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Saturday, September 14, 2019

August Back to School Ideas for 1st Grade - plus a FREEBIE!


It's time to go back to school! What curriculum are you using? How about centers? Have you thought about morning work? If you're drawing a blank, here are some things I'll be using!




At the beginning of the year, all of my students use the same morning work. I am getting to know them and them me. I want morning work to be independent but they will need help getting started. Here are some of the choices in my Customizable Morning Work for 1st Quarter. 

I put 4 on a page which takes 15-30 minutes to complete with a spelling practice page on the back. Perfect for me to take attendance and take care of allllllllllllll those morning tasks that pop up! 
Here's what one of the pages looks like.  

I have included a checklist so I don't use the same pages twice when choosing morning work. 
Click Customizable Morning Work to see this in my store! 




We start off the year subitizing, then adding using pictures, and then number bonds 5-10. My Headfirst Math Curriculum has made planning and teaching math a snap! 















Click Headfirst Math Curriculum Unit 1 to see them in my store! 



At the beginning of the year, I teach a lot of repeated centers that I use throughout the year. 





Click Editable August Learning Hunts to see these in my store! 
 


editable playdough mats

My students love these play-doh mats. Enter your own words! Click Editable Play-doh Mats to see them in my store. 

Simple but fun! Click to see Alphabet Soup Magnet Letter Center in my store!

Cars make reading so much fun!
Click Phonics Parking Lot to see in my store!




Using QR Codes and a tablet with a QR Code reader, kids can read and write CVC words. Click Phonics QR Codes to see in my store!

120 Number Chart

My students really like this center. I have cards for each month of the year. I start out with APPLES! We practice counting every day during math and this is a great way for them to practice independently. Click 120 Chart Cards to see them in my store! 

Have a great August!