1st Grade Lesson Plans

Problem and Solution Worksheet Students can edit this worksheet.  It can be added to google classroom as an online assignment. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-vz6gIlHWy8XAUIoZvzixHedn6zZ9v_wlNRosZRUQ4E/edit?usp=sharing

  Use this sharing letter to inform parents when it is a student’s turn for sharing or show and tell. What’s in the Bag pdf

Behavior Chart pdf

If I Were an Elf Writing Printable If I were an elf …pdf

This draw and write template will keep your student’s writing organized and allows them to express their writing with an illustration. Draw and Write pdf

Use this organizer to have your students thinking about problem and solution in a story.Problem and Solution

This themed Spelling assignment can be used with any Spelling list.  Have your students use their list to decorate and add their words to the tree. Christmas Tree Spelling pdf

Use this goal percentage chart to let your students see how close they are and their progress toward meeting their goals.  Put their name on a clothespin and move it as they progress.   Goal

Help students practice visualizing while reading.  This graphic organizer gives them a place to write a sentence and draw a picture about what they are visualizing while reading. Visualizing Graphic Organizer pdf

Use this to help supplement your word wall words.  Help your students keep their writing organized while they practice their Sight Words, Spelling Words, or Word Wall Words. Word Wall Work pdf

This is a great printable to hang outside your door.  Put a clothespin on where the class is so anyone coming in late or looking for your class will know where to go. Where Is

Have your students wear this nametag if they are able to help others.  The bright yellow color will make them easy to spot in the classroom. Ask Me I’m An Expert pdf

A humorous poster using bitmojis to tell your students when its okay to interrupt. When is it Okay to Interrupt pdf

A printable binder cover with a creative background with a space for your name to personalize. Printable Binder Cover

Use these editable labels to help keep your classroom organized!  Available in chevron, polka dot, and black. Editable Labels pdf Editable Labels pptx

Use these printable teacher reward coupons in your classroom.  They include wear a hat, stuffed animal pass, homework pass, technology time, trade your seat, show and tell, snack anytime, non-water drink,  chew gum, use a

Complete this American Flag coloring page to go with Social Studies or Independence Day! American Flag Coloring Page pdf

Meet the Teacher template.  This is great tool for open house, classroom guides, or just to introduce yourself   Meet the Teacher (1)

4 Fold Printable Valentine Card Valentine 4 Fold Card

Fun Valentine’s Coloring Sheet Overlapping Hearts pdf

Have students draw a picture of their goal in the circle inside the pendant.  Write what their goal is on the lines and color. New Years Goals pf

Printable worksheet for Thanksgiving.  Have students draw what foods they plan to eat for Thanksgiving on this empty plate. Thanksgiving Plate pdf

Give your students a choice how to say goodbye.  Have them tap what they would like to do! Hello Goodbye Choice Board pdf

Money helping sheet includes front and back of penny, nickel, dime, quarter, half dollar, one dollar, and five dollars.  It also includes amounts.  Students may use this as a reference until they get money amounts

This Election Day Packet includes voter registration card, voting ballots, and a writing assignment about “If I Were President”. Election Day pdf

This is an open ended project where students can draw a picture of themselves being a good citizen.  They also create a caption to go with it so it also practices text features. Be a

These star student cards can be used for stickers or punch out with a hole or star punch.  These are a great incentive for students.  Positive reinforcement when they fill the card can work wonders

Pumpkin Coloring pdf

Conference Sign Up Sheet or Schedule that can be used for parent sign up or to organize your appointment times.  Enter date, time, and student names to organize your conferences. Conference Sign Up pdf

Use this sign-in sheet to keep track of who shows up to your Open House. Sign-In Sheetpdf

This is a great back to school print out that can be used for open house night.  Use it by itself or add some goldfish crackers to get the kids excited about coming back to

Print, cut, and laminate to reuse these great Supply Posters to post what students will need for projects or assignments.  Hang with a magnetic clip for easy exchanges.  These can be used with all levels. 

Questioning and wondering is a great technique for student’s reading comprehension. Use this graphic organizer for students to complete before, during, and after reading books. This can be used at any level as students will be reading

Here is a printable that can be used in your classroom to help get to know each student and begin building your classroom community.  The All About Me includes a spot for pictures to be

Level: K-2 Objective: Identifying body parts Equipment: None Circus Tag – K-2 Physical Education Lesson Plan PDF Procedure:  1) One student is selected to be “it”. 2) The rest of the class scatters. 3) Students

Level: K and up Objectives: Students will share and cooperate while participating in a relay Equipment: One burlap sack per team Three Legged Relay – Physical Education Lesson Plan PDF Procedures:  1) Divide class into

The following are relays that can be used in physical education or regular education classrooms. They can be done in a gym or outside. Relays are great activities that require students to work together and

The following health lessons helps students work to improve age-appropriate physical fitness, and demonstrate motor skills required for individual and team activities. Students will be able to create a visual representation of the human body

Grade Level: K and up Objectives: Students will use jumping skills Equipment: One sack per team. Sack Relay – PE Physical Education Lesson Plan PDF Procedures:  1) Divide class into two or more teams. 2)

Level: Kindergarten and up Objective: Balancing objects on different parts of the body. Equipment: One beanbag per team Beanbag Relay – PE Physical Education Lesson Plan PDF Procedures:  1) Divide class into two or more

Here are some fun warm up activities or anticipatory sets that will get students excited about art class. Art Warm Up Activities PDF Open ended questions Example: What surfaces can be painted on besides paper?

Objective: Cognitive awareness of distinguishing long a and o sounds. Level: Kindergarten and up Equipment: None Cranes & Crows – K-6 Physical Education Lesson Plan PDF Procedures: 1) Divide students into two groups and one

Objective: Students listening, direction Level: Kindergarten and up Equipment: None Dessert Island Stream – PE Physical Education Lesson Plan PDF Procedures: 1) Tell students that one end of the court is a desert, one is

Level: K and up Equipment: None Everyone’s It – PE Physical Education Lesson Plan PDF Procedures: 1) Every student in the class is it. 2) Anytime someone gets tagged they must do 10 jumping jacks.

The following lesson is a health lesson that can be done in the early primary grades. It consists of discussion of the food pyramid, and foods that belong in each category. This activity can help

Grade Level: K-1st Prior Knowledge: The Alphabet ABC Conflict Resolution Lesson Plan PDF Concept:  ABCD Method of Conflict Resolution Instructional Objectives: to recognize the ABCD model of conflict resolution and use it to solve conflicts in simulated circumstances.

Music Standards – Music Note Values – Musical Instruments PDF Standards Kindergarten Use your singing voice as a speaking voice. Sing with a steady tempo. Sing with expression Play instruments to become aware of beat,

Level: K-4 Musical Chairs Lesson Plan PDF Make a circle with chairs. Have one less chair than there are students. Play the music for about 20 seconds and then stop it. When the music stops

Grade Level: K-3 Music Listening – What’s The Sound PDF Objectives: Help reinforce students listening skills and help them to recognize sounds of instruments. Materials: Several Instruments, A large sheet Procedures: 1) Play each of the instruments

Play music that changes in tempo. Have the students move around the room slower as the music get slower and faster as the music gets faster. Moving to Music Lesson Plan PDF Hokey Pokey Have

Thanksgiving Song Level- PreK-1 The Thanksgiving Song – Music Lesson Plan PDF It’s Thankgiving Tune: You are My Sunshine It’s Thanksgiving, I love Thanksgiving And we will all join hands today. We will say “Thank

Level- PreK-1 St. Patrick’s Day Song PDF Have You Seen a Leprechaun? Tune: Do You Know the Muffin Man Have You Seen a Leprechaun? A leprechaun, a leprechaun? Have you seen a leprechaun? From Ireland

Grade Level: Pre K-1st Objectives: students recognize tunes. What Song Is It – Music Lesson Plan PDF Procedures:  1) Have students sit in a circle while you hum a familiar tune such as “Row, Row,

Grade Level: K-2 Same or Different Music Lesson Plan PDF Objectives: Help students recognize different sounds and same sounds. Materials: Piano or Recorder Procedures: 1) Play the same and different notes on piano or recorder

Drawing Lines #1 – Art Lesson Plan PDF Drawing Lines #2 – Art Lesson Plan PDF Objective: Students will reinforce knowledge of line elements. Grade Level 1-6 Materials: Construction Paper Crayons Procedures: 1) Discuss the different

Primary & Secondary Colors Color Wheel Grades 1-6 Color Wheel Lesson Plan PDF Fill in the color wheel with the colors in the correct places. Primary colors should be written and/or colored in the blue

Name:________________________ Searching for Shapes Grade Level (1-2) Shapes Lesson Plan PDF Find an example of each of the following shapes. Draw the shape in the box and fill in the blanks to tell us what

Art is a subject that can be integrated with any other subject. It allows children to be creative and express themselves in new ways. It is just as important at and early age as it

Here are some fun warm up activities or anticipatory sets that will get students excited about art class. Art Class Warm Up Activities – Lesson Plan PDF Grades K-6 Open ended questions Example: What surfaces

Lesson: Watercolor Experimentation Grade Level: Pre-K through 6 Creative Watercolor Painting PDF Objectives:  Students will creatively complete a watercolor painting expressing themselves with music. Materials: Watercolor paper (masked off w/drafting tape) Watercolor paints Variety of

Lesson: Watercolor Leaves Grade Level: K – 1 Objectives and Concepts: Students will learn about fall and why leaves change colors, about crayon resist technique, and discuss fall and other events of the season. Watercolor

In this social studies lesson, students will learn how to work to improve their school, community, or environment. Students will learn the definition of reducing, reusing, and recycling as well as understand the importance of

In this social studies lesson, students shall demonstrate knowledge of the interactions of location, family, school and community, including an understanding of how to work to improve those locations. Students will be able to separate

Parks, Library, Hospitals, Schools This social studies lesson will help student in preschool or kindergarten demonstrate their understanding of community by identifying pictures of their neighborhood and as well as defining the purpose of each

Police Station, Fire Station, Library, Post Office In this lesson, preschool or kindergarten students shall demonstrate knowledge of the interaction of location, family, school, and community, including an understanding of the reasons for locations of

Guided Reading Lesson Plans Our site now includes comprehension packets that can be used for reading classes including guided reading. These are for books at many levels including chapter books. It includes activities that incorporate

Elementary Education Reading Level Table – By Age aa A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Three Digit Addition Worksheet #1 Math Lesson Plan Grades 1-2 Three Digit Addition Worksheet PDF

In this lesson, students shall apply the concept of measurement to solve problems involving two- and three-dimensional shapes by demonstrating an understanding of measurement, given familiar objects, to identify type of measurement required, estimate measurement,

In the following math lesson, students will skip count forwards and backwards by twos and be able to create a skip counting activity or game. This is a great lesson that integrates math with music

Math addition worksheet using the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5. Math Addition Worksheet Number Zero PDF Math Addition Worksheet Number 1 PDF Math Addition Worksheet Number 2 PDF Math Addition Worksheet Number 3

Math addition worksheet using the numbers 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10. Math Addition Worksheet Number 6 PDF Math Addition Worksheet Number 7 PDF Math Addition Worksheet Number 8 PDF Math Addition Worksheet Number 9 PDF

Math subtraction worksheet using the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5. Math Subtraction Worksheet Number Zero PDF Math Subtraction Worksheet Number 1 PDF Math Subtraction Worksheet Number 2 PDF Math Subtraction Worksheet Number

Math subtraction worksheet using the numbers 6, 7, 8 & 9. Math Subtraction Worksheet Number 6 PDF Math Subtraction Worksheet Number 7 PDF Math Subtraction Worksheet Number 8 PDF Math Subtraction Worksheet Number 9 PDF

In the following lesson, students shall demonstrate the ability to categorize, classify, and record information by gathering information from direct observation, record the gathered information, and display the gathered information. Students will learn how to

Grade Level: 1-2 Graphing The 5 Senses Lesson Plan PDF Concept: Graphing with the Five Senses Objectives: > Students will gather data based on interviews > Students will be able to graph the data >

Two Digit Addition Worksheet #1, #2, #3 & #4 Math Lesson Plans & Worksheets Grades 1-2 Two Digit Addition Worksheet #1 PDF Two Digit Addition Worksheet #2 PDF Two Digit Addition Worksheet #3 PDF Two

Three Digit Addition Worksheet #1 Math Lesson Plan Grades 1-2 Three Digit Addition – Math Worksheet PDF

1st and 2nd Grade Math This is a fun addition game that can be used to add digits as high as six. A great extension activity for those students who finish early. Students can work

100 Charts can be used as a math manipulative in grades Kindergarten and up. Students can use a hundred chart to help them add, subtract, skip count, multiply and much more. Print out several and

Here is a classroom jobs chart you can use to manage your students and who does what job.  Laminate and put clothespins with the students name.  Add velcro to attach names.  Laminate a write names

Here is a scavenger hunt you can use as an activity for an open house or the first day of school. Scavenger Hunt PDF

In this science lesson, students will have the opportunity to gather information from media sources, direct observation, interviews, and experiment or investigate to answer a questions, record gathered information, display the gathered information using the

In this science lesson, students will have the opportunity to learn names of bones of many parts of the human body, learn importance of the skeleton and how it helps the body function, learn that

Here is a printable worksheet that can be used to meet science standards of recording and observing growth. This allows students to record the growth in centimeters as well as draw a picture of how

In this lesson, students will get direct science experience by demonstrating knowledge of basic science concepts of physical science, life science, and earth and space science including and understanding of concepts related to everyday life

The following lessons can be used for a science unit that can be used in 1st or 2nd grade. In this 3 day unit, students shall demonstrate knowledge of basic science concepts of physical science,

Spring, Summer, Fall & Winter This lesson if for a preschool or kindergarten class studying the four seasons (fall, winter, spring, summer) using language arts or as an integrated unit. From this lesson, students will

Here is a chart that you can use to record tallies to see if a student is showing behaviors during a specific time of day. Behavior Documentation DOCX

Here is a printable writing portfolio cover for kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade. Kindergarten Writing Porfolio Cover PDF 1st Grade Writing Porfolio Cover PDF 2nd Grade Writing Porfolio Cover PDF 3rd

This is a great tool for students to keep in their desks. It has commonly used words and students can add words of their own. This tool can help students with their writing. Grades 1-6

Here is a printable worksheet you can use with candy hearts.  Great for Valentine’s Day.  It allows students to line up their candy hearts by color vertically to compare them like a bar graph.  It

This comprehension table is a template that can be printed out. It is a great printable that can be used with any fiction book. It helps with student’s comprehension. By filling out each section, it

Grades 1-6 Journaling is a great way for your students to write. Have them keep a monthly journal. You can either provide the topics or let them choose one of their own. Here is a

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Grades 1-3 SOUND IT OUT BREAK IT APART REREAD THE SENTENCE ASK YOURSELF WHAT WOULD MAKE SENSE ASK A FRIEND FOR A CLUE HINT: DON’T GIVE IT AWAY, GIVE A CLUE SUCH AS IT STARTS

First Grade is also an important level for working on phonetic skills. You will want to base your sequence based on the materials you will be using. Here are some key phonetic skills to work

In the following lesson, students shall demonstrate comprehension of literal meaning through reading, viewing, or listening to nonfiction selections by: Retelling main events or ideas in sequence. In this lesson, students will be able to

This following lesson is a language arts lesson that can be used in 1st or 2nd grade depending on the level of your students. After this lesson, your students should be able to recognize words

The following units are themed units integrating the areas of science, social studies, math, language arts, literature, art, drama, dance, music, etc. Integrated units are a great way to cover many subject areas. RAINFOREST The