First grade games

Some days the weather just doesn't cooperate for recess. It can be either too dreary or cold, or even too hot for kids to go outside and get much needed recess time. But just because the weather isn't cooperating doesn't mean your students don't need time to take a break and play. They just need some indoor recess games! Check out these 15 ideas for fun indoor games for kids. These indoor games are perfect for a large group of kindergarten and first grade students.

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Math games are always a class favorite! They're great for centers, homework practice, and small groups. This set of games includes five monkey-themed math games that your kids will love! They might even go bananas for it (tehehe)! Doubles, place value, addition, and more. Each game comes in color and black & white. You can grab them HERE. I hope your kids love them!

Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to get your kindergarten, first and second grade students practicing their math skills? You can't go wrong with FREEZE Math Games. FREEZE is a movement game that will get your students moving and interacting while working on their math skills. Head over to this blog post to find out more about FREEZE, how to play, and for ideas on using this math game in your elementary classroom. Grab a free FREEZE math game while you are there.

Play this super fun sight word game to improve reading skills! This is a great way to practice fluency with beginning readers! Oh Snap! is can be tailored to your child's reading ability & is perfect for Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and/or 2nd Grade. #sightwords #readingskills #makelearningfun

Fun and engaging place value games for first grade that are perfect for math centers or whole class activities. Includes free printables.

CVC Words are great for helping young students learn to read. Give your kindergarten and first grade students lots of practice with these fun and hands-on games and activities. Read about these 10 CVC Word games, centers and activities used by a veteran teacher in her classroom. While you are there grab a free CVC game you can use with your kids. Great for homeschooling and at home practice too. Learn to read with fun reading games.

This is an awesome literacy center for kindergarten or first grade! Students would love playing it during Daily Five or word work. #learningtoread #literacy #DailyFive #ilovetoteach

BEST list of fun ways to teach & practice sight words. Ideas for pre-school, kindergarten & first grade. Hands-on games & creative activities to do at home!

A great way to help your child master numbers 1 to 100 and number patterns is by playing a 100 chart games. This FUN Hundreds Chart Battleship is a free printable, hands-on hundreds chart activity that helps your pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd grade students gain fluency counting and recognizing patters. Use this number chart to 100 activity at home or in the classroom. Simply print 100s chart and you are ready to play and learn with this hundreds chart games.

Adding some fun games for reading in the classroom schedule will instantly get your kids excited to read! These 5 fun reading games are...

There's a good chance you have a pack of UNO cards at home or in your classroom. Here are 5 math games you can play with them.

Download our 20 free addition worksheets + with answer key to give your 1st and 2nd grade students more math practice! Plus, get tips for teaching addition.

Time filler games are a necessity in the classroom! Don't you hate those awkward few minutes between activities we all have with our students? You know, when everyone's packed up and just waiting for the bell to ring, or when there are only four minutes before lunch, or the lesson you planned went much more...

When spring arrives and the weather warms, it's a perfect time to get outside and play with your students! These outdoor games for kids will give you a chance to not only have fun and get some exercise, they'll also reinforce the positive community spirit you've instilled in your classroom all year long. These games...

Threes Away is a simple dice game using five dice and two or more players. You win the game by getting the lowest score.

Many years ago when getting my master's degree, I had to take a theater course. Don't ask me why! To this day I still don't get it. It was a theater class focused on using theater and games in the classroom. One of the games the professor showed us was Name It! I have actually played this game for many years with my friends. It is a fun favorite. Let me tell you how it is played. It begins with a set of cards that have various topics written on them. Have all your friends stand in a circle…

My sight word activities this year have included a lot more movement for my active learners. Learning our sight words has been a bit more of a challenge for some of my kindergartners. A

23-ago-2019 - 7 Simple Math Card Games - Great place value game using playing cards. This math card game is easy to learn and set up. #mathgames #placevalue #placevaluegames