FIRSTY Monkeys

Are you looking for a way to assess your students after a CKLA unit, to make sure that they know and understood all that you taught? This is a collection of assessments for CKLA Phonics First Grade that will help you collect data and use the data to make small groups and help you know what to reteach. This bundle includes the following: (all 7 units) -A student score sheet for reading, (phonetic words, Tricky Words, and sentences) -A student score sheet for spelling, (phonetic words and sentenc

Are you looking for a way to have your students know what your expectations are for them while you're meeting with small groups? Look no further!These rotation boards have all days Monday-Friday. Each slide contains a "must do" and "may do" area where you can type in what you want them to work on. On the side, you can slide groups names red, yellow, green and blue to put them into 2 rotations. The last slide is where you can list student's names that are in each group.Enjoy being organized

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A WAY TO START YOUR SMALL GROUP LESSON, AND NEED A WAY TO GET YOUR STUDENTS WARMED UP??? LOOK NO FURTHER! These warm up cards/strips are perfect for any reading small group. They follow the 1st Grade CKLA Phonics Program. Every unit has it's own card strips. All you need to do:1. Print the cards 2. Cut apart the cards, (there are 4 like cards on each page that makes it easy to copy and assemble) 3. Assemble and put a ring on your cards 4. They are READY TO GO! These c

Are you looking for small group lesson plans that flow smoothly? Do you need lesson plans that incorporate sounds, spellings and writing all in one lesson? This will be perfect for you and your students!These lesson plans follow the CKLA Core Knowledge program. There are 4 differentiated lessons on each lesson plan that can be used for multiple days and/or weeks. Each plan incorporates 3 parts:Sounds, (teacher gives a sound and students write the letter(s) that make that sound). Words, (tea

Are you looking for an easy way for your students to practice their CKLA readers at home...well, this is it!!!Parents have been raving over this resource! -Parents can scan the QR code for the unit that is needed. -Parents can then download, (only needed once) to sign up for the FREE readers through the Core Knowledge website. -Ta da! Any time they need to access the readers for practice or finishing work at home and re-reading a story, they will have the readers within a scan of a phone, table

Are you looking for a fun way for students to practice their CKLA Tricky Words? This is a wonderful way for students to make their reading into a game. Roll and Read makes reading fun! All you need is the game board, a dice and some game pieces, (I recommend counters or mini erasers). This game is meant to be played in small groups (2-5 players). Students take turns rolling the dice. They read a word in the row matching the number they rolled. If they read it correctly, they can cover up

Are you looking for a quick and easy way for your students to whip right through their Memory Words daily? Look no further! This slideshow incorporates ALL 7 units of CKLA Tricky Words.These slides are in order as they are presented in the CKLA program. Each slide has the unit number and lesson number posted on the bottom right. Feel free to mix them around when the kids get used to them and you need to change the order. Have students stop at certain words and use them in a sentence, or pl

Looking for a back to school gift for your students that will be used all year long? This is perfect for your students and promotes the Class Family community that we all want to have in our classrooms!These templates are editable: can be edited to change just your name and keep first grade, or you can change your name and grade level. Use your own desired fonts. Here's how to prepare your keychains: 1. Edit name and/or grade 2. Print onto white cardstock 3. Cut and fold 4. Put into keychain a

Are you looking for an easy way for your students to practice their CKLA readers at home...well, this is it!!!Parents have been raving over this resource! -Parents can scan the QR code for the unit that is needed. -Parents can then download, (only needed once) to sign up for the FREE readers through the Core Knowledge website. -Ta da! Any time they need to access the readers for practice or finishing work at home and re-reading a story, they will have the readers within a scan of a phone, tablet

When you're students are learning the rule to doubling a final consonant before adding an ending, this poster comes in handy.

A FUN, FALL, FACT FAMILY craftivity! Copy items onto different colored construction paper, or have your students color everything. For the numbers, there are several ways to differentiate it with your students: -Give students all 3 numbers and have them come up with 2 addition and 2 subtraction number sentences on their apples. -For more of a challenge, only give your students 2 of the numbers of their fact family, and have them come up with the missing number, and write all the fact family

Are you looking for a fun way for students to practice all of their phonics sounds? This is a wonderful way for students to make their reading into a game. Roll and Read makes reading fun! All you need is the game board, a dice and some game pieces, (I recommend counters or mini erasers). This game is meant to be played in small groups (2-5 players). Students take turns rolling the dice. They read a word in the row matching the number they rolled. If they read it correctly, they can cover up the

End of year first grade math skills...this SCOOT will have your students walking around the room answers questions on an answer sheet with various Math standards covered in first grade. Cut apart cards, laminate, place cards around the room. Give each student a blank answer sheet, and let them go around the room to complete the answers to each problem. My students work best and the quietest when I play calming music as well. They love this! 26 SCOOT cards, recording sheet and answer key inclu

I Have Who Has Vowel Digraphs is an engaging word game perfect for practicing vowel digraphs/separated digraphs as a whole group game or independent reading centers! Easy prep for teachers and loads of fun for kids!! This game includes 26 cards each containing the following Digraphs: EE, A_E, I_E, O_E, and U_E WHAT'S INCLUDED:5 decks of cards (26 cards each)Instruction PageCover CardBack of Deck CardMy students love to play this game multiple times in a row. We also like to time ourselves w

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A WAY TO BUILD CLASS COMMUNITY EVERY DAY? TRY THIS CLASS PLEDGE IN YOUR CLASS!This is a PDF file which lets you print it with the poster setting, or you can print it on your school's poster machine, then laminate it for durability to last a long time! Every day after the morning announcements, my students say this pledge together. At the beginning of the year, we discuss it and explain what it means to follow and believe in the pledge. Included: a class pledge for grades

Are you looking for a way to assess your first grader's math ability at the beginning of the school year? Do you need several points of data to see what level your kids are starting at? This is the resource for you!Students can count and read numbers, write numbers from 1-120 on a chart, complete number patterns, and group items in tens and count. This resource includes all 3 assessments! The first page I use as a teacher recording sheet for each student. The other 2 pages for for students to c

Students will be able to display information about themselves in style and with bright colors with this rainbow "get to know me" activity. This looks awesome hanging in the hall on display for an Open House and/or Meet the Teacher night. Students will be able to display the following information: *Age *Siblings *Favorite Color *Favorite Food *Favorite Animal *Hobbies Students can also write their name in rainbow letters on the cloud, (not shown in example).

Are you looking for a way to assess your first grader's reading and writing ability at the beginning of the school year? Do you need several points of data to see what level your kids are starting at? This is the resource for you! Students can read words, (coding) and write words, (encoding) at the 3 levels you need them to be at in the beginning of the school year: CVC words, End of Word Double Letters and Digraphs. This resource includes all 3 assessments! This resource includes 3 assess

Are you looking for a way to guide your student to write their letters correctly on a 3 lined page? This is a perfect resource for your students!I have students that continuously write letters all over the place and have no concept of a top, middle and bottom line. This resource is helpful to have a student have a better visual of where letters belong and how big they need to be. This resource includes : -3 poster pages, (sky letters, ground letters, and underground letters) (COLOR) -3 practic

Read, Tag, Celebrate! A Brag Tag Reading Motivation Kit ✨ Looking for a magical way to spark a love of reading in your classroom? Say hello to Read, Tag, Celebrate! — the ultimate reading motivation system designed especially for your eager first-grade readers! This engaging resource includes everything you need to turn reading into a celebration: Brag Tags Galore!Students earn a colorful, collectible brag tag for every 10 books they read! Watch their pride grow as their tag chains fill up