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 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

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! :)

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

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”)

Looking for a fun way to engage families in your classroom? This product was intended to incorporate elements of shared literacy to create a class recipe book! I use this product as the culminating project of an apple unit. After spending some time building our schema and learning new information about apples, I ask families to share their favorite apple recipe book. Then I combine the recipes into a recipe class book and send them home as a keepsake. This is a great way to engage students and

Looking for great end of the year no prep math printable centers for K-2? This resource is also an effective tool to review math skills in the summer for your students or if you are planning to tutor. These printables are fun, engaging and interactive! In the primary grades, there are always students who have a wide range of math abilities. This resource is differentiated to meet K-2 math standards so every activity meets each student's individual need. Numbers & Operations in Base Ten K.NBT.

This resource is perfect for teachers looking for a parent gift for Valentine's Day! Suggestions for use: Print cover on colored card stock

Looking for parent volunteers or student captain roles to make your Field Day run as smoothly as possible? This pack is just the right fit for you! This pack includes: Team Captain tags (print, laminate, thread a yarn as a lanyard) Team Captain Parent Volunteer Letter Field Day Team Organizer Field Day Reminder Check List Student Response Sheet ("My favorite part of Field Day was..") Student Field Day Participation Award

Looking for quick, no prep printables for mother's day? This includes a "Mother of the Year" award, "Mom, You're a rockstar" gift tags and "My Special Mother" poem to accompany any gift. Tip: I plan to use the "Mom, You're a Rockstar" tags with "rockstar" glasses in the party section from Michaels. Please comment and provide a fair rating. Thank you!!