First grade stations

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…

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The organization tips you need for setting up and managing Guided Math Rotations! We love our guided math rotations in first grade! It gives students the opportunity to work on hands-on math centers and activities to review math skills. I'm sharing my favorite tips for setting up math rotations and math groups in your elementary classroom, my favorite math center activities and routines, plus tips for keeping all of your math centers organized! Plus grab a free math lesson planning binder!

When heading back to school, you may be thinking about how to organize your classroom, and set up classroom routines. In this post, I talk about how I organize centre rotations in first grade.

I love the versatility of dry erase pockets! They are great for so many reasons; they are easy to prepare, easy to clean, durable, and students LOVE them! They are great to use for checking for understanding and guided practice. Students can hold them up like dry erase boards to quickly show you their work. Today I wanted to share a few of the First Grade Math Mats I created to use in dry erase pockets. They are great for whole group and small group instruction. Once the mats are introduced…

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This one thing has made my reading station super easy, helped me save time planning and also helped my students mastering skills is faster.

If you have been following my blog for awhile, you know I LOVE seasonal centers. Kids get so excited when you pull out Halloween or Christmas centers. When you add in themed erasers, it is just ice cream on the cake. But, sometimes, we want centers we don’t have to constantly change out. Centers the ... Read More about Math Centers for Kindergarten and First Grade

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