Day: January 2, 2021

Growth Mindset : New Year Lesson Ideas for First Grade

Children’s belief systems define their success. Teaching growth mindset is a way to help them improve their self-esteem. Growth mindset is the opposite of a fixed mindset. A child with a fixed mindset believes they cannot change their character, creativity, or potential for success. By teaching growth mindset, children learn how to face challenges with an optimistic point of view.

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Teaching Fractions in First Grade

Are you ready to teach your first grader the concepts of what a fraction is, but you don’t know where to start? You’ve landed in the right spot. The resources linked here are great for teaching whole, halves, and quarters. I recommend teaching these concepts before teaching time. Once your first grader has mastered understanding these three concepts of fractions,

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Teaching Coin Values & Counting Money to First Graders

Are you ready to teach your child about how to count coins, but you’re just not sure where to start? Below are some great resources for teaching coin counting to elementary students. The key to teaching children how to count coins and understand money value is repetition. Utilizing real coins when playing games or practicing is also helpful. For best

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Solar System Lesson Ideas for First Grade

Are you looking for out of this world resources to teach your first grade student about what makes up the solar system? Ready to blast off into space as you study stars, planets, the sun, and moon? This page contains links to resources and activities we used in kindergarten and first grade to study astronomy and the solar system. Lesson

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