English language arts for 1st grade (page 5)

Dolch and Fry sight word lists explained, and how to run a whole-class listening check in K–2 with a free printable quiz that hides the word until you say it.

Thirty reading centers students can run on their own: phonics, sight words, fluency, comprehension and writing, each with what goes in the tub and the grades it fits.

Literal, inference and vocabulary questions for reading passages, K–8: how each works, how our 53 passages and their quizzes are built, and how to write your own.

A one-minute reading timer with a words-correct-per-minute calculator for any length of read. Nothing is saved.

Type a word or pick the alphabet and print fat hollow bubble letters to color: capitals, lowercase and numbers 0 to 9. No sign-in, nothing leaves your computer.

Free science fair rubrics matched to grade: a K–2 poster, a 3–5 project and a 6–8 experiment, what each row scores, how to print them for judges or change a cell.

Turn any word list into a printable word scramble, with a word bank, an optional first-letter hint and an answer key. Free, no sign-in.

Fifty classroom-friendly would-you-rather questions for kids, sorted by theme, each with a follow-up that turns it into a vote, a quick write, a debate or a math tally.

A free printable poster of math word clues: the words that often point to adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing, in two columns. Edit and print.

A five-minute daily language review routine: one sentence to fix, the five kinds of error to teach, what to expect by grade, and a free weekly printable with a key.

How to teach CVC words in kindergarten and 1st grade: hearing sounds, letter sounds, blending, one short vowel at a time, word ladders, spelling and decodable sentences, with free sheets.

A free printable place value names poster: ones to millions with the value of each place in two columns. Edit any line and print on letter or A4.

A common phonics teaching order in twelve patterns, from CVC short vowels to r-controlled vowels: why it goes in that order, what each step adds, pacing, and a free sheet set for each.

How to take and score a running record: the marks to use, what counts as an error, the formulas for accuracy, error rate and self-correction ratio, a worked example, and a free kit.

What words correct per minute measures, what oral reading fluency norms are, where to find the Hasbrouck and Tindal compiled norms, how to use them for screening, and what WCPM can't tell you.

Thirty vocabulary games for K–8 that work with any word list: whole-class, partner, paper and two-minute games, each with how to play, plus free crossword, flashcard and bingo makers.

Small-group rotations step by step: forming flexible groups, planning the teacher table, centers that run without you, a printable rotation chart and a projector timer, and fixes.

Print letters to trace as dotted strokes on ruled lines, with a start dot on every stroke: one letter a page, a 26 page A to Z book, or the whole alphabet on one page. No sign-in.

Enter words read, errors and seconds from a read-aloud and get words per minute and an accuracy band, with what to do next.

Roll three to nine picture dice (animals, places, feelings, objects), then tell it or write it from a prompt. Share the exact roll by link. Free.

Twenty-five quick, oral phonemic awareness activities for Pre-K to 1st grade, from clapping syllables to changing sounds, each with what to say, what you need and the grades it fits.

Type a word and write one line for each letter, step by step, then print the poem or a blank page for students. Free, no sign-in.

Type your labels and print cubby, supply bin, book box or shelf labels with cut lines. Free, no watermark, nothing leaves your computer.

Thirty reading fluency activities for K–5, from repeated reading and reader's theater to phrase scooping and one-minute checks, each with what to do, what you need and the grades it fits.