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Here is a fully-correlated math assessment for first grade students. Based on the rigor of the new Common Core standards for math, this assessment will let you know what skills your students have mastered and what skills they need further instruction on. This assessment is designed to be given three times a year so that you can chart their growth during their first grade year. Every standard in the Common Core is assessed. Most answers are in red beside the question on the assessment for fa

Want to help your child master adding one and adding zero to a number in an exciting way? Throw out those boring flash cards and download this Power Point! Full of graphics and animations with time built in to explain the rules, this Power Point is sure to be a crowd-pleaser! At the end of the show, the facts go even faster (1 second show and tell). Improve automaticity with your students or children at home, and listen as the slide show cheers your students on! *****************************

Use this cube pattern to create your own personalized cubes. Simply insert a text box into the pattern. Use it for rolling numbers, shapes, money, letters, rimes, choices, anything you need. Simple pattern for the youngest crafters to use with ease. *************************************************************** Related Products: Common Core Quick Cards CCGPS Math Formative Summative Assessment First Grade First Grade Social Studies Plans 2 Week Unit Family, Choices, Needs and Wants A

These are Dot Cards that I created for numbers 4-12. There are two sets of Dot Cards per page to reduce the number of copies needed. Designed to correlate with Common Core Math for first grade - "Making Sets of More, Less, Same" Task. See my product "Making Sets of More, Less, Same Recording Sheet" for the remainder of this task including directions for the game.

Need a name plate that students can really use? Here it is! Loaded with all of the basics - an alphabet line showing proper letter formation and order, a number line to 20, 99 chart with fives and tens highlighted, skip counting by twos, fives, and tens chart, labeled left and right hands, days of the week and months of the year, and a list of common sight words. Also a picture reminder for students to write their name and date on their paper, and a graphic as an incentive to dream big. So mu

Dear Teachers, Thank you for your purchase of the Adding and Subtracting One and Ten Chart. Developing mental math skills in children and helping them understand the patterns found in math is a stepping stone to faster, more accurate problem solving. It is my desire that these scaffolded sheets will help your students grasp the concepts of adding and subtracting tens and ones from any given number through successful repetition. In this set of sheets I have included 99 and 100 reference charts

Looking for a creative way to get to know your students? Use this fantastically fun frog glyph! Included in the PDF is a page that has easy-to-read student directions (2 sets on a page) with picture clues to help them understand if they are struggling with reading. Also included are two copies of complete frog parts - to make a jumping or sitting frog all on one page. Finally, there is a class graphing opportunity to tie in a little mathematics with the following directions and art activiti

Here is a rhyme to help students understand the proper formation of tally marks. At the bottom is an opportunity for them to practice their newly-learned skill. Keep it in a sleeve protector at their desk and they can pull it out during down-time to occupy themselves while still learning! *************************************************************** Related Products: Common Core Quick Cards CCGPS Math Formative Summative Assessment First Grade First Grade Social Studies Plans 2 Week Uni

Print these pre-made cards and use them to make assessing your first grade child on the rigorous Common Core math standards a breeze! Use them over and over again as students show you what they can do and demonstrate mastery of each standard in the new common core. This set is designed to accompany the Common Core CCGPS Math Formative Summative Assessment for First Grade that you can find in my store or by clicking here. The assessment was created to be given three times a year to make instru

Print off these colorful candy corn patterns onto cardstock and cut apart then let the matching fun begin! Students will count the number of pumpkins and match it to the number and the number word. Or print them off to use as flash cards or have a second set for students to use as a self-checking center! Numbers range from 1-20. Also included in the zip file is a blank candy corn template to create your own puzzles and a pdf of small blank candy corn to create other games! Write decade num

Dear Teacher, Thank you for your purchase of this interactive work binder! Using manipulatives to demonstrate knowledge is a great way for young children to remember what they are learning in your classroom and apply that learning in a variety of ways. The manipulatives for the activities (like the red/yellow counters) can be stored in zip-closed bags and stored at the front of the activity pages. Activity pages can also be differentiated for the needs of specific students. The daily repeti

August 3rd is National Watermelon Day. In honor of one of my favorite treats, I created a series of activities to review skills learned this year - all with a watermelon theme. Activities included are: • Math measurement chart (length, circumference, weight, seed count) • Sink or Float Prediction Graph • Linked Watermelon Day Read A-loud • Six Vocabulary Word Introduction pages (interactive - using revealer tool) • Compound Word Matchup (with hidden pictures to help making compound words mor

This is a 3 page set that was created to accompany the Common Core Frameworks task for math, "Making Sets of More, Less, Same." This set is designed to allow pairs of students to select a number card and compare it to their partner's number card using the terms "more than," "less than," or "is the same as." Game directions included on student pages. This works very well with my Math Dot Cards Common Core resource available in my store. ******************************************************

Cut paper in half as each page has two puzzles. Allow students to color the pumpkin and practice counting by twos. Then have students cut out on the lines (cutting the pumpkin into strips). Students can practice putting the puzzle together as they skip count by twos. When they have practiced enough, have them swap puzzles with their neighbor and practice counting by twos while they put together the different puzzle picture. When students have practiced sufficiently, have them glue their puzz

A fun way to review money names and rhyming/poetry during Dental Health Month. Students make the Tooth Fairy happy when they can apply the coin name to complete the rhyme. At the bottom of the page, students draw the money they earned from the Tooth Fairy and total the amount. This would be a great Freebie addition to my Dental Health WebQuest Primary Grades Common Core Standards for ELA (FREE) *************************************************************** Related Products: Dental Health

Use these colorful candy corn worksheets to emphasize number order and basic number sense with your elementary children! Included is a page of decade numbers (10-80), mixed numbers (28, 46, 57, 61, 34, 23, 15, 72), and a page of blank candy corn to make your own numbers on. There is also a list of 10 activities that you can use with these worksheets (using the cut-out candy corn as manipulatives) but there are many other options as well! Students can cut them out and put them in order by tens

This is an independent student center that allows students to walk around the classroom counting objects that are in the classroom that they see. It was designed for first grade, but could be used in other grades as well. This center activity works perfectly with the Common Core for First Grade Math. *************************************************************** Related Products: Common Core Quick Cards CCGPS Math Formative Summative Assessment First Grade First Grade Social Studies Plans

These cards have a carrot picture on them and are used for representing a number. This is a page that goes along with the Frameworks task in the Common Core CCGPS for first grade, "Making Sets of More, Less, Same." There are enough carrot pictures on this page for four students to play the game/complete the task. Cards may also be used for counting. 56 cards per page. *************************************************************** Related Products: • Common Core Quick Cards CCGPS Math