1st Grade Activities (by date, oldest first)

This no prep activity allows students to show what they've learned in the Parts of an Insect Emergent Reader or use it alone or as part of your own insect unit.

Students will sort crawly creatures into two categories: Insects or Not! A paragraph is included at the top to make sure the students remember just what makes an insect an insect.

Also available- Parts of an Insect Labeling Activity

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Print, laminate, and cut the Easter egg halves. Students will match the lowercase letter to a word that begins with the same sound. Prints four to a page. Clip art from Anika and Lisa Markle Sparkles. Recording sheet is included for students to practice writing letters and record what letter they matched to what sound. Available in color and black and white. Perfect for early finishers, intervention, literacy centers, and more.

These adorable candy bags are perfect to teach students one-to-one correspondence. Students place paper candy pieces (or m&ms if you're feeling extra fun!) on the numbered candy bags. There are optional "errorless" candy bags available where students can place one piece over one circle to count each number. Perfect for lower elementary and special education.

Use this poster to help your students learn how to identify if a word problem is calling for addition or subtraction. Print the chart as a poster to use as an interactive anchor chart with the large size word, or print as an independent worksheet with the smaller words. Use with my Word Problem task cards to expand the lesson and see their new skills in action by letting them sort the task cards! Clip art from Busy Bee Studio.

This is just one page of my St. Patrick's Day Math Activity Bundle! Students can use the pictures to count the groups and find their combined totals. This is a great way to introduce and practice addition with your young learners or your learners in special education. This worksheet uses fun St. Patrick's Day clipart from CK Clipart.

Phonics skills-based differentiated "Guess Who Game" for words with the LONG A sound

Engage your elementary school ELA students by using this phonics game to practice reading words with long A sounds. Ideas for differentiation and prompting are included to ensure the game is suitable for students of all academic levels.

This activity is perfect for elementary school reading and ELA centers, elementary school reading and ELA lesson plans, small group instruction, extra help sessions, early finishers, group/partner work, classroom competitions, individual practice, and so much more. 

What's included

• 24 "word pile" cards
• 24 red board inserts
• 24 blue board inserts
• 15 red question prompts
• 15 blue question prompts
• Directions for five different ways to play (for individual players, two players, or small group)
• Guess Who game board linked here (NOT INCLUDED IN DOWNLOAD)

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Based on ability level, students can use the single tens frame and the number cards to represent a given number using manipulatives. Students who are ready for more of a challenge can roll dice to create an addition problem and use the tens frames to represent and solve the addition problem using manipulatives.

Students can use this blending board to "drive" small cars to each letter, stopping at the circles to state the letter sounds. Students can "drive" the cars faster or more slowly to practice blending sounds to make words.

Based on ability level, students can use the single tens frame and the number cards to represent a given number using manipulatives. Students who are ready for more of a challenge can roll dice to create an addition problem and use the tens frames to represent and solve the addition problem using manipulatives.

Students will gain practice identifying and spelling primer level Dolch sight words with this fun spaghetti and meatballs game. Allow the students to select a spaghetti word bowl, or the teacher can "order" specific words on fun "Let me take your order" sheets. Perfect for small group instruction or early finishers. Print all sheets and laminate. Cut apart. You can add velcro pieces if you like to keep the metball letters secured to the spaghetti bowls.

Use these task cards for math centers. Students can match the word problem to the picture equation and fill in their answers on the answer sheet provided. Equations cover numbers 1-10. Perfect for early elementary and special education. This will be a growing bundle as I add more task cards and answer sheets, so get it now to save!

Use this activity to sequence the events in There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Turkey. Each event is pictured on a turkey feather that, when completed, creates an adorable turkey that sequences the story. Print on cardstock to make it more durable or mat it on a large piece of construction paper. Students will color and cut out the turkey feathers and body, glue them together, and have a great "craftivity" that tells what happens in this adorable book.

This is included in my sequencing activity bundle available here.

No book? No problem! A link to the story read aloud on YouTube is included!

Use with the book There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Ghost. Students can read the story and use the pictures to sequence the events of the story as they add pictures to their haunted house windows.

Included in the OLD LADY STORY BUNDLE

This fun St. Patrick's Day activity uses the story There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Clover to get students excited about sequencing!

Don't have the book? Don't worry! A link to listen to the book read aloud on YouTube is included in the download on the directions page.

Students will listen to the book and sequence the images from the story.

I have listed SEVEN ways to differentiate this activity to make it suitable for every student in your classroom- no extra planning time or accommodations required!

This product can also be found in a sequencing bundle along with several other "Old Lady Who" stories for every season!

Students will color leaves red and yellow, glue them to their tree trunks, and construct a single digit math problem using the visuals!

Valentine's Day Reading Comprehension and Sequencing Craft

Students will love this Valentine's Day themed, educational activity that goes along with one of my favorite Valentine's Day books: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Rose.

UPDATE! This activity now includes link to a DIGITAL version of the activity and assessments so you can continue to use this with your remote learners.

No book? No problem! A link to the story read aloud on YouTube is included on the directions page!

Use with the book There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Rose. Students can read the story and use the picture "leaves" to sequence the events of the story as they add leaves to their rose.

Includes a differentiated sequencing assessment (fill in the blank and multiple choice versions) along with a list of seven easy ways to differentiate instruction with this resource.

This is included in my Sequencing Activity Bundle available here

Students will have so much fun "sliding" letters and sounds together to make CVC words!

So many activities can be made from this ONE DOWNLOAD!

Students can...

Work on beginning, middle, and/or ending sounds based on CVC word pictures.

Match CVC word pictures to a teacher-given word (word list/answer key provided). Write the letters that spell the word represented by the CVC word picture card.

Read CVC words and drag and drop them to the corresponding picture (digital bonus activity!).

Images are available in color and in black and white. Ideas for differentiating instruction are included.

Popcorn Pathway is a fun way to help students practice CVC words with the short O sound. This is a perfect game for small group stations or to play during free time. Directions are included, but you are encouraged to change up the rules to according to your students' needs.

Use these practice pages to reinforce letter skills such as identifying beginning sounds, letter formation, and letter identification. Laminate or place in page protector for repeated use.

This super sight word game is a great way to get your little super heroes excited about reading! Game cards include pre-primer, primer, first grade, and second grade Dolch sight words, each marked for easy differentiation based on level. Download, print, laminate, and cut the cards and spinner. Students will spin and land on a number (one or two to practice as many words as possible). Some spaces say "draw 2." That means the student will draw and read two cards. On "action" spaces, you get to choose what the student can do. Use these spaces as an extra turn, lose a turn, or a battle! In a battle, each student can choose a card and attempt to read it. Any card read is kept; cards read incorrectly will return to the pile. Clip art in the game is from Krista Wallden with Creative Clips.