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Halloween is always an exciting time in first grade! Between the costumes, candy, and trick-or-treating excitement, keeping students focused can be a challenge. I love incorporating fun Halloween activities for first grade to let my students enjoy the season while still practicing important skills. Fun Halloween Activities for First Grade
Fridays are always a favorite in my first grade classroom! One of my favorite ways to incorporate STEAM activities for first grade is through our Friday Choice Tubs! Friday Choice Tubs are always a highlight of our week, where students get to build, create, explore, and challenge their brains. It’s
October is one of my favorite months in the classroom, but it’s a busy one! We have conferences, a field trip, and our Fall Festival…all in October! I love bringing a little fall and Halloween fun into our learning without completely changing what we’re already working on. Over the years,
Retelling a story is an important reading comprehension skill for first graders. Students need to learn how to identify the most important parts of a story, put events in order, and identify the central message or lesson. In this post, I’ll share how I teach retelling stories in first grade.
We all have those students who finish an assignment and immediately ask, “What do I do now?” Having a few go-to low-prep fast finisher activities ready can keep students learning without creating extra prep for you. The best fast finisher activities are simple, engaging, and easy for students to do
If you’re looking for September activities for first grade, I’ve gathered some of my favorite resources for fluency, writing, phonics, reading comprehension, grammar, thematic learning, and even those days when you need a substitute! 📖 September Fluency Activities September is a great time to begin building strong reading fluency routines.
Poetry is one of my FAVORITE tools to use in first grade because there are so many literacy skills that you can hit with a simple poem! A short, engaging poem can become repeated reading practice, a fluency activity, phonics and high frequency word practice, vocabulary work, partner reading, and
Our Writing Station is the second station I introduce after Read to Self. (You can read about how I launch independent reading here.) During the first two weeks of school, my goal isn’t to have students writing long stories. Instead, I want them to learn the routines, build confidence, and
The first few weeks of school are full of excitement, new routines, and getting to know each other. One important thing I do during this time is assess where each child is academically. These beginning of the year assessments help me see what my students already know and where they
Back-to-school season is here! There’s something so exciting about setting up the classroom, meeting a new group of students, and planning all of the fun learning that’s ahead. But, the first few weeks can also feel overwhelming. Between teaching routines, building classroom community, assessing students, and planning engaging lessons, there’s