This post is your one-stop shop for transforming your first grade classroom into a vibrant hub of discovery with 9 engaging activities during the month of February.
We'll delve into the fascinating world of Groundhog facts, explore the importance of Dental Health, and celebrate the magic of the 100th day of school with exciting stations.
We'll delve into history with captivating Presidential biographies for President's Day and nurture creativity with engaging February writing stations.
We'll strengthen foundational skills with February phonics passages and make math fun with exciting February math games. Get ready to ignite your students' imaginations and rediscover the joy of making learning an adventure!”
Click Clack Moo, I Love You! Book Study
Celebrate Valentine's Day with “Click, Clack Moo, I Love You!”
This engaging book study on Doreen Cronin's beloved Valentine's Day classic, “Click, Clack Moo, I Love You!”, is perfect for building strong reading comprehension skills.
What You'll Get:
- Comprehensive Activities: Explore story structure with activities like retelling, sequencing, and identifying main ideas.
- Character Analysis: Dive deep into the personalities of Little Duck, Little Fox, and Farmer Brown.
- Creative Writing: Spark imagination with prompts like “Someone I Love” and “My Valentine.”
- Easy Implementation: Includes 7 answer keys for easy grading and independent learning.
This book study is a fantastic resource for Valentine's Day celebrations and a valuable addition to your reading instruction.
President's Day Biographies
Inspire Future Leaders with Engaging Biographies!
This bundle of research biographies on influential figures like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Thomas Jefferson will ignite a passion for history in your students.
What's Inside:
- Engaging Biographies: Explore the lives and legacies of these remarkable leaders and discover how they shaped our nation.
- Hands-on Activities: Interactive activities like cut-and-paste timelines and fact collection worksheets make learning fun and engaging.
- Creative Writing Prompts: Encourage critical thinking and creative expression with writing prompts related to each historical figure.
- Ready-to-Use: These print-and-teach resources are easy to implement and perfect for independent learning or classroom instruction.
Benefits:
- Develop Historical Understanding: Learn about key figures in American history and their contributions to our society.
- Enhance Reading Comprehension: Improve reading and research skills through engaging biography texts.
- Foster Critical Thinking: Analyze information, compare and contrast, and draw conclusions about the lives and legacies of these leaders.
This biography bundle is a fantastic resource for teaching about Presidents' Day and inspiring students to become future leaders themselves.
February - Dental Health Month
Say “Ahhh!” to Happy Smiles with this Engaging Dental Health Unit!
Help your students overcome any anxiety they may have about visiting the dentist with this fun and interactive resource.
What's Inside:
- Learn About Dental Health: Explore the importance of good oral hygiene, learn about dental tools, and discover the magic of the Tooth Fairy!
- Interactive Activities: Engaging worksheets, interactive journals, and vocabulary cards make learning fun and engaging.
- Digital Version: Easily share and assign activities to your students through Google Classroom.
- Cross-Curricular Learning: Integrate dental health with language arts, science, and social-emotional learning.
This comprehensive resource will help your students develop positive attitudes towards dental health and ensure they grow up with healthy smiles.
Groundhog Day Activities
Dig into Learning with this Engaging Groundhog Unit!
Get your students excited about Groundhog Day with this interactive and engaging resource.
What You'll Find:
- Learn About Groundhogs: Discover fascinating facts about groundhogs, including their hibernation habits, babies (called pups), and burrows.
- Hands-on Activities: Engaging worksheets, interactive journals, and vocabulary cards make learning fun and interactive.
- Easy Prep: These click-and-print resources are simple to prepare and perfect for classroom instruction or independent learning.
- Cross-Curricular Learning: Integrate groundhog learning with science, language arts, and social studies.
This resource will help your students learn about these fascinating creatures and make Groundhog Day a truly memorable learning experience.
100th Day Stations and More
Here's a blog post section about the 100th Day of School Celebration:
Celebrate 100 Days of Learning with Engaging Activities!
This comprehensive resource is packed with exciting activities to make your 100th Day of School a memorable celebration!
Here's what you'll find:
- Engaging Stations: Keep students active and learning with 18 engaging stations, including STEM challenges, timed challenges, and click-and-print activities.
- STEM Challenges: Encourage creativity and problem-solving with challenges like Cup Stacking, Block Building, and Geoboards.
- Timed Challenges: Add a touch of friendly competition with challenges like assembling a 100s chart and counting 100 pom-poms.
- Click-and-Print Stations: Easy-to-prepare stations like “100 Gumballs” and “Write to 100” provide engaging and independent learning opportunities.
- Writing Prompts: Inspire reflective thinking with writing prompts like “When I am 100” and “If I had $100.”
This resource provides everything you need to create a fun and educational 100th Day of School celebration that your students will cherish.
February Math Games
Spread the Love for Math with Valentine's Day & Groundhog Day Games!
Make February fun and engaging with these Valentine's Day and Groundhog Day themed math games! This unit includes three types of independent addition and subtraction games that will keep your students motivated all month long.
What's Included:
- Math Mystery Pictures: Unveil hidden Valentine's Day and Groundhog Day scenes as students solve addition and subtraction problems.
- Independent Bingo Games: Add a touch of friendly competition with these engaging bingo games that reinforce math skills.
- Tangram Puzzles: Develop spatial reasoning and problem-solving skills while enjoying the challenge of creating winter-themed tangram puzzles.
Why Teachers Love It:
- Easy Implementation: These games are perfect for math stations, morning work, or early finisher activities.
- Substitute-Friendly: Leave them out for your substitute and enjoy peace of mind knowing your students are engaged and learning.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This is a great way to get back into addition and subtraction when we come back to school after Christmas break!” – Whitney G.
Make math fun and engaging this February with these Valentine's Day and Groundhog Day themed math games!
February Writing Station
Spice Up Writing Time with Engaging February Prompts!
Tired of the constant search for fresh writing ideas? This set of February writing station activities provides a diverse range of prompts that will keep your students excited about writing all month long.
Designed to Engage and Differentiate:
- Variety of Formats: With 5 unique activity formats, from free writing and look-and-draw to procedural writing and doodle drawings, these activities cater to different learning styles and keep things interesting.
- Skill-Building: These activities are designed to target specific writing skills, such as adding hooks, including details, and writing in sequence.
- Easy Differentiation: You can easily adjust the difficulty level to meet the needs of all learners, providing both challenge and support.
- Perfect for Substitutes: These engaging activities are a lifesaver for substitute teachers, providing meaningful and independent work while you're away.
What's Included:
- Format 1: Free Write: Spark creativity with inspiring titles and images like “A Talking Teddy Bear in my Bedroom” and “If I Was a Groundhog.”
- Format 2: Look and Draw: Encourage observation and description with visually engaging pictures like “Card” and “Letter.”
- Format 3: Procedural Writing: Develop sequential thinking with prompts like “How to Brush Your Teeth” and “How to Mail a Letter.”
- Format 4: Draw and Write: Foster creativity and narrative skills with prompts like “Sending Love” and “Brushing Teeth.”
- Format 5: Doodle Drawings: Ignite imagination with prompts like “Mouth” and “Present,” where students complete a drawing and write about it.
With these engaging activities, your students will eagerly anticipate writing time, making it a rewarding and enjoyable experience for everyone.
Valentine's Day Phonics Passages
Closing the reading gap is harder than ever, which means phonics and fluency are more important than ever! This set of Valentine's Day Phonics Fluency passages is part of a series of holiday themed passages that focus on sight words, decoding and reading fluency for February.
These Valentine's Day Phonics and Fluency passages can be used for:
- small group instruction
- independent station activities
- at home activities/homework
With three levels of difficulty for each of the 4 Valentine's Day fluency passages, there is something for all reading levels in your classroom to flex their phonics muscles:
-Short Vowel Sentences
-Short Vowel Passage
-Long Vowel Passage
BONUS, there are also 4 sight word “look and find” activities in each product that students LOVE, but also give them the extra sight word and heart word recognition practice that they need!
What's Included:
Four Topics of February Phonics and Fluency Passages:
*Each with three levels of difficulty (see above)
- Snowman
- Snow Fight
- Cold
- Ice Skating
BONUS: Four Valentine's Day Sight Word “Look and Find” Activities
February Numbers Stations
Boost Math Skills with Engaging February Math Centers!
Looking for fun and engaging math activities for February? This bundle provides hands-on math centers that focus on key foundational skills.
What's Included:
- “Gorilla Makes Twenty”: Students identify missing addends to 20 using ten frames, reinforcing number sense and addition skills.
- “Counting Chocolates”: Students practice missing subtrahends to 10 using ten frames, strengthening subtraction skills.
- “More Hearts and Less Hearts”: Students explore place value concepts by identifying ten more and ten less than a given number using place value blocks.
How to Use:
- Whole Group Review: Use these activities to review key concepts and introduce new skills to the whole class.
- Small Group Instruction: Differentiate instruction by using these activities with small groups of students who need extra support or enrichment.
- Engaging Math Centers: Set up these activities as independent math centers to provide hands-on learning opportunities.
This resource offers a variety of engaging activities to help your students build a strong foundation in math.
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