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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Onset and Rime Short O Interactive Activity
Practice onset and rime words that contain the short O vowel sound with this interactive activity for the early years classroom.
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Sight Word Splash Game
Use this collaborative partner game to allow your students to practice reading and writing some of the most common high-frequency words.
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Paralympic Medal Design Templates
Spark your students' creativity with our Paralympic Medal Design Activity, perfect for encouraging artistic expression!
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Paralympic Athlete Bio Templates
Empower your students to learn about and honor remarkable Paralympic Athletes with these easy-to-use templates – ideal for Grades 1-5.
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Emotional Awareness Face Template
Teach your students emotional awareness with this customizable face template perfect for lessons focused on social-emotional learning.
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Consonant Blends Beehive Sorting Activity
Explore common consonant blends with a bee-themed sorting activity perfect for lower elementary phonics lessons.
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Non-Standard Measurement Task - The Longest Finger
Explore informal measurement with a printable nonstandard measurement inquiry task.
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Action Verbs Picture Puzzle
Practice recognizing and using verbs with this 15 piece picture puzzle.
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Which Verb Is It? Worksheet
Practice past, present, and future verb tenses with this easy to implement worksheet.
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Present and Past Tense Regular Verbs Matchup Cards
Learn about simple present tense and simple past tense of regular verbs with this match up activity.
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Literacy and Numeracy Visual Aid Mat
Assist students when working with Literacy and Numeracy concepts with this visual aid mat.
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Onset and Rime Short A Teaching Slides
Learn about onset and rime and the different short vowel A onset and rime words with this vibrant set of teaching slides.
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Clapboard Craft for Red Ribbon Week 2024
Promote drug awareness during Red Ribbon Week 2024 with a ‘Life’s a Movie, Film Drug-Free’ Clapboard Craft Template
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Onset and Rime Mini Flipbooks
Practice reading onset and rime words with this interactive mini flipbook.
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Measuring With Nonstandard Units Scavenger Hunt
Explore non-standard measurement and engage your students with an exciting Informal Measurement Scavenger Hunt!
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Onset and Rime Slide Activity
Practice matching onset and rime to create words in this fun slider activity.
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How to Draw a Firetruck Directed Drawing
Inspire your little artists with an engaging ‘How to Draw a Firetruck’ directed drawing activity sheet.
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Life’s a Movie, Live Drug Free Coloring Sheet
Promote drug awareness during Red Ribbon Week 2024 with a ‘Life’s a Movie, Film Drug-Free’ coloring sheet.
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Measuring Length with Informal Units - Worksheets
Experience measurement with informal units using a set of printable 1st grade measurement worksheets.
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Friends of 10 Addition Poster Bundle
Print the ultimate Friends of 10 poster bundle with 10 printable classroom posters designed to show students how different combinations of numbers connect to make the same number.
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Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives Flashcards
Create a variety of grammar activities with printable noun, verb and adjective flashcards.
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Decomposing 2-Digit Numbers Match-Up Activity
Help children decompose 2-digit numbers by identifying the place value of the tens and ones with this matching activity.
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Comic Strip Templates
Download a comic strip template pack to inspire creative writing in your classroom!
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Kindergarten Visual Writing Rubric
Help your little learners perfect their writing with a kindergarten visual writing rubric.
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Visual First-Then Schedule Desk Mat
Communicate a sequence of events with this visual first-then board and set of 48 picture cards.
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Alphabet Writing Rhymes - Teaching Slides
Use these fun alphabet writing rhymes to help students learn to write the letters of the alphabet.
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Goal Setting Thermometer Template
Set and track individual and whole-class goals with a printable goal-setting thermometer template.
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Students’ Strengths and Weaknesses List
Make planning for parent meetings quick and easy with a Student Strengths and Weaknesses list.
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Contractions Matching Activity - Dog Bone and Bowl
Practice matching words with their contraction with this fun bone and bowl matching activity.
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Contraction Bubbles Worksheet
Practice matching words to create contractions with this fun bubble-themed worksheet.
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How to Make a Salad – Procedural Writing Craftivity
Use this engaging craft activity on making a salad to teach your students all they need to know about procedural writing!
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How to Build a Sandcastle – Procedural Writing Craftivity
Use this engaging, hands-on sandcastle craft activity to teach your students all they need to know about procedural writing!