This post contains affiliate links. The Activities: Print a copy of this free Halloween book (focusing on double consonant words) for your classroom library or Halloween center! Then, have your students write about what their teacher should wear for a costume! Getting Ready: To print the free book (and have the pages in the…
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…
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…
This post contains affiliate links. Every day my students have plenty of writing opportunities! After putting their things away first thing in the morning, they know their job is to write in their “Morning Journal”. Each day of the week has a guideline: Monday — Weekend update. Tuesday — True story Tuesday. Wednesday —…
This post contains affiliate links. Each day, my first graders complete a few hands-on literacy activities during our reading rotations. Students get to choose what they work on, and I even have some kiddos who take centers home a few nights a week to do for fun with their families– it melts my teacher heart!…
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…
This post contains affiliate links. Clip cards are quickly becoming one of my favorite types of learning activities! They are super easy to prep, and students know exactly what to do with them! These Color Word Clip Cards are a great way for kids to practice the reading strategy “Does it look right?” when learning…