Centers for first grade

Do you reinvent the wheel every single week when it comes to centers, word work, stations.....whatever you happen to call them? Yeah, me too! I know better, I swear I do but it just never fails. I am here today to tell you that there IS A BETTER WAY! Let me begin by saying I am a big fan of Daily 5. I run my room about as closely to the Daily 5 model as possible but this is one area I just never could give in on. The sisters suggest having out materials for students to build words, write…

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These simple literacy stations for kindergarten will last you all year! You can easily adjust these activities to optimize student learning and growth.

Back to school ideas to teach your students about sentences and their parts. This color-coded resource is perfect for K-1 literacy centers.

First grade teachers, grab these FREE first week of school center activities to make planning your back to school centers so much easier. Planning centers in first grade can be challenging, especially the first week of school. These fun and engaging free center activities are perfect for the beginning of first grade. They focus on foundational skills for first grade including beginning sounds, ending sounds, CVC words, and color words. Grab these free centers for first grade here.

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I love the versatility of dry erase pockets! They are great for so many reasons; they are easy to prepare, easy to clean, durable, and students LOVE them! They are great to use for checking for understanding and guided practice. Students can hold them up like dry erase boards to quickly show you their work. Today I wanted to share a few of the First Grade Math Mats I created to use in dry erase pockets. They are great for whole group and small group instruction. Once the mats are introduced…

This is an awesome literacy center for kindergarten or first grade! Students would love playing it during Daily Five or word work. #learningtoread #literacy #DailyFive #ilovetoteach