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The Best Teaching Resources for Elementary Students

Check out this great list of activities for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade!

Check out some of the best resources for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade! They're perfect for the first day of school, the back to school season, or any time of year! Each activity is engaging, fun, and will help you effectively deliver content to your students. From teaching adjectives to celebrating reading to meet the teacher to making friends to learning number sense with crafts, this post has it all!

Read all about this fun Meet the Teacher activity, along with several back to school anchor charts and class posters that are perfect for the start of the new school year

Check out some of the best resources for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade! They're perfect for the first day of school, the back to school season, or any time of year! Each activity is engaging, fun, and will help you effectively deliver content to your students. From teaching adjectives to celebrating reading to meet the teacher to making friends to learning number sense with crafts, this post has it all!

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I LOVE this letter recognition resource for guided reading, one-to-on instruction and intervention! It fits into a binder and is SO versatile! It’s a must have if you teach pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, or ESL students!

Check out some of the best resources for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade! They're perfect for the first day of school, the back to school season, or any time of year! Each activity is engaging, fun, and will help you effectively deliver content to your students. From teaching adjectives to celebrating reading to meet the teacher to making friends to learning number sense with crafts, this post has it all!

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Teaching adjectives and verbs with popcorn?! Sign. Me. Up. This activity is teacher and student-approved. I promise, your kiddos will love it and will be talking about it all school year long. Plus, they’ll have a great foundation for these concepts afterward!

Check out some of the best resources for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade! They're perfect for the first day of school, the back to school season, or any time of year! Each activity is engaging, fun, and will help you effectively deliver content to your students. From teaching adjectives to celebrating reading to meet the teacher to making friends to learning number sense with crafts, this post has it all!

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If you teach little guys, then the start of the year is all about teaching them foundational skills in everything. Which is why I love math crafts! They’re a fun way to reinforce foundational numeracy skills, such as subitizing and making ten, along with fine motor work and following directions! #winning

Check out some of the best resources for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade! They're perfect for the first day of school, the back to school season, or any time of year! Each activity is engaging, fun, and will help you effectively deliver content to your students. From teaching adjectives to celebrating reading to meet the teacher to making friends to learning number sense with crafts, this post has it all!

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And, if you want to get your kiddos pumped up about a school year full of reading, while teaching them to LOVE books, then you have to check out these activities that help celebrate reading! They will share out their thoughts on their favorite books – and work on their reading reading comprehension skills as an added bonus!

Check out some of the best resources for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade! They're perfect for the first day of school, the back to school season, or any time of year! Each activity is engaging, fun, and will help you effectively deliver content to your students. From teaching adjectives to celebrating reading to meet the teacher to making friends to learning number sense with crafts, this post has it all!

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Another great must-have for teaching foundational math skills is this math binder that’s great for small group instruction, math stations, and intervention. Teachers will appreciate the simplicity of the format and students benefit from the engaging activities!

Check out some of the best resources for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade! They're perfect for the first day of school, the back to school season, or any time of year! Each activity is engaging, fun, and will help you effectively deliver content to your students. From teaching adjectives to celebrating reading to meet the teacher to making friends to learning number sense with crafts, this post has it all!

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Lastly, is this resource that includes FIFTY SETS of flashcards based off of kindergarten and first grade standards. They are extremely versatile and can be added to a number of activities that you already do in your classroom – from centers to small group to guided reading – the possibilities are endless!

Check out some of the best resources for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade! They're perfect for the first day of school, the back to school season, or any time of year! Each activity is engaging, fun, and will help you effectively deliver content to your students. From teaching adjectives to celebrating reading to meet the teacher to making friends to learning number sense with crafts, this post has it all!

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This is the *best* science curriculum for the start of the school year! Your students will familiarize themselves with introductory science vocabulary, concepts, and skills – including safety!

Check out some of the best resources for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade! They're perfect for the first day of school, the back to school season, or any time of year! Each activity is engaging, fun, and will help you effectively deliver content to your students. From teaching adjectives to celebrating reading to meet the teacher to making friends to learning number sense with crafts, this post has it all!

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And, don’t forget, there’s a MEGA SALE going on on Teachers Pay Teachers right now where you can save 25% right now! Al of the resources mentioned above have a ‘Shop this Resource’ link underneath the image. Or, you can hop over to shop all of my resources at Babbling Abby on TpT.

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Happy Teaching!

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TONS of Back to School Activities!

Can you believe it’s time to prepare for the school year?! Seriously, where does the summer even go?! If you’re looking for activities that are GREAT for back to school, check out some of my absolute FAVORITES!

This blog is FULL of activities for back to school season for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade! Teachers and students will love these fun and engaging activities that will start the new school year off with a bang. From back to school ice breakers to letter practice to friendship activities to meet the teacher activities to reading activities to math activities, there is SO much to choose from!

Each of these resources has TEN ACTIVITIES to use during the first week of school!

And, of course, I love a good anchor chart! This set of anchor chart templates is perfect for making posters for Meet the Teacher, Rules (school, bus, classroom, lunchroom, hallway, and recess), School Shots (getting to know school helpers and faces), and How to Be a Friend! You can by this set individually or snag it as part of a year long bundle!

Are you looking for some awesome Back to School activities that are perfect for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade? Check out this set of anchor charts and class posters that will help with Meet the Teacher, School Rules and Classroom Management, along with establishing friendships and teaching kindness to your little learners! Use these interactive printables on poster board or on bulletin boards to make your make your back to school the best yet!

If you teach kindergarten and first grade, then you’ll probably spend much of the first few months of school working on letters and the alphabet. Even though this *amazing* binder of activities was created with intervention in mind, you will LOVE it for small group work and guided reading! It’s one of my faves!

Sight word and handwriting practice are a cinch with this 2-in-1 Handwriting Makes Me Happy set. Plus, it includes task cards to use with any word!

And, if you want to get your kiddos excited about reading this year, you should totally check out Celebrate Reading! There are fun activities for getting your kiddos in grades K-5 excited about reading and it can totally be used any time of year!

And, let’s not forget math! This is a great curriculum for small group instruction at the beginning of the year and also great for intervention later on!

Math crafts are a super fun way to engage your little learners, work on skills in number development, and have fun! They will LOVE them!

Oh, one more literacy resource that might interest you! These are sets of flashcards that you can use for or with anything! Each bundle is growing, which means you can grab it for a steal before the price increases 🙂

 

Happy Back to School!

 

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Math Crafts for Kindergarten and First Grade Students

If you’ve visited before, you know I feel pretty strongly about incorporating crafts into the elementary classroom.  They have SO many benefits! Here are some of my favorite math crafts that are perfect for using with kindergarten and first grade students. They’re great for back to school or any time of year you want to reinforce skills in early numeracy and have a little fun!

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Kids in kindergarten and first grade will LOVE these math crafts! Make learning fun AND support number development! Skills included are: making 5 and 10, decomposing numbers, subitizing, ten frames, number lines, patterning, and more! 1d

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Math crafts are perfect for using with students in pre-K, kindergarten, first grade, and second grade who are working on number development. They align with core standards and simple, fun, and engaging to do! They're great for back to school or any time of year to reinforce early numeracy and math skills!

Happy Teaching!

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Math Craft Robot

Making Ten Robot

Appropriate for Grades: pre-K, kindergarten, first grade, second grade

Standard: CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.6

Skill: making ten

Link: Making Ten Robot | More Math Crafts

This robot math craft is perfect for using with students in pre-K, kindergarten, first grade, and second grade who are working on making ten. It aligns with Common Core Standard CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.6 and will fit into your math curriculum activities for teaching students to make a ten. It's fun, engaging, and simple to do!

This robot math craft is perfect for using with students in pre-K, kindergarten, first grade, and second grade who are working on making ten. It aligns with Common Core Standard CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.6 and will fit into your math curriculum activities for teaching students to make a ten. It’s fun, engaging, and simple to do!

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This robot math craft is perfect for using with students in pre-K, kindergarten, first grade, and second grade who are working on making ten. It aligns with Common Core Standard CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.6 and will fit into your math curriculum activities for teaching students to make a ten. It's fun, engaging, and simple to do!

Snag it HERE or as part of a Math Craft Bundle!

Happy Teaching!

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First Grade Literacy and Math Review

It’s the week that report cards are due and, as you look over the report card skills and standards, you’re suddenly thinking: Did I assess that? Did my students master that skill? I think he mastered it, but I don’t remember? I think he struggles, but I don’t have evidence? Did I teach this?!?!?!

Well, at least that’s happened to me a time or two!

Since it’s imperative to be intentional with every ounce of time and instruction, I needed a review to be absolutely SURE that my kiddos were ‘getting it.’ This reading foundational/literacy and math review pack can be used as a review of the standards, preparation for benchmark testing, as a quick assessment, or as a progress monitoring tool.  Above all, it helps you easily take note of which standards students have mastered and where there are gaps, so that you have the opportunity to reteach before it’s too late.

Are you looking for a great way to review reading foundational and literacy and math skills with your first grade students? This review packet is full of activities that are just PERFECT for helping you do just that! There are twenty days worth of review, that help with everything from phonics to word recognition to phonemic awareness to writing and more! Plus, you can try a sample day for FREE!

Are you looking for a great way to review reading foundational and literacy and math skills with your first grade students? This review packet is full of activities that are just PERFECT for helping you do just that! There are twenty days worth of review, that help with everything from phonics to word recognition to phonemic awareness to writing and more! Plus, you can try a sample day for FREE!

I would recommend doing a review activity each day in a teacher-led literacy center. This will give you the opportunity to complete the review together and take note of student success and/or gaps in learning.

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Not sure if this resource is ideal for your class? Check out a free sample!

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If you do these reviews and catch a kiddo who needs a little bump, be sure to check out these amazing intervention activities – teachers AND kiddos love them!

Kindergarten RTI: Letter-Sound Correspondence
First Grade RTI: Phonological Awareness and Word Recognition
Short Vowel Intervention
Phonemic Awareness Intervention
Number Sense RTI

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Are you looking for a great way to review reading foundational and literacy and math skills with your first grade students? This review packet is full of activities that are just PERFECT for helping you do just that! There are twenty days worth of review, that help with everything from phonics to word recognition to phonemic awareness to writing and more! Plus, you can try a sample day for FREE!

Happy Teaching!

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Base Ten Blocks Math Craft

Base Ten Blocks Confetti

Appropriate for Grades: kindergarten, first grade, second grade

Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.NBT.B.2

Skill: Understand that the two digits of a two-digit number represent amounts of tens and ones

Link: Base Ten Blocks Confetti | More Math Crafts

This math craft is perfect for using with students in kindergarten, first grade, and second grade who are working with base ten. It aligns with Common Core StandardCCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.NBT.B.2 and will fit into your math curriculum activities for teaching students represent numbers using base ten blocks. All the templates pictured are included, making this a fun and easy activity to complete with your kiddos. It's fun, engaging, and simple to do!

This math craft is perfect for using with students in kindergarten, first grade, and second grade who are working with base ten. It aligns with Common Core StandardCCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.NBT.B.2 and will fit into your math curriculum activities for teaching students represent numbers using base ten blocks.  All the templates pictured are included, making this a fun and easy activity to complete with your kiddos.  It’s fun, engaging, and simple to do!

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This math craft is perfect for using with students in kindergarten, first grade, and second grade who are working with base ten. It aligns with Common Core StandardCCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.NBT.B.2 and will fit into your math curriculum activities for teaching students represent numbers using base ten blocks. All the templates pictured are included, making this a fun and easy activity to complete with your kiddos. It's fun, engaging, and simple to do!

Happy Teaching!

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Making Ten Math Craft

Make-Ten Friends

Appropriate for Grades: pre-K, kindergarten, first grade, second grade

Standard: CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.6

Skill: making ten

Link: Make-Ten Friends | More Math Crafts

This math craft is perfect for using with students in pre-K, kindergarten, first grade, and second grade who are working on making ten. It aligns with Common Core Standard CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.6 and will fit into your math curriculum activities for teaching students to make a ten. It's fun, engaging, and simple to do!

This math craft is perfect for using with students in pre-K, kindergarten, first grade, and second grade who are working on making ten. It aligns with Common Core Standard CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.6 and will fit into your math curriculum activities for teaching students to make a ten. It’s fun, engaging, and simple to do!

Snag it HERE or as part of a Math Craft Bundle!

This math craft is perfect for using with students in pre-K, kindergarten, first grade, and second grade who are working on making ten. It aligns with Common Core Standard CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.6 and will fit into your math curriculum activities for teaching students to make a ten. It's fun, engaging, and simple to do!

Happy Teaching!

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Free Number Sense Toolkit

Do your kiddos have a number sense kit at the ready for use during small or whole group math activities? If not, I’ve put together a FREE number sense starter kit that you can download, print, and start using NOW!

Grab this FREE number sense toolkit that includes a five frame, a ten frame, number cards 0-20, and a set of ten frame cards 0-10. Simply stash them in a gallon sized baggie, clear plastic sleeve, or dry erase pocket for simple storage and organization. They're perfect for small or whole group math activities in kindergarten, first grade, and second grade classrooms!

I find that they store VERY easy in a clear plastic sleeves, gallon-sized baggies, OR these amazing dry erase pockets. I own the neon set (pictured in the images below) and I LOVE them. They’re 9×12″ so they’re plenty big to slide toolkit pieces and activity mats in and out of with ease.

(The activity mats pictured above can be found HERE.)

You can use the toolkit for MANY different activities, and I just did a little video post if you need some ideas! Go grab a set for your classroom by clicking the graphic below 🙂

ETA: If you are not able to access the materials via the links or graphic (they’re working for some, but not others – I have no clue what the issue is!), here’s the link you can copy and paste into your browser to take you to the resource: 

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Free-Number-Sense-Toolkit-2997973

Grab this FREE number sense toolkit that includes a five frame, a ten frame, number cards 0-20, and a set of ten frame cards 0-10. Simply stash them in a gallon sized baggie, clear plastic sleeve, or dry erase pocket for simple storage and organization. They're perfect for small or whole group math activities in kindergarten, first grade, and second grade classrooms!

Lastly, here’s an affiliate link to the dry erase pockets:

Happy Teaching!

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