Free Penguin Number Bonds

Free Penguin Number Bonds

This post contains affiliate links. I have so many routines and procedures in my first grade classroom, so when fun holidays like Valentine’s Day roll around I love to break out of our normal routine and mix in some fun and cute work stations! I knew this FREE Penguin Number Bond Activity would be engaging…

Buggy Partner Cards

Buggy Partner Cards

This post contains affiliate links. Routines and procedures are GOLD in my classroom.  My kids know what to expect, I know how to plan, and things just run smoother in general!  For the most part, my math block looks like this each day: Student-Led Math Calendar on the SMART board (5 min.) Teacher-Led Math Warm-Up…

Contraction Conversation Hearts

Contraction Conversation Hearts

This post contains affiliate links. Contractions can be pretty tricky for first graders to nail down!  To make it fun and give my students a bit of scaffolding, I created this free Contraction Conversation Hearts literacy center. Since the “matching” hearts are the same color, the focus is less on students knowing the matches, but…

Postcards for Free Writing

Postcards for Free Writing

This post contains affiliate links. Almost every day, my first grade students have a writing “job”.  We might be starting a week-long writing project, responding to prompts, adding a new entry into our independent journals, or we could be doing some sort of writing craft!  I like to mix it up, but regardless, my students…

Unicorn Spin and Graph Freebie

Unicorn Spin and Graph Freebie

This post contains affiliate links. My first graders are OBSESSED with our mini erasers from Target… maybe even more than me!  Is that even possible???  But really, during indoor recess, they just want to sort them, stack them, and put them in piles! To harness all this eraser love, I created this Editable Unicorn Spin…

Free Fraction Puzzles

Free Fraction Puzzles

This post contains affiliate links. This past week, my first grade class learned about fractions!  I started out with 1/2, 1/3, and 1/4 using the language “one OUT OF two pieces,” and so on.  This seemed to work best for introducing the concept, but as the week progressed I wanted my students to also use…

Free Pumpkin Writing Paper

Free Pumpkin Writing Paper

This post contains affiliate links. The other day I had a substitute and needed something fun for my kids to do during writing!  Since our theme was “Pumpkins,” I whipped up this free writing paper! When I returned from my all-day meeting, I was pleasantly surprised by the creative, great work I saw!  I considered…

Farm Animal Sentences

Farm Animal Sentences

This post contains affiliate links. After four weeks of school, my first graders are finally able to work independently during Reader’s Workshop while I teach Guided Reading groups!  Whew! To help my kiddos practice matching “what they see to what they say,” I created this fun and low-prep literacy center! Since my kiddos are working…

Apple Subitizing Cards

Apple Subitizing Cards

I recently attended a math training where I learned about subitizing cards! Although I didn’t know what we were talking about initially, I jumped right on board when I realized what “subitizing” meant! Basically, students work to quickly and automatically recognize the number of objects in a group without actually counting them!  Typically black dots…