1st Grade

When children master sight words, they can focus on comprehending rather than decoding—an essential step to becoming proficient readers. Spectrum® Sight Words for grade 1 is packed with exciting activities and fun flash cards to engage...

Help children spell their way to success! Strong spelling is the blueprint children need to become masters of communication. Spectrum Spelling® for grade 1 engages learners with fun, full-color puzzles and riddles to keep them entertained...

Solid subtraction skills are essential for math development and a successful math journey. Spectrum® Subtraction for grade 1 uses a systematic approach and focused instruction to develop subtraction skills in numbers one through 100—the...

Stay on schedule with skill development by helping your first grader understand clocks and calendars. Spectrum® Telling Time for grade 1 is a standards-based, comprehensive workbook that supports success with focused practice in reading clocks...

Ease test-taking stress with a workbook that offers authentic assessment practice and a digital component that appeals to twenty-first century learners. Spectrum® Test Practice prepares kids for math and language arts success by simulating the...

Strong writing skills help children soar! Clear, concise communication benefits kids throughout school and into adulthood. Spectrum® Writing for grade 1 guides blossoming writers through the writing, proofreading, and editing process to create...

Thinking Kids'® Math is a fun and hands-on approach to learning math! Increase your first grader’s critical thinking and problem solving skills with the colorful, interactive activities. Each activity supports early learning standards and...

Build attitudes of respect and caring, reduce problem behaviors, empower students to solve problems, and educate the whole child with this flexible, user-friendly activity guide. The lessons' literature-based connections allow teachers to "build in"...

Draw...Then Write, Grades 1-3 is a fun hands-on way for students to make the connection between pictures and text. Students follow step-by-step drawing lessons and write about the completed pictures. Writing exercises take students from simple to...

Students learn the parts of a story and how to organize their ideas with story-planning forms. Tailor lessons to students’ individual needs by presenting three options for how to address each writing topic: group writing, guided writing, or...

Help your students turn simple sentences into super sentences with the engaging writing activities inWrite a Super Sentence!Step-by-step directions guide students through the process of describing who, what, where, and when.15 guided lessons help...

Teach students in grades 1-3 to write fabulous sentences and paragraphs with this easy-to-use resource that includes everything you need! This 112-page book includes scaffolded lessons and activities that progress from writing sentences to writing...

You don't have to know a lot about art to teach your children or students using this helpful art book! How to Teach Art to Children has it all: background information, literature resources, and easy step-by-step directions for 96 art projects...

Maps of the USA contains geopolitical maps of each of the fifty states; political maps of the six regions; and political, physical, and thematic maps of the United States. You?ll also find fun facts, geography bee-type questions, and review pages...

Explore the inspirational and imaginative world of poetry with your students! Writing Poetry with Children provides structured practice writing six types of poetry using engaging learning experiences that support students? creative side...

This comprehensive phonics resource includes printables for phonemic awareness, decoding consonant and vowel sounds, syllabication, and more! Basic Phonics Skills, Level B (Grades K-1) features 238 reproducible skill sheets and 20...

Give your Kindergarten to 2nd grade students the geography skills practice they need to successfully tackle the geography curriculum now and in the future! Through engaging activities, content vocabulary development, and cumulative assessments, this...

Jumpstart your students' minds with daily warm-ups that get them thinking mathematically and ready for instruction. Daily Math Stretches offers practice in algebraic thinking, geometry, measurement, and data for grades K-2 to provide an early...

Help students build content area literacy and increase retention and achievement across multiple subject areas through effective interactive notetaking! This grade-range-specific resource provides grades K-2 students...

From jotting notes to taking tests, handwriting plays an essential role in the classroom. Spectrum® Manuscript Handwriting provides the printing practice children need to succeed. Give children an advantage across disciplines by...

Improve understanding of the election process for students in grades K-2 by introducing and exploring the connections between national, state, and local elections. Students will learn to think critically about the election process while using the...

Successfully implement learning centers in early childhood classrooms! This easy-to-use professional resource uses current research to help teachers create, implement, and manage learning centers. Each center has suggestions for ways to differentiate...

This must-have resource provides 16 original poems that focus on consonant blends and digraphs to support phonemic and phonological awareness in grades PreK-2. Each grade-level appropriate poem features a corresponding lesson that includes two...

This must-have resource provides 21 original poems that focus on consonant sounds to support phonemic and phonological awareness in grades PreK-2. Each grade-level appropriate poem features a corresponding lesson that includes two cross-curricular...

This must-have PreK-2 resource features long vowels and supports phonemic and phonological awareness through activities around level-appropriate poetry! Original poems (20) are introduced and feature a corresponding lesson that includes two...

This must-have PreK-2 resource features rimes and supports phonemic and phonological awareness through activities around level-appropriate poetry! Original poems (18) are introduced and feature a corresponding lesson that includes two cross-curricular...

This must-have resource provides 21 original poems that focus on short vowel sounds to support phonemic and phonological awareness in grades PreK-2. Each grade-level appropriate poem features a corresponding lesson that includes two cross-curricular...

Grade: PreK-2 Provide students with purposeful practice and fun activities that focus on detecting, manipulating, and interacting with the sounds of language. Purposeful Play for Early Childhood Phonological Awareness offers 70 lessons that are...

Diagraming Sentences will help students of all ages learn how the parts of speech fit together to make clear and complete sentences. This 48-page language arts book shows visual learners how to diagram sentences to help them understand why some...

Co-authored by Laney Sammons, a leading expert on the Guided Math framework, this essential classroom resource helps teachers successfully plan, organize, implement, and manage Guided Math Workstations. These effective and...

Get ready to "hit a home run" with strategies and suggestions about how to introduce idioms and incorporate them into your language and writing instruction. They'll "knock your socks off"!Based on Dr. Timothy Rasinski's research, the idioms and...

Lay the critical foundation for reading fluency with this engaging resource! Increasing Fluency with High Frequency Word Phrases offers 20 creative lessons that analyze high frequency practice to gain word recognition, expression, and fluency...

Equip your first grade classroom with texts differentiated for every type of learner. This series equips teachers with reading materials tailored specifically for low-level and English-language learners, and provides texts that engage on-level and...

Reinforce key mathematical concepts in first grade with these fun and engaging skill-based games! Created to align to College and Career Readiness other state standards, this resource is perfect for reinforcing students' mathematical skills. Perfect for...

This essential classroom resource provides educators with a solid foundation in teaching persuasive writing. Grades K-2 students will learn persuasive writing techniques and strategies on how to research topics, form opinions, support their...

Nurturing Your Child's Well-Being: Early Elementary offers tips and ideas to help ensure your young child's well-being. In today's fast-paced world, equipping children with the tools to navigate their emotions and relationships with their peers and...

Grade: 1-3  Make it a "community effort" in your classroom to build fluency and analytical skills through these engaging primary source documents.While learning about local government, community jobs, and government leaders, students develop fluent...

What better gift to give students than engaging rhymes to read while building literacy skills? This first grade classroom resource will enhance students' mastery of phonological awareness, phonics skills, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and writing...

Help your child master language arts and math with grade appropriate practice that is aligned to state standards. Presented in an effective learning sequence, Spectrum® Grade 1 offers rigorous, grade-specific tasks that will help improve your...

Inspire your curious scientists with interactive lab experiments and self-contained activities to improve critical-thinking skills and conceptual knowledge. Standards-Based Investigations: Science Labs teaches your grades K-2 learners through...