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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End-of-Year Teacher Checklist
Remember all of those important end-of-year teacher tasks with a handy Classroom Closeout checklist.
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All About Me – Printable Desk Name Tag Template
Have your students design a custom-made "all about me" desk name tag with a printable template.
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Our Class Got a Compliment! - Class Reward Chart
Motivate your students to keep up the good work with this classroom reward chart.
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100th Day Snack Template
A template for students to use to count out 100 snack items!
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Classroom Wish List – Giraffe
Display your back-to-school needs for your new parents on this classroom wish list display.
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Back to School Today! Poem for Kids
Ease back-to-school jitters and launch your students into a love of poetry with a short poem for kids written just for the first day of school!
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Brainstorming Template - A Favorite Memory With...
A template for brainstorming favorite memories.
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Affirmations – Grouping Posters
A set of Affirmations themed posters to use when separating your students into groups.
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Free Desk Fairy Award
Reward students with a free printable desk fairy award this school year! This teacher-created resource motivates students to keep their desks clean.
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A Special Kind of Love – Mother's Day Template
Print this teacher-created inclusive Mother's Day template for students to write about the love they feel for a mother figure in their lives.
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Changes I Can See - Worksheet
A worksheet that explores changes to observable features of the environment.
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Patterning Guide Template
A template to use when learning about line in visual art.
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Nothing but Nouns Game
A game to practice working with common, proper, and collective nouns.
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Virtual Learning Plus/Delta Chart
A template to explore the positives of past virtual learning and ways it could possibly be improved.
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Line and Feeling Sorting Activity - Primary Grades
A fun sorting activity for students to explore interpretation of line in visual art.
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A Whole LLAMA Learning Going On! - Bulletin Board Display
Make creating a fun bulletin board no prob-llama with this llama-themed bulletin board kit.
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Reading Center Poster – Dive Into Another World... Read a Book!
Spark adventure in your reading center with this poster.
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Read Across America Bingo
Encourage your students to read different types of books with this Read Across America bingo card.
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I Put My Hand Up to Speak Poster
A poster to scaffold appropriate behavior for the students when speaking in class.
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Thank You for Looking After Us - Greeting Card and Letter Template
A greeting card and a letter template that's ideal to send to essential workers.
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Skeletal and Circulatory System Posters for Young Children
A set of posters for young children showing the skeletal and circulatory systems.
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How to Draw for Kids - Ninja Girl
A task card that helps students draw an illustration of a ninja girl!
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Weekend Narrative Writing Worksheet
Practice writing personal narratives with your young students with this writing template.
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10 Expectations for Virtual Learning – Poster
A poster showing 10 expectations for students during remote learning.
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Handwriting Hints Poster
Produce confident writers with this helpful handwriting poster.
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The Best Way to Predict Your Future... – Motivational Poster
Brighten up your classroom with this motivational poster.
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Initial Sounds - Fingerprint Art Activity
A cute way to keep track of the single sounds that have been introduced to your students.
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Nature-Inspired Gratitude Writing Prompt Sheets
A set of 5 nature-inspired gratitude prompt sheets.
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Respecting Other Cultures - Worksheet
A writing prompt worksheet about respecting other cultures.
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The Recycling Process Poster
Show your students the process materials go through when they are recycled with printable recycling posters.
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Free School Newsletter Template - Weekly Snapshot
Communicate important information happening in your classroom with this free school newsletter template.
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Butterfly Life Cycle Poster and Worksheet
An educational poster and worksheet about the stages of a butterfly's life cycle.