Creatively Teaching First

Make Dot Day an unforgettable experience in your classroom with this engaging resource inspired by "The Dot" story by Peter H. Reynolds. These activities are perfect to help students express their creativity, build confidence, and understand the powerful message of making their mark. Inside, you’ll find: ✅ Reading response activities for The Dot story ✅ Art projects and templates for students to create their own dots ✅ Hands-On Math with Dot candy ✅ Bulletin board ideas to display st

Turkey Trouble Activities and Stations are perfect for Thanksgiving or any November day! Turkey Trouble is one of my favorite Thanksgiving and November books! My class and I have so much fun having a Turkey Trouble Activity Day. We read the book, eat a snack, and have a ton of fun with these Turkey Trouble stations! There are 10 station signs and differentiated station activities included. The stations are engaging, fun, and full of literacy skills, math skills, and STEM skills! All stations inc

There are 18 math posters (9 color, 9 black and white) included in this product. Also included are 2 pages of mini posters (color and black and white) for student use or small group use. I designed these for my second grade classroom, but they can easily be used to enrich first graders or assist third graders! The following skills are included: -Place Value -Comparing Numbers -Addition -Subtraction -Addition with Regrouping -Subtraction with Regrouping -Money -Shapes -Time Math Vocabulary Cards

These North Pole Express Stations and Activities go right along with the book, The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg. My class and I have so much fun having a Polar Express Day. We read the book, dress in our pajamas, drink hot chocolate, and have a ton of fun with these Polar Express stations and activities! There are passenger tickets, 10 station signs, and differentiated station activities included. The stations are engaging, fun, and full of literacy and math skills. All stations includ

Word problems can be tricky! These visuals will help your students while they solve math word problems! I have included posters and bookmarks for two word problem solving strategies, CUBES and UPS Check. C- circle key numbers U- underline the question B- box key words E- eliminate the extra information S- solve and check U- understand P- plan S- solve Check All posters and bookmarks come in color and black and white!

Students will love learning and practicing place value through these hands on math work mats for place value to 1,000. Each place value mat includes 8 numbers in standard form, a place for students to show or model the number (open space, and a hundreds, tens and ones chart), a place for students to write the number in expanded form, and a place to write the number in written form. Math manipulatives (hundreds, tens, and ones) are included as well!

Students will love learning about money while doing these two fun and engaging activities! Students can go grocery shopping or become chefs by creating their very own menu from a large selection of items! Students cut and glue the correct dollar bills and coins under the menu or grocery items. Create a grocery or shopping list and a restaurant menu. Included: Shopping List Grocery List Grocery Items (color) Grocery Item Cards (color) Grocery Items (black and white) Grocery Item Cards (black

Students will love learning about money while creating a Thanksgiving dinner menu! Students can go grocery shopping and become chefs while creating their very own Thanksgiving menu from a large selection of food and drink items! There are two differentiated levels included. **JUST ADDED** I add pages with blank boxes for you to print and write your own prices for the food items. Included: Teacher Tips and Examples Shopping List (with and without prices) Grocery List (with and without prices) T

This Easter Egg Math Craft is the perfect way to engage students in hands-on learning while celebrating the holiday season! With the numberless word problems included, it can easily be differentiated to fit your student needs. Students will solve addition word problems by using base ten blocks and decorating a spring egg, making it the perfect spring math craft! Teacher prep is super simple! Simply print the egg, grass, and base ten blocks on desired paper. Each student will get one egg, one

Students will love learning and practicing their math word problems through these hands on math work mats. There are 30 numberless word problems included. Plus editable boxes to add your own word problems! Numberless word problems are perfect for differentiation. The Math Work Mats provide space for students to use a variety of problem solving strategies. There is space for students to draw a picture, use a ten frame, a number line, part-part-whole, number bond, write an equation, and write a w

This Rainbow STEM Activity is a perfect way to engage your students this St. Patrick's Day or any day during the Spring season. Students can complete math problems to earn their colored cereal pieces OR students can just simply create their rainbow! My students used play dough, pipe cleaners, and colored cereal pieces to create their rainbow, but you could supply your students with anything your wish. Students will have to solve each math box to earn their colored cereal pieces for their rainbo

These Snowman at Night Stations and Activities are perfect for winter and go right along with the book Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner. It is one of my favorite winter books! My class and I have so much fun having a Snowmen at Night Station Day. We read the book, eat a snack, drink hot chocolate, and have a ton of fun with these Snowmen at Night stations and activities! There are 10 station signs and differentiated station activities included. The stations are engaging, fun, and full of lit

Students will love learning and practicing place value through these hands on math work mats for place value to 100. Each place value mat includes 8 numbers in standard form, a place for students to show or model the number (open space, and a tens and ones chart), a place for students to write the number in expanded form, and a place to write the number in written form. Math manipulatives (tens and ones) are included as well! PLACE VALUE WORK MATS FOR… •numbers up to 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70

These first grade math assessments are perfect to use as quick checks or exit tickets! They are a perfect way to quickly assess your students’ understanding of a math concept. These half sheet math quick checks are fast, student friendly, and provide the teacher with valuable information to guide and differentiate their instruction. Teachers will be able to easily assess student understanding on first grade math standards using these half sheet exit tickets/quick checks. Teachers can keep track

This is a FUN and ENGAGING way for students to understand 2D and 3D shapes through hands on learning! Students build 2D and 3D shapes using toothpicks and playdough (can use marshmallows or other candy)! Students will learn to understand a shape's properties by recognizing sides, flat surfaces, edges, and vertices. Please see the preview for everything included! Materials Needed: Maker Space Work Mats Shaper Maker Cards Tooth Picks Playdough (marshmallows or other candy work well too) Dry Erase

This Spring Math Cut and Paste Packet has many math skills perfect for students in grades 1-3 and requires NO PREP! Cut and paste worksheets are engaging and interactive and are designed to make learning fun through a hands-on approach! This pack includes the following cut and paste worksheets: -single digit addition -adding three single digit numbers -two digit addition without regrouping -two digit addition with regrouping -adding three two digit numbers -three digit addition without regroup

There are 150 word problems included in this product! The word problems can easily be differentiated because you will write the numbers on the lines. Students can glue the word problem to their word problem journal (included) or simply glue it to a notebook. There are a variety of differentiated journal pages included! What is Included? -Word Problem Types (that are included in this product) -Teacher Tips -6 Journal Cover Options -Word Problem Key Words (for addition and subtraction) -7 Differ

Are you ever in a rush to gather last minute sub plans? I know I am! Can you get your hands on the book, Santa's Stuck, written by Rhonda Gowler Greene? All you need is the book and this no prep packet! Just print, copy and you are ready to go! This packet contains 23 activities for reading, writing, word work, grammar, math, science, and health that will keep your kids busy all day (or a couple of days)! A daily schedule, detailed lesson plans for the activities, and an over of activities are a

Spookley the Square Pumpkin is one of my favorite fall books! My class and I have so much fun having a Spookley Station Day. We read the book, watch the movie, eat a snack, and have a ton of fun with these Spookley stations! There are 10 station signs and differentiated station activities included. The stations are engaging, fun, and full of literacy, math skills, and STEM skills! All stations include a station sign with directions and a Spookley book/movie quote and engaging, differentiated act

Students will become place value construction workers as they work on the centers, games, and worksheets included in this product! Each center/game and worksheet can be used with two digit or three digit numbers. There are a total of 10 games/centers and 8 no prep worksheets for extra practice or assessment! ! Each game/center comes in color and black and white. What is Included: 1. Dump It - Students put place value cards in a cup and dump hundreds, tens, and ones to create two or three digit