Teach Ali

This is a form of the blue ribbon paper introduced in 1st grade Unit 3 of the LC Opinion Writing Unit. I hope you enjoy!

This is a game I developed for my first graders to practice their numbers, 1-120. They had a blast playing it and would recommend it to any class that needs to review their numbers. I used this game as a whole group but it could easily be used in small group as well. There are 26 cards in total and also includes the calling numbers. Let's play... B-I-N-G-O!!! Hope you have fun!

This product was created for a science lesson on pushes and pulls. It is a promethean flipchart that I created to sort whether the object should be pushed or pulled. Students can drag the objects into the correct categories.

This is a 5 Star Writing rubric used for students in first grade. I used this rubric for grading purposes and also for students to use as a checklist while writing and editing. The students thought this was very helpful to remember their expectations for their writing. I also included pictures for my ESOL students.

Students will be able to identify the differences between Town Mouse and Country Mouse. They will also be able to write about the similarities between the two. Copy front to back to do identify similarities and differences.

Use this smart board presentation to teach students about Monarch Butterfly migration. This was created to faciliate student learning in a first grade classroom during our Monarch Butterfly unit. We were observing caterpillars that turned into butterflies, specifically Monarchs.

This newsletter template is perfect for any classroom! Keep communication lines open with this weekly newsletter. The file can be edited to fit your classroom and to insert new information each week.

This product is a Maryland State study that I created for students to understand places and symbols of Maryland. It can be adapted to fit the state of your choice. I inserted a blank image of the Maryland flag for students to color. I am using this product with my first grade students.

I used this activity as a Math Journal entry. Students were given the task to find all of the ways to make 10.

This mat is perfect to demonstrate the making 10 strategy when adding three numbers. Each 10 frame is color coded to match the number in the equation. Use chips or coins to make the numbers within the 10 frame or laminate so you can use dry erase markers!

This is an editable classroom newsletter to send home to families. This template is perfect to update families weekly. I also included a Spanish version that can also be edited. This particular newsletter has room for up to 3 Spelling Lists. My students all receive differentiated lists.

Students work as individuals or teams to solve the mystery of who ate the cookies in the cookie jar. They will also answer when and where the cookies were eaten. Students will solve 3 digit math addition problems and mark off the clues as they go to determine the final answer. There are 10 addition problems to solve. All problems are adding a 3 digit number with another 3 digit number. MAKE PLAYING THE GAME EVEN MORE FUN BY INCORPORATING MYSTERY MUSIC AS STUDENTS SOLVE THE MATH PROBLEMS!!!

This activity was developed as part of a science lesson about pushes and pulls. Students can rotate through 8 centers to determine whether the picture represents a push or pull. A recording sheet is provided along with 8 different pictures.

Students will sort the shapes to go with their correct name. They will cut out the shapes at the bottom and glue them where they belong. Great for independent work!

This flipchart consists of warm ups for the 5 day school week. Each day students will be given a different time, either hour or half hour, to display on the clock. There is also an extra slide for an alternate warm up, telling time to the half hour.

Students draw the hands on the clock to illustrate the time to the half hour. This could be used as a warm up or follow up work to a lesson in math.

Students will match up the 3D shape with its name. This is great for independent work.

This product features word sorts to match up the contraction with its word pair. There are 4 different sorts. 1. is 2. not 3. have, has, had 4. will Hope you enjoy!

This flipchart displays different types of people and animal homes. Use the eraser to uncover the types of homes for people and to uncover the word and animal that lives in each animal home. At the end, develop a list of materials and tools needed to build the different homes with your students.

These activities are designed for students to identify the differences between statements, questions, and command sentences. I also included 2 pages for Level 1 ELL learners, one page is designed to take an oral grade to identify command sentences and the other is to draw pictures of commands. These can be used with any ELL learner. The activities are accompanied by a grading rubric if you need one.