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Printable first grade spelling words with 32 weekly spelling lists. Spelling lists are based on word families and cover 320 words including 174 FRY words.
Hello Everyone! I love helping first graders express themselves through writing. For me, the first semester of first grade is all about creating a safe environment for them to feel comfortable putting their thoughts down on paper. We work on all the different ways to incorporate written expression into our day. I just love when one of my little would rather write than do anything else! Well we are now all about making our great writing even better...That means editing. I don't know about you, but it has been my experience that kids do not like going back to fix anything in their writing! Does anyone truly love editing? Hence the challenge, making editing engaging. After researching and trying different things and I think I finally came up with something that the kids can understand, use, and grow. We compared different pieces and rated them. We will use them as rubrics to compare our own writing. We learned about a few first grade friendly editing marks. We modeled editing on an old piece. Then we received out "Editing Super Visors," and special editing pens. I love to have my kids peer edit, so we got with our writing partners right away and picked a piece on which to work our editing magic. TaDah!! Engagement! Our Editing Super Visors I did put all these ideas into a micro unit about editing and rubrics. A quick set of printable rubrics with rating numbers for your own quick print and go micro unit, CLICK HERE!! Or CLICK HERE for a new and improved version of the unit!! I hope you can use some of this!! As always, if you see any typos or anything that should be fixed (or edited!! Ha Ha!) please don't hesitate to holler at me!! Thanks for stopping by for a peek! Stay tuned for more first grade fun!! Joyfully! Nancy
First grade anchor charts are great tools for reminding kids about concepts in math, writing, spelling, science, and more! Check out these great ideas.
K-1 POETRY UNIT I love teaching poetry to kindergarten and first grade students! Even though I have this labeled as Unit 8 in my Writing Series , I actually teach poetry throughout the entire year. We follow the same routine and students look forward to our poetry week every month.
Give your child practice with his sentence building skills with this printable worksheet that's all about capital letters.
Hello Everyone! I hope you are all having a good week so far! This week in writing along with "showing, not telling," we are also working ...
This week I tried something new with the vocabulary in the story. I got the idea at a First Grade Conference in December. The student writ...
Homeschool Teacher - Lesson Plan & NewsletterOctober 24, 2007 History On this day in 1788, Sarah Hale, writer of Mary Had A Little Lamb was born. Sarah has also been credited as the “Mother of Thanksgiving”. Read more about her here: http://www.quiltersmuse.com/sarah_josepha_buell_hale.htm Reading Read Mary Had A Little Lamb here: http://homeschoolingk.blogspot.com/2007/10/mary-had-little-lamb.html Handwriting Lamb starts with the letter L. Practice writing the letter L. http://www.first-school.ws/t/alpha_tracers_dn1/bible/lamb.htm Phonics Sheep has a double e sound. Practice reading these other words with the same sound: http://kiddyhouse.com/Phonics/chartsheep.gif Math Practice your addition with this Mary Had a Little Lamb math worksheet: http://www.gardenandhearth.com/Homeschool-Worksheets/Homeschool-Worksheets-PF/Reading/Mother-Goose-Nursery-Rhymes/Mary-had-a-Little-Lamb-Math.htm Don’t Forget the Math Challenge! http://homeschoolingk.blogspot.com/2007/10/math-challenge-october-24.html For more Free Homeschool Lesson Plans http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HomeschoolteacherlessonplansKto3/ (k-3) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homeschoolteacherlessonplans/ (4-8)
Nonstandard measurement, standard measurement, and comparing length HUGE unit - this fun and differentiated JAM-PACKED unit is filled with over 100 pages of everything you need to teach measurement. This pack covers 3 main standards/concepts: nonstandard measurement, standard measurement, and comparing length / ordering by length. Such fun measurement activities, worksheets, and games! ** Save A TON by buying this in the First Grade Math Units 10-18 BUNDLE ** In this huge math unit, there are 15 differentiated worksheets, 9 math stations, 6 cut and pastes, 2 posters, and 3 assessments all to practice measurement! All of the math stations come with student-friendly guided directions, teacher directions/tips, all of the materials, and recording sheets and most of them are differentiated as well. For standard measurement, INCHES and CENTIMETERS / CENTIMETRES versions are both included of each worksheet or activity (with the exception of Measure & Sort) so whether you use the imperial system or metric system, the units you use should be included :) You can also use both to teach the difference between the 2 on a ruler or to simply show how there are different units of measurement you can use to measure the same object. **Please click the green PREVIEW button above** It will show you the table of contents to give you an idea of what is included. This is everything you need to print and go to teach these measurement concepts - it will save you so much time! Plus, ALL of your students will be learning and having fun at their own level since everything is already differentiated for you which will make your math planning a breeze! I also have this in Spanish! For my other first grade math units: First Grade Math Unit 1 First Grade Math Unit 2 First Grade Math Unit 3 First Grade Math Unit 4 First Grade Math Unit 5 First Grade Math Unit 6 First Grade Math Unit 7 First Grade Math Unit 8 First Grade Math Unit 9 You can currently get all of these at a deep discount in the Units 1-9 bundle!! First Grade Math Units 1-9 BUNDLED First Grade Math Unit 10 First Grade Math Unit 11 First Grade Math Unit 12 First Grade Math Unit 13 First Grade Math Unit 15 First Grade Math Unit 16 First Grade Math Unit 17 First Grade Math Unit 18 which you can also get for a deep discount in the First Grade Math Units 10-18 BUNDLE There is so much stuffed in these that I had to split it into 2 big bundles! I also have a Money Unit in this same format! - Miss Giraffe
Modify your math program by differentiating math activities, and by having lots of hands on math centers practice for reinforcing core math skills.
Kids will have fun looking for nouns all around them in this Grammar Activity for Kids. Simply print the Noun Hunt printable and head out for fun learning.
Use this word list of words ending in "ck" to help your child work on spelling and phonics!
Would you like to decorate your classroom with fun, hand-drawn anchor charts/posters? Do you simply not have the time to get them done? Well, you have come to the perfect place! I love making these engaging and appealing anchor charts. I also can draw/create any other topic you would like, just contact me directly and ask! My students absolutely love these posters and references them every day. Many of them are visual learners, so the colorful images really help them connect and remember what they have learned. This particular anchor chart is for readers/writers practicing the "bonus letter" or "floss rule". My students absolutely loved using the floss rule to help them build words and read these in passages. They loved using the anchor chart as a visual reference and had fun with the pictures/colors. **These will be copies unless asked otherwise for a custom poster. They are not laminated, and are printed on normal, anchor chart paper. I ship these out ASAP after being ordered, but please keep in mind once shipped, it is outside of my control. Therefore, if shipping does not meet your expectations, I highly encourage you to please reach out to me first, and we have always been able to work something out to make up for anything that may have occurred after I have sent your package, thanks so much!! Hope you love it :)
Free Consonant Digraphs Posters for immediate download and print. Laminate and hang these in your classroom or homeroom setting for great visuals.
Hello Everyone! I have had several requests to update my New Year unit for 2014. While doing that, I decided to add a couple of things to ...
Looking for 3rd grade anchor charts? We put together some of our favorites to use in your third grade classroom this year!
Children will practice using context clues as they identify the correct homophone in this grammar and spelling worksheet.
Hello Everyone!! 2014 is almost here! We are staying home, safe and sound in our living room this year! I am so happy!! We had a houseful of love and laughter this past week with both boys and friends here, and frankly, I am pooped!! It feels good to not have to cook, clean, dress up, and be "on" for a few hours!! But at the same time, I miss them already!!! I do, finally, have a minute to show a couple of pics from the week before winter break. One of my favorite days was our Grinch Day. We love celebrating the special message that Dr. Seuss illustrates in this infamous story! Here are a couple of pics! The kids went all out with grinchy green spirit! The grinch sent some sweet little elves to check on our kindness and make sure we learned from the story! Jolly, Joy, and Jingle made their debut and will probably hang around throughout the new year!! A yummy green snack was mysteriously left for the kids!! This amazing team really gets into every celebration!! I also wanted to share with you something our room moms made for our classrooms!!! The kids brought gift cards to clip onto this amazing snowman tree!! We have the best room moms around!!! When we get back from winter break we will be studying the historically significant and amazing life of Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the World. I put together a little unit about her, integrating social studies and ELA. Here are a few pics from the 17 page unit. For your own printable unit on Eleanor Roosevelt, click here!! Another thing we will begin studying is the science concept of living and nonliving. I have shared a mini unit on this topic before, but I revamped it a bit, so I'm offering it again! Here are a few pics from the 9 page unit. For your little living/nonliving unit click here!! I hope these little offerings will help your 2014 get off to a good start. Stay tuned for a little somethin' somethin' later in the week!! Till then, be safe and warm tonight. Welcome 2014!!! Joyfully! Nancy
Teaching opinion writing can be a lot of fun in First Grade. First graders have LOTS of opinions, and they love to share them! Here are a few ideas that have helped me to teach opinion writing to first graders. Start by teaching students how to write a topic sentence. I have found that having an anchor chart with sentence starters for students to refer to is super helpful. I like to create the chart in front of the students. It might look something like this: Once the chart is completed, hang it in the room for students to be able to refer to throughout the year. Don't rush it! At the beginning of the year, I like for students to be able to write a topic sentence and two reason sentences. I like to do modeled writing in front of the kids before I ask them to do it on their own. If three sentences are too much for your students, then start with a topic sentence with one reason sentence. You can also teach students to write one opinion sentence with "because" as a linking word. As the year progresses, we will add a third reason. By the middle to end of the year, we will be able to write a five-sentence paragraph with a topic sentence, three reasons, and a closing sentence. Usually, the hardest part for first graders is thinking of good reasons for their opinions. I love using a “Discussion Web” to help develop this skill. This is a simple strategy to use. I like to gather students around me by the easel. Start by having a question in the middle of your chart, and two columns on the sides. It should be a question that can have strong opinions on both sides. The chart above has More/Less as headings but you could also have Yes/No, or other headings as needed. Then lead the class in a discussion of both view points. List student responses on the chart. Then, students are ready to complete an opinion writing piece on the question. Last, have fun with opinion writing! There are so many great topics students can write about. These digital prompts are perfect for displaying on your interactive whiteboard. You can also print them in black and white to use them as worksheets. I have created a free chart to get your started. You can download it here. Looking for more great writing ideas? Check out my Writing Interactive Notebook for First Grade.
Kids practice coloring shapes according to the fractions given to help them see how fractions are part of a whole.
First grade anchor charts are great tools for reminding kids about concepts in math, writing, spelling, science, and more! Check out these great ideas.
Our adorable First Grade Worksheets for Spring are here, and they are loads of fun. Preview them now and get a fun Spring Worksheet for FREE!!
Everything you didn't learn from college about teaching phonics.
In first grade reading comprehension is something new, challenging, and difficult to teach because even though they’re all 6 or 7 they’re developmentally so different. Head over to my blog to get this comprehension page. Depending on what grade you teach it’d be great for: homework individual assessment small groups partners intervention challenging gifted students ... Read More about Reading Comprehension
I am so excited to share that first grade no prep packs are here! This resource makes it so easy to teach the first grade standards for math, reading, phonics and writing. No more searching for high quality, engaging worksheets and activities.. they are all here. Plus I am sharing thr
Memory aids are often used to help students remember certain spelling rules. The FLoSS rule is one of the first spelling rules taught to our first and second grade students to help them understand when to double the final “f”, “l” and “s” consonants at the end of certain words. The word “floss” actually follows the FLoSS […]
They're Here!! Adorable March First Grade Worksheets for your home or classroom. Math, Addition, Subtraction, Grammar, Writing, and so much more.
Test your understanding of simple fractions with a multiple choice quiz! Download to complete online or as a printable!
Practice pronouncing the German words for colors, and then color in various things with the correct color.
Along with using free worksheet you may also use first grade math websites that allow you to work at your own pace. Some of the first grade math websites provide intelligent quizzes, math games tailored for each student. Some first grade math websites have free trial period and you may decide if it works for you or not.
This post will give you more than 360 pages of 1st grade common core language arts worksheets with answer keys and posters to help your students learn!
Let's check out some examples of common nouns. Picture this: you're in your classroom, doodling on your desk (shh, don't tell your teacher!). .
Awesome Spring Writing Prompts for First Grade. Narrative, Informative, and Opinion Writing organizers and draft pages included in fun spring themes.
