1st Grade Thoughts

How many rubber bands will it take to make a pumpkin explode?! Every student loves a hands on activity where vegetables explode with just the use of rubber bands. You can access videos online of different (older students) doing this experiment in their classroom while investigating the pumpkins diameter, circumference, etc. But for elementary, we are just going to look at the basic principles of force and pressure on an object. There are 6 varied worksheets in this file that you can use to a

There are two different activities you can use with this resource! The first one is the classic fun decorated mitten with a snowflake cut out. Very fun to do in the winter months, especially if you are wanting some snow art! The second one is the same mitten art activity where students can decorate their mitten and then build a geometrical snowflake on their mitten with white pattern block pieces. After this, they write about what pattern block pieces they used to make their snowflake. This

Shabby Chic style classroom calendar! There are 2 different styles of distressed wood with either mint or navy bunting. Black board is also an option for some of the bigger cards for the date, birthdays and days in school. What this unit includes: -2 different styles and sizes for months of the year -3 different styles and sizes for days of the week -2 styles of oval cards to set in the calendar for today, tomorrow and yesterday -2 different styles and sizes for years (2019-2026) -2 differ

Ten place value mystery pictures with clues to color in the 120's chart. These pictures are for second term holidays and events, from January to June. These place value puzzles are perfect for First Grade students, especially for a fun supplementary math activity, or for emergency sub plans! The 10 Holidays/pictures are: 1) MLK Day: MLK 2) Chinese New Year: Chinese Lantern 3) Groundhog Day: Groundhog 4) Valentines Day: Hearts 5) St. Patricks Day: Pot of Gold 6) Spring Break: Flowers 7) A

Skip counting worksheets for skip counting from any multiple by 2, 4, 5 and 10. There is also a bonus page for skip counting by multiples of 10 from any given number, forward or backward. Each multiple has 4 worksheets that vary in style and skip counting sequences. Great for math centers, small groups, or skip counting practice!

Flip-able First Grade Common Core State Standard Signs, including the Next Generation Science Standards, and the Oregon Department of Education Social Sciences Standards. There are 4 different PDF documents in this zip file, with 4 different background colors (different color for each category of Math, ELA, Science, and Social Sciences). There are different watercolor images on various signs. A standards Matrix is included in this download, so that you can reference the verbatim language of th

Reindeer mystery picture with number clues on a 120 chart. Helps with number recognition in the beginning of the year. Also good for quick sub plans in December!

Printable clock labels for your classroom analog clock! 3 different styles to label time in 5 minute increments, as well as 4 labels to go around the clock to label o'clock, quarter past, quarter till and half past.