Hands on centers first grade

I have been on a math kick lately. I think it is because my kids are strugglingggg with basic math concepts lately and it’s killin’ me! We have been learning addition strategies and practicing addition within 20 for two weeks now and my class has just started to pick up their momentum. They are […]

Math centers for kindergarten, first and even second grade students that are fun and FREE!

Ditch the phonics worksheets and try these hands-on phonics activities to incorporate the science of reading into your literacy instruction.

Find 5 number sense activities for kindergarten that build a solid foundation of math skills including counting, ordering, comparing & more.

Word work in kindergarten, first grade, or even 2nd can be easy with these Daily 5 activities. Students use a variety of materials to work with words. Whether you are using this for centers, a hands on option for stations, or just some easy games to play with words during the day these ideas are a big hit! Organization is simple, there are NO COPIES to make, and your students will become better readers in no time. #kindergartenclassroom #wordwork #centers

Engaging, hands-on, interactive, math stations on number sense and number fluency. Help your students with learning numbers, number recognition, one to one correspondence, counting sets, greater and less, building numbers, ones, tens, hundreds with these math centers. These math station ideas and math games on numeracy are perfect for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. To learn more about "Math Stations by Standard", visit www.tunstallsteachingtidbits.com

Do you reinvent the wheel every single week when it comes to centers, word work, stations.....whatever you happen to call them? Yeah, me too! I know better, I swear I do but it just never fails. I am here today to tell you that there IS A BETTER WAY! Let me begin by saying I am a big fan of Daily 5. I run my room about as closely to the Daily 5 model as possible but this is one area I just never could give in on. The sisters suggest having out materials for students to build words, write…

This Building Blocks Sight Word Box is a hands-on way for your students to practice reading and spelling their sight words.

Are you concerned that your students are not getting the most out of your phonics instruction? It's easy to become frustrated and feel like we're not doing

Add some art and crafts to your math lessons for more fun with core first grade math facts! Click to see this big collection of crafts and download one of them for free! #mathcrafts #firstgrademathcrafts #kindergartenmathlessons