas card for kids this winter!
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Grid Drawing Worksheets- Easy Christmas Drawings
Bring a bit of art into the classroom this holiday season with easy Christmas drawing activities.
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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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Write About It! Spring Sentence Writing Worksheets
Introduce new writers to writing complete sentences in early grades with a group of kindergarten writing prompts about spring.
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Whole-Class Coloring Sheet - Christmas Tree
Build a classroom Christmas tree with a giant coloring sheet!
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Christmas Coloring Pages - Printable Ornaments
A set of five Christmas coloring sheets that double as paper ornament templates.
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Dinosaur Activity - Leveled Reader Printable Book
Engage your students and inspire them to read and learn about dinosaurs with a printable Dinosaur book for 2nd grade.
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Short Vowel Worksheets (Middle Sounds Practice)
Identify medial or middle vowel sounds with this set of three worksheets.
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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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Goods and Services Writing Center
Blend your Social studies and writing content with a Goods and Services writing center.