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 amazing to see the confidence they have when working with these bigger numbers and the growth from the beginning of the year. In this post I’m sharing everything you need to […]
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 prepping different math games week after week. Then it took me so long to explain the games to my students and constantly got interrupted at my teacher table when students forgot […]
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 classroom! I love giving my students hands-on activities to review and practice math skills! 1st Grade Math centers also allow me to meet with students in small groups to differentiate instruction. […]
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 totally new at them. In this blog post, I’m sharing 5 ideas for teaching subtraction to first graders that will help build their subtraction skills while also boosting their math confidence! […]
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 math structure for teaching math. We start with a short whole group math mini lesson and then spend the rest of our math block in small groups and math rotations. Teaching […]
Teaching Addition Strategies in 1st Grade
Tips and tricks for teaching Addition Strategies in 1st grade! Have you introduced addition in your first grade classroom yet? Addition is the standard that we spend the most time on throughout the year is 1st grade! Our goal by the end of the year is for our first graders to be able to add […]
Number Sense in First Grade – Ideas and Activities
At the beginning of the year in first grade, we spend the first several weeks exploring numbers and building number sense skills. Number Sense in first grade is so important and something we work on all year long! In this post, I’m sharing tons of hands-on activities and ideas that will engage your students in […]
Nonstandard Measurement Activities in First Grade
Are you getting ready to introduce nonstandard measurement in first grade? I absolutely love teaching measuring with nonstandard units! After working so hard on addition, subtraction, and place value, nonstandard measurement feels like a much needed break šš» There are so many hands-on nonstandard measurement activities that will spark your students’ excitement and deepen their understanding […]
Teaching Money to First Graders : Hands-On Activities for Counting Coins
Are you looking for ideas for teaching money to first graders? Students LOVE to learn all about money and apply the knowledge to real life experiences. BUT, counting coins is tricky! It requires students to remember values of different coins and skip count in different ways. In this blog post, Iām going to share tons […]
Telling Time 1st Grade Tips and Tricks
Have you started working on telling time to the hour and half hour in your first grade classroom? Teaching first graders to tell time is no easy task! In this blog post, Iāll share my favorite tips and tricks to help your students master telling time. Want your 1st Grade Telling Time Unit planned for […]