First Grade Math Resources
After teaching first graders this year,
I had a difficult time in creating math worksheets to use in my classroom. Not
only was it difficult to customize the worksheets so that they included what I
was teaching, but it was even harder to format the worksheets with diagrams,
shapes, graphs, etc. To be pro-active, I have located ten websites that contain
math worksheets specifically geared to be used in a first grade curriculum:
This site was terrific because it was sectioned off
from easier to harder, over the natural progression of curriculum in the first
grade. In addition, I liked that you could customize worksheets by selecting
what skills were to be included on each worksheet. View the site at: http://www.edhelper.com/math_grade1.htm
This site was a little sparse in its math related
worksheets, but will be helpful in creating reproducible hundreds charts and
other work mats. View it at: http://www.kidzone.ws/grade1.htm
This site will be helpful in accessing worksheets
that reinforce number sense. There are fact family worksheets, as well as
addition/subtraction basic fact reinforcements, identification of numbers, etc.
View it at: http://math.about.com/od/workshee2/a/Grade1WS.htm
Here you can access simple worksheets dealing with
greater than/less than, addition and subtraction. I liked that in each category
you can customize so that the numbers used in the creation of the worksheet are
appropriate for where your students are. For instance you can select comparing 0-3
or up to 9. View it at: http://www.mathfactcafe.com/view/view.aspx?vid=600&t=P&g=1
Although not a worksheet, this site is one that I
have referenced many times. It contains age appropriate challenge problems to
pose to students. Problems can be posted and then a specific amount of time
provided to solve the problem. View it at: http://mathforum.org/elempow/
This website is a little time consuming to navigate,
as it contains a huge amount of resources and information. Although,
if time permits, there are great worksheets to be found within this site.
On this page, there is a list of math subjects to link to; choose by grade
level topic, not by grade band itself. View it at: http://abcteach.com/directory/basics/math/
This website has a vast array of easy to locate
worksheets broken down by topic. View it at: http://www.aplusmath.com/Worksheets/
This link takes you directly to one of the most
difficult (in my opinion) to create worksheets: money! Here there are a ton of
worksheets dealing with money and the language that goes along with currency.
View it at: http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/math/money/
Here is another web site that has a listing of math
topics linked to a variety of worksheets. View it at: http://schoolexpress.com/fws/cat.php?id=2252
Jan Brett
Flash Cards – addition
Jan Brett
Flash Cards - subtraction
This page is linked to Jan Brett’s web site.
Here, you can print out flash cards with Jan Brett’s characters on them. View
the sites at: http://www.janbrett.com/games/addition_flash_cards_main.htm and http://www.janbrett.com/games/subtraction_flash_cards_main.htm