It's SEPTEMBER! We are already a month into the school year. I can't believe it, but we sure have been busy in 1st grade! Here are some of the things we've been doing!
Sentence building is always a great guided reading activity at the beginning of the year. I left words out of the sentence, and they helped me fill them in. Writing on a table? Really? It is dry erase and wipes right off!
Our reading/phonics series reintroduces the letters at the beginning of the year, but my students always need extra handwriting practice, especially on those b's and d's and basement letters. The Handwriting House is a great visual for kids to see where their letters should be placed on the lines. Click here to see these resources in my store!
We always read and do some fun activities with apples in September, so this BUMP game is perfect. BIG dice make it extra fun! The numbers are on the leaves so they can see them even when the apple is covered to bump off their opponent. I do this in small groups at first until they learn how to play, and then it becomes a center. Click here to see this seasonal resource!
We have a whole school initiative this year to improve sight word fluency. This Sight Word Phrase resource uses simple, high frequency, and irregularly spelled sight words in phrases and short sentences to practice them in context. The kids love to check off the boxes when they have read them! Click here to see in my store.
We haven't done a ton of writing yet, mostly modeling and filling in the blanks but this Fall Writing Pack has fun story picture starters. Click to see it here.
One of my favorite activities for early finishers and as a reward for hard work is Write the Room. The kids get so excited when I say we're going to hunt! This is from the September version, but I have one for each month of the year. They are editable so you can use the skills I have included, or enter your own. At the very beginning of the year, we do it together in a pocket chart with the kids using clipboards on their laps while sitting on the carpet. Great for centers too! Click here to see them in my store!
I hope you have an awesome September and year!
