Made only for 1st gradeScience of Reading aligned
Literacy centers that run themselves.
No-prep writing, reading, fluency and spelling stations for first grade. Each one has differentiation built in, so the whole class does the same task at their own level.
SORStandards basedRF, RL, W & L
✎Print + digitalGoogle Slides included
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Apples & back to school
All 5 September centers in one download, about $3.50 a center.
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Everything for September (and the other eight months) is included in the $100 Library Card.
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Pumpkins, bats & fire safety
All 6 October centers in one download, about $3.50 a center.
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Spookley the Square Pumpkin Activities – Comprehension, Writing, and Crafts for First Grade
★ 23 reviews · seasonal favorite
Everything for October (and the other eight months) is included in the $100 Library Card.
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Turkeys, farms & family
All 5 November centers in one download, about $3.50 a center.
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Gingerbread & winter treats
All 5 December centers in one download, about $3.50 a center.
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Arctic animals & snow sports
All 5 January centers in one download, about $3.50 a center.
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Valentines, pets & presidents
All 5 February centers in one download, about $3.50 a center.
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Weather, space & St. Patrick's
All 6 March centers in one download, about $3.50 a center.
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Earth Day, plants & recycling
All 5 April centers in one download, about $3.50 a center.
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Butterflies, zoo & the beach
All 5 May centers in one download, about $3.50 a center.
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Every center in your rotation
Each station has its own color, so you can find your way around the shop the same way students find their way around the room.
Writing
Themed vocabulary, spinners and puppets. Kids write words, sentences or paragraphs.
77 resources →
Reading
Close reading passages, story elements and comprehension anchor charts.
14 resources →Fluency
Nursery-rhyme poetry centers and readers theater scripts with parts for every level.
55 resources →Spelling
Cut-and-paste pages and puzzles, from CVC to r-controlled vowels.
8 resources →Seasonal
Apples, pumpkins, Earth Day, end of year, and freebies for every holiday.
86 resources →Teacher favorites
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1st Grade Year Long Writing Centers Bundle
59 reviewsIncluded in the Library Card
Spookley the Square Pumpkin Activities – Comprehension, Writing, and Crafts for First Grade
23 reviewsIncluded in the Library Card
1st Grade Winter Writing Centers Bundle
22 reviewsIncluded in the Library Card
1st Grade Spring Writing Centers Bundle
19 reviewsIncluded in the Library CardHow a station works
One activity. Three levels.
Nobody gets left out.
Every writing station uses the same vocabulary poster, cards and templates. Students choose the page that fits where they are, so you don’t have to prep separate sets.
1
Label & write words
Find, color and write. The trace-and-color minibook adds support for ELL students.
2
Write sentences
Spin a topic, use a vocabulary card, write it in a sentence.
3
Write short paragraphs
Narrative, informative and descriptive pages aligned to W.1.2, W.1.3 and W.1.8.
- Print & laminate once
- Post the vocabulary poster
- Reuse every year
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One centerSingle station
One theme, all three writing levels, print and digital.
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Every station for the month, ready for the first week.
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The whole yearYear-Long Writing
Every writing center, September through May.
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- Every writing, reading, fluency, spelling and seasonal resource
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- New resources added during your 12 months are included
- Everything you download is yours to keep
What teachers say
“My kids knew exactly what to do.”
4.77★★★★★
906 reviews on TPT
5.0★★★★★
59 reviews, Year-Long bundle
I’m using these for our poetry unit. My students are enjoying them. Thank you!
This resource was used a bunch in teaching nursery rhymes. It was great for my kinders!
Super cute paper for students to write about what they like to do during the summer!
I love this writing center. There are plenty of options and the kiddos love the activities!
Love using these writing centers for independent work, small group instruction, and teaching vocabulary.
Excellent independent activites for centers while I am teaching small groups. My students enjoy these activities. Thank you!
Thank you for creating such a helpful and engaging resource for my kiddos!!
Can't wait to use this product this year! Love that I have a variety of ways to use it.
I like that it can be differentiated and that students have the ability to pick and choose what activities to complete if given that option.
Meet the teacher behind the stations
Made by Rachael Hull, for first grade.
Rachael spent more than 20 years in the classroom, teaching in Title I schools in Northwest Indiana. She knows the daily demands of teaching literacy in the early grades, and it shaped how she builds resources: they need to be flexible, low-prep, and ready to support the way you already teach.
It all started with Teaching Firsties, a blog of classroom-tested ideas for first grade teachers. Literacy Stations is the resource library built to match what teachers told us they needed most: consistent formatting for student independence, and activities every student can finish successfully.
20+ years in the classroomTitle I schools, NW IndianaCreator of Teaching Firsties4.77★ from 906 TPT reviews
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