Firm Foundations in Education

Use these phonics cut and paste worksheets to help your students practice alphabet letter beginning sounds. There is one sheet for each letter of the alphabet. Assign the worksheets for seat work, or place them with scissors, paste, and crayons at a literacy center. Students will cut out the pictures at the bottom of each page, choose the pictures that match the featured beginning sound, glue the appropriate pictures to the pages, and then color. You might choose to send home each sheet as it is

Improve your students' division math fact fluency with these division timed tests. Also known as Division Mad Minutes, Speed Drills, or Division Math Sprints, use these timed tests for progress monitoring or for general classroom use. This file includes 23 one-minute timed quizzes to assess division math fact fluency from 0-10 or 0-12. 12 timed tests focus on each division table, while eleven additional timed quizzes are included for teachers who would like to administer timed tests that review

These cut and paste worksheets are simple phonics activities that help students practice alphabet beginning sounds, consonant blends, consonant digraphs, long vowels, C-V-C short vowel sounds(medial), and r-controlled (bossy r) sounds. Assign the sheets for seat work, or place them with scissors, paste, and crayons at a literacy center. Students will need to cut out the pictures at the bottom of each page, choose the pictures that match the featured sound, glue the appropriate pictures to the pa

Improve your students' multiplication math fact fluency with these multiplication timed tests. Also known as Multiplication Mad Minutes, Speed Drills, or Multiplication Math Sprints, use these timed tests for progress monitoring or for general classroom use. This Multiplication Timed Tests packet includes 23 multiplication timed tests with student and teacher record charts to track progress. 12 speed tests assess student math fact fluency of the multiplication tables from 0-12. Eleven addit

Use these bookmarks and guide sheet to help students annotate the text the next time you conduct a close reading lesson. Steps are given to guide students in (1) numbering the paragraphs, (2) use annotation marks, (3) write short summarizing statements in the left margin, and (4) write comments or questions in the right margin. This file includes both color and black and white copies of the guide sheet and bookmarks. For updates on future freebies, educational resources, and store sales, please

Use these first grade addition timed tests (also known as math sprints, mad minutes, or speed drills) to help your students master addition math fact fluency within 10. This file includes 15 one-minute timed quizzes to assess math fact fluency of addition facts from 0-10. Timed tests are organized as follows: Adding 0Adding 1ReviewAdding 0 and 1 Related FactsReviewAdding 2Adding 2 related factsReviewAddition Doubles (2 options are available to learn doubles within 10 or doubles within 20)Doubles

Help students practice the Friends of Ten facts with these flash cards and timed tests. Students who master "Making Ten" may be awarded with the included Friends of Ten certificate. This "Friends of Ten" product includes the following: Friends of 10- Addition Flash Cards & Answers- These are easy! All of the sums on these personal-size flash cards add up to 10! Answers are provided that may be printed on the back sides of these flash cards.Find the Friends of 10 Flash Cards & Answers- These pers

Kindergarten Addition Timed Tests - Math Fact Fluency Within 5 - Math Sprints This file includes 9 one-minute quizzes to assess student mastery of addition facts from 0-5. These timed tests are organized as follows adding 0adding 1adding 2adding 3 and 4review: adding 0 and 1review: adding 0 through 2review: adding 0 through 3review: adding 0 through 5.These fact fluency assessments should not be administered until students have a solid understanding of addition through the use of manipulatives,

This file includes 24 one-minute addition timed tests to assess addition math fact fluency from 0-20. The first 18 timed tests (also known as math sprints or mad minutes) focuses on sums of one-digit numbers, since those are the ones students are expected to fluently master to meet Common Core Standards. The last 6 timed tests focus on sums with two-digit numbers. These are included for teachers who have students who need an additional challenge or who want to introduce these facts to their stud

Use this interactive continents geography book for primary elementary students as they learn about the 7 continents and 5 oceans. This is a teacher-guided geography activity. For each continent studied, the teacher reads facts about the continent and instructs students on how to color in the continent map. Students also cut and paste pictures in their continents books that highlight famous landmarks, geographical features, and popular animals for each continent. To prepare this activity, the tea

Practice number recognition from 0-31 with this activity that uses bingo daubers, do-a-dot markers, or dot markers. Students may also color the appropriate circles if you choose to not use do-a-dot markers. For numbers 1-10, students are asked to: use their dot markers to form a numeralcount the correct number of ocean animalsplace the correct number of dots in a ten frame, and find and dot the appropriate number.For numbers 11-20, students are asked to: use their dot markers to form a numeralpl

This math fact fluency assessment program for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, includes timed tests (also known as math sprints or mad minutes), personal-size flash cards, student record charts, and teacher record charts to build a sequential, organized, and effective math fact fluency assessment program. This assessment program focuses on the following: Addition Facts within 20Subtraction Facts within 20Multiplication Tables from 0-12Division Tables from 0-12Pleas

These subtraction timed tests will help your first graders with their subtraction math fact fluency with 10. This file includes 13 one-minute timed quizzes to assess student mastery of subtraction facts from 0-10. Timed tests are organized as follows: 1. Subtract 0 2. Subtract 1 3. Review 1 4. Subtract 2 5. Review 2 6. Subtract all of a number or 1 less 7. Review 3 8. Subtract half of a number 9. Review 4 10. Minuends of 5 through 8 11. Review 5 12. Minuends of 9 and 10 13. Review 6 This file

Improve your students' subtraction math fact fluency within 20 with these subtraction timed tests. Also known as Subtraction Mad Minutes, Speed Drills, or Subtraction Math Sprints, use these timed tests for progress monitoring or for general classroom use. This Subtraction Timed Tests packet includes 21 subtraction timed tests with student and teacher record charts to track progress. 11 speed tests assess student math fact fluency of the subtraction facts within 20. Ten additional speed drills a

Use these consonant blends cut and paste phonics activity worksheets to help your students practice two-letter consonant blends. There is one sheet for each of the following consonant blends: bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl, br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr, sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw, tw. Assign the sheets for seat work, or place them with scissors, paste, and crayons at a literacy center. Students will cut out the pictures at the bottom of each page, choose the pictures that match the featured blend, glue th

Help your kindergarten students master their subtraction math fact fluency within 5! This file includes 9 one-minute timed quizzes to assess student mastery of subtraction facts from 0-5. Timed tests are organized as follows: 1. subtracting 0 2. subtracting 1 3. subtracting 2 4. subtracting 3 and 4 5. subtracting 0 and 1 6. subtracting 0 through 2 7. subtracting 0 through 3 8. subtracting 0 through 5 These tests should not be administered until students have a solid understanding of subtraction

Students can easily get confused between their continent, country, state, and town. This simple booklet will help them memorize and locate the names and locations of their continent, country, state, and town. This booklet is designed for use in the United States and includes a printable booklet for each of the 50 states. The booklets are designed to be printed on one page, front and back side. Students will cut the pages on the dotted lines, order them according to page numbers, and staple. Dur

Improve your students' addition math fact fluency 0-20 with these addition flash cards. These printable flashcards, with answers on the back, provide addition fact practice on math facts within 20. These are personal-size flash cards that are good for individual or small-group use. Answer keys are included that may be printed on the back sides of the cards. This file also includes class record forms for the teacher to keep track of student progress in mastering each set of addition facts. A week

Improve your kindergarten students' addition math fact fluency within 5 with these addition flash cards. These printable flashcards, with answers on the back, provide addition fact practice on facts within 5. These are personal-size cards that are good for individual or small-group use. Answer keys are included that may be printed on the back sides of the cards. This file also includes class record forms for the teacher to keep track of student progress in mastering each set of addition facts an

Addition Timed Tests & Flash Cards Bundle - Math Fact Fluency- Addition Within 20 Addition Flash Cards {Adding within 20} - These are personal-size flash cards that are good for individual or small-group use. Answer keys are included that may be printed on the back sides of the cards. This file also includes class record forms for the teacher to keep track of student progress in mastering each set of addition facts. A weekly practice record form is also included to promote and record practice