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Teaching Missing Addend in 1st Grade
One of the trickiest concepts that we cover in 1st grade is finding a missing addend in equations! I’ll never forget my first year…
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Effortless Math Manipulatives Organization in the K-2 Classroom
Do you use math manipulatives in your kindergarten, first grade, or 2nd grade classroom? Math manipulatives are my favorite way to create concrete learning…
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6 1st Grade Phonics Routines you’ll Love this Year
1st Grade phonics activities, centers, and lessons all aligned to Science of Reading for developing weekly routines in your classroom! One of my favorite…
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2-Digit Addition in 1st Grade – Everything You Need to Know
Are you getting ready to start 2-Digit Addition in 1st grade? I absolutely LOVE teaching my 1st graders to add 2-digit numbers! It is…
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Celebrate Leap Day in the Classroom – Free Leap Year Activities for K-2
Are you getting ready to celebrate Leap Day – February 29, 2024 in the classroom? I love teaching about Leap Year and spending February…
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4 Ideas for Managing Early Finishers in 1st Grade Tips and Activities
Tips and Ideas for Early Finishers Activities in 1st Grade Do you ever have students who finish their work in .5 seconds and ask,…
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Solve the Room : The Math Centers Activity You Need to Try
One of the biggest struggles I had as a first-year 1st grade teacher was math centers! I felt like I spent so much time…
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Streamline Your Math Centers with Routines in 1st Grade
How to Implement Math Center Routines in the Classroom Math Centers are an important part of our guided math time in our first grade…
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Planning the Best Week Back after Winter Break in 1st Grade
Are you headed back to the classroom after a long, luxurious break filled with sleeping in, binge watching your favorite reality tv, and eating…
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5 Ideas to teach Subtraction in 1st Grade
Teaching subtraction in 1st grade can feel tricky! It seems our sweet friends just got the hang of addition, and now we’re throwing something…
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Whole Group Math Mini Lesson in 1st Grade
Today I am sharing all about the whole group math mini lesson in 1st grade! In our first grade classroom, we use a guided…
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Smart Cookie Day Activities in 1st Grade
Have you read the Smart Cookie by Jory John to your first graders yet? This is an adorable story about figuring out we all…
