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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24 Fitness Exercise Cards
Display these fitness exercise cards in your classroom to encourage your students to stay healthy and active.
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Calming Down Mini-Book
Help your students to keep calm when they are experiencing heightened emotions with this social story mini-book.
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12-Hour Clock Template
A template for an interactive clock that displays hours, minutes, and wording.
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100 Days at School Glasses Template
A cute 100 glasses template for your students to decorate and wear on the 100th day of school!
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Lights, Camera, Action - Theater Word Wall Vocabulary
Lights, camera, action word wall vocabulary cards to expand your students' theater vocabulary.
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12-Part Color Wheel Template and Color Theory Worksheets
A set of warm/cool color wheel worksheets featuring the 12 primary, secondary, and tertiary colors.
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Visual Art Elements Poster
A poster that visually explains the seven visual art elements.
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Alphabetical Order Activity
A fun matchup activity to help teach children the letters of the alphabet and their sounds.
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Value Art Element Poster
A poster that explains the term 'value' as a visual art element.
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Elements of Art Poster Pack
An Elements of Art poster pack with eight posters, each explaining each of the visual art elements.
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The Bean Game
A fun active game to play at any time.
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Shape Art Element Poster
A poster that explains the term 'shape' as a visual art element.
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Musical ZAP Game - Notes Only
A fun group game to play when learning notes and rhythms.
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A House for Hermit Crab Activity Pack
Explore how an animal’s habitat meets its needs with an engaging ‘A House for Hermit Crab’ activity pack.
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Parts of Plants Sorting Activity (K-2)
Identify roots, seeds, fruits, and other plant parts with a printable Parts of a Plant Sorting Activity for early learners.
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Grasshopper Life Cycle Worksheet - Drawing Activity
Draw a diagram of the life cycle of a grasshopper with a printable Grasshopper Life Cycle Worksheet.
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Do I Have a Shadow? Activity (K-1)
Explore light and shadow while practicing science inquiry skills with an engaging Predict and Observe Shadow Experiment for early learners.
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Four Corners Icebreaker - Back to School Game
Get moving with this engaging All About Me Four Corners Icebreaker game for the beginning of a school year.
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Teacher Welcome Letter Templates
Make writing your Teacher Welcome Letter a breeze with an editable teacher welcome letter template.
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Busy Bees Pollination Activity - Hands-On Science
Discover the process of pollination with a printable Bee Pollination Activity using cheese puffs and paper flowers.
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Sort It Out! Common and Proper Nouns Game
Use common and proper noun games to help your students practice identifying examples of different types of nouns.
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Printable Bracelets – Celebrate Diversity!
Celebrate diversity with your students by creating and coloring printable bracelets that feature meaningful diversity words and promote inclusivity and friendship.
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Vocabulary Graphic Organizers - PDF / Slides
Use this Vocabulary Graphic Organizers PDF/Slides resource to help your early elementary students build their vocabulary skills.
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Free Story Prediction Worksheet
Encourage students to think critically before reading with this Story Prediction Worksheet.
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Elkonin Boxes - Word Shapes Worksheets for 1st Grade
Build first-grade phonics skills with our printable Phonics-Based Elkonin Boxes Printable Word Shapes Worksheets.
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Balloon Birthday Chart
Display students' birthdays on this Balloon Birthday Chart.
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Character Interview Task Cards
Use these book character interview questions to extend your students' learning about the narrative elements.
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Blank Graph Template Pack
Construct your own graphs with a printable set of Blank Graph Templates.
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Number Ordering Worksheets (Dot-to-Dot)
Share these dot-to-dot number ordering worksheets with your students to give them an engaging way to practice ordering two and three digit numbers.
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Caterpillar - Ordering Numbers Worksheets
Share these ordering numbers worksheets with your students to help them master sequencing numbers.
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Ordering 2-Digit Numbers Interactive Task Cards
Download our Ordering 2-Digit Numbers Interactive Task Cards for an engaging way to practice ordering numbers up to 120.
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Observable Properties of Matter Cut and Paste Worksheets
Practice sorting objects based on observable properties with a pair of printable cut and paste worksheets.