First Grade Made

These are editable multipurpose name tags to be used in your classroom. I utilize them as name tags to fit in my seat sacks purchased from Really Good Stuff. Suggestions for use: Click text boxes to insert text. Adjust font, color, size and style to your liking. Print on cardstock, laminate and insert in seat seat name tag slits.

This product was intended to be used as a portfolio cover to fit the needs of your classroom. This product includes the ability to be *edited* only by typing a name above the grade and portfolio title. For more inspiration on how to use this cover to create a student portfolio, visit my blog www.thefirstgrademade.blogspot.com. Grades Included: Preschool Kindergarten First Grade Second Grade Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade

Looking for a weekly writing morning work activity? Weekend journals are a great way to engage students in writing! I have found this tool especially effective in helping me to better get to know my students outside of school... especially in September! :) I copy them monthly and provide enough journal pages based on the number of weeks in each month. After each journal entry (usually done on Monday morning), I include a writer's checklist where the students must go back and edit/revise their wo

*****RECENTLY UPDATED****************** Redownload this product if you own it! This resource is great for teachers looking for a little something to make their class chaperones feel special! :) I also love when my kiddos can speak to adults using their name. I plan to use these name tags for my aquarium trip this spring! It will be easy to prep and very effective/user friendly the day of the trip! Great for any trip. This EDITABLE pack includes: Name tag templates for males and females (both

This bundle includes 20 games and/or centers aligned with the Common Core. It was intended to be used as math games and/or centers to review first grade math skills all year long. Centers and games are interactive and engaging with math manipulatives to ensure your students LOVE them! My students love playing these math games as a review or early finisher activity- they even ask to bring them out at recess. :) Suggestions for use: Print each page on cardstock and laminate or put in sleeve pr

In order to support the CCSS Mathematical practices and our student's ability to write and illustrate their mathematical thinking, we need to provide them with available tools to do so. I have created this product with the intention of fostering mathematical literacy. These math tools and math mats support the 8 mathematical practices so that our students can organize, think and act like mathematicians! This product includes COLOR AND BLANK LINE versions of these math tools and mats: Open Numbe

*********THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN UPDATED********** In order to modernize the product, this product has been updated to include a cleaner and fresher look! It also has been updated to include all documents in both a PDF and Powerpoint format to make it more user friendly! This product was intended to help you stay organized and stress free during back to school! It includes teacher lists, a lesson plan grid, conferring data grids and parent forms, handouts, permissions and letters. This includes

This resource was intended to help you foster student’s interest in math and aid in introducing to your math instruction. It is helpful to conduct math read alouds at this time and use the read alouds to guide your class discussions. Students can think about and explore math in the real world to value it’s importance. Students can also explore math tools in the classroom and set the expectations for using them. I use the printables to make a class book. You can also do a think, pair, share

Looking for a great classroom community building activity for back to school? As a part of Responsive Classroom and the “First Six Weeks of School,” thinking about, discussing and setting “hopes and dreams” fosters a positive classroom community. It also teaches our students to set goals for themselves and engages their interest and enthusiasm for the “wonder” of all that they will accomplish that year. Have students write and/or illustrate their hopes and dreams. Then hang them in the classr

I use this tool as an accountability piece for my students during our partner writing time in writer's workshop. Each student has their own "Write On!" booklet of multiple copies of the partner editing checklist. The partners each take turns providing evidence of how they helping their writing buddy that day. The editing checklist provides students with talking stems to ensure positive and constructive feedback, as well as a way to differentiate for primary learners. They keep this Write On! bo

This freebie includes an easy reader, word search and writing pages to be used with an craftivity of your choice. I plan to use the easy reader to discuss what honor, pride and hero means. Then the writing pages will follow up with these prompts: 1. What does "honor & pride" mean to you? or How do you show "honor & pride?" 2. How do you celebrate Memorial Day? 3. What is a hero? or Who is "your hero"? Enjoy! Please provide a fair rating below! :)

***Please note, if you previously purchased this as an *addition only* product, please re-download for the complete bundle*** Education has created a climate and a culture that emphasizes memorization and speed when learning math facts. When classrooms focus primary on timed math tests, we are sending the message to our students that a fast recall of a math fact is what it means to be “good at math.” Studies have shown that this plays a significant role in developing math anxiety. Math curri

I use this monthly themed unit planner as a way to plan and organize the many holidays and themes throughout the year. It allows me to plan crafts, activities and read alouds for each unit. I have provided a list of themed suggestions for each month along with a checklist of things to prep or copy. This helps me to keep focused during my prep time. It can also be helpful to give to volunteers to help prep supplies or make copies in the classroom. The checklist section was created with that in

This bundle can be used in many different ways! It was initially created with first grade RTI in mind, specifically to meet the needs of students struggling with math skills aligned with the CCSS. Additionally, it could be used to support your math readiness in K or for for small group math activities, for ESL/ELL students, or for remediation in first or second grade. It is easy to use and effective in the classroom! Its engagement with math manipulatives makes learning FUN! Each activity pro

This product was intended to help educators make a long term plan through the year. The editable template is organized by month with room to add unit titles and weekly teaching points. This product has allowed me to gain a stronger sense of the "bigger picture" of what I am currently teaching, where I will be going next and where my students need to be at the end of the year. There is just so much we need to squeeze into a year and this is perfect to help keep you on track. :)

Looking for a fun way to build a community of mathematicians who love math?! This pendant banner is the perfect way to spark an interest in some higher level thinking! I introduced this symbol to my firsties on Pi Day through some real world measurement experiences. Then we moved into how and why we use this in the math world. After, I told them 5 fun Pi Day facts and we listed as many digits as there were students in the class. Last each student colored a digit and we put them together as a pen

Looking for a February math center to practice adding two digit numbers? This freebie is perfect for your learners! It's differentiated to meet the needs of your students! Use it as a task card center or a math around the room!

*****A $24.25 VALUE FOR $16***** Includes 4 of my best selling math workshop resources to incorporate interactive and meaningful teaching practices! Math Workshop Community Building- Activities, printables, read aloud suggestions and anchor charts to use when kicking off math workshop. Math Games & Centers- This includes 20 games and/or centers aligned with the Common Core. It was intended to be used as math games and/or centers to review first grade math skills all year long. Centers and ga

I use writing portfolios in my classroom to progress monitor my student’s writing abilities and track their growth throughout the year. It is a great formal assessment tool to use at conferences and when grading for report cards. I have found that parents also enjoy writing portfolios as engages them and communicates what we are learning and doing in the classroom. Writing portfolios have sparked interest in writing with my students and allowed growing writers to flourish! I use a file folder

I use this resource as a way to track our stage in the writing process for each unit. I print each stage on cardstock, laminate, cut and assemble it as a clip chart. This allows the students to get a clear objective of what they are working on as writers as we move through each unit. I have also seen teachers use it as a clip chart for students to individually move their clip (i.e. “status of the class”)