First grade morning work ideas

Lots of fabulous ideas to build the classroom community and also develop literacy skills first thing in the morning! Love these ideas from Hilary at The Primary Planet. . .

Are you looking for a way to make your life a little easier in your classroom in the morning? Check out this blog for my favorite easy morning work that you can do with your elementary students. I love to include morning journal prompts to get your day started off on the right foot. You can check out my journal prompts here for kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd/3rd grade. Your students can start off with these independent writing activities while you organize your classroom.

Why I got rid of morning work and switched to soft start instead. Use morning tubs to start your day by building creativity and community.

Looking for easy morning work ideas? Transform your morning routine with the Morning Work Binder! Students use dry erase markers and sheet protectors with reusable worksheet pages to write and erase their morning work daily. Practice Kindergarten skills such as name writing, sight words, handwriting, numbers, counting, shapes, calendar, and more! Read more on the blog here! #kindergarten #morningwork

1st grade morning tubs can be a fun and easy way to start the day in your primary classroom. Students can tinker with magnetic tiles, building blocks and other tools as part of their morning work.

Mornings can be one of the hardest parts of the day. With so much to do starting even before the bell rings and the kindergarten, first, and second grade students come in, it is easy to feel overwhelmed from the start of the day. Practically Paperless Morning Work is a great way to help alleviate some of the stress of the morning schedule of duties. Read on for details on how using the Practically Paperless Morning Work resource can save your morning in your kinder, 1st, or 2nd grade…

Are you sick of using worksheets for morning work? If so, you are going to want to check out this blog post where I share 3 alternatives for worksheets. These first grade morning work ideas are engaging and fun for kids. Using morning tubs or morning journals where students use daily writing prompts are great a way to incorporate learning without having it be boring. Learn more about these morning work ideas now!

Learning sight words is easy with this daily sight word routine. Perfect for kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade, this weekly sight word routine during your morning work centers or word work centers. These free printable sheets will make learning sight words fun!

Are you looking for writing ideas for kids that you can use for kindergarten or 1st grade? Check out these free writing prompts that are great to use for morning journals in the classroom. This classroom resource is a great way to mix up your morning work that will keep your students engaged while also working on their writing skills. Included in this classroom freebie are morning journal prompts for every day of the week. Don’t miss this free writing resource to use in the classroom today.

Looking for some kindergarten morning work worksheets that are predictable but engaging for students? In this post, I share some resource ideas that you can use for low-prep morning work in kindergarten or even first grade to help students warm up to the day in an educational way.