Kindergarten
Kindergarten Morning Work
Count hearts, trace the letter M, fill in the missing number, find the group with more and draw an M word.
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Free printables · kindergarten to 5th grade
Free classroom management printables and teacher templates
50 free printables for running a calm, organized classroom, in 10 topics: morning work, morning meetings, rules, behavior reflection, homework, lesson plans, sub days, exit tickets, class jobs and goal tracking. Every page has one of Kevin Coulston’s cartoon characters.
Daily morning work K–5th grade
A mixed review page for each grade: a few math facts, a sentence to fix and a word to think about, with answer keys.
1st grade
1st Grade Morning Work
Facts within 20, the numbers just before and after, tally marks, a rhyme, and a sentence to fix with a capital and a period.
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2nd grade
2nd Grade Morning Work
Two-digit addition and subtraction, skip counting, even and odd, comparing numbers, nouns, plurals and a sentence to fix.
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3rd grade
3rd Grade Morning Work
Multiplication and division facts, rounding, three-digit subtraction, a fraction story, contractions, past tense and ABC order.
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4th–5th grade
4th and 5th Grade Morning Work
Four-digit addition, two-digit multiplication, division, comparing fractions, decimals, rounding, prime numbers and homophones.
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A week of ready-made morning meetings for younger and older classes, a blank planner, activity cards and a morning message.
K–5th gradeFor teachers
Morning Meeting Planner
A blank week of morning meetings: greeting, share, group activity and morning message for each day, plus notes.
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K–2nd gradeFor teachers
A Week of Morning Meetings: K to 2nd Grade
Five ready-to-run morning meetings for K to 2nd grade: a greeting, a share question, a group game and a message for each day.
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3rd–5th gradeFor teachers
A Week of Morning Meetings: 3rd to 5th Grade
Five ready-to-run morning meetings for 3rd to 5th grade, with deeper share questions, team games and a message to answer.
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K–5th gradeFor teachers
Morning Meeting Activity Cards
12 cut-apart cards with quick morning meeting games and greetings that need no supplies, from Zip Zap to Silent Ball.
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K–2nd grade
My Morning Message
Kids write their own morning message: the day, the weather, a plan and a feeling, then draw a picture to share at morning meeting.
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Draw the rules, sort expected and unexpected choices, make a looks-like sounds-like chart and sign a class agreement.
K–2nd grade
Draw Our Class Rules
Four boxes to write a class rule and draw a friend following it. Make a class book of rules from the pages.
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K–2nd grade
Expected or Unexpected?
A cut-and-sort of 12 school choices into expected and unexpected, like raising a hand, running inside or sharing markers.
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1st–5th grade
Looks Like, Sounds Like, Feels Like
A three-column chart for any routine: what it looks like, sounds like and feels like when it goes well. Use it to teach a new procedure.
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2nd–5th grade
Our Class Agreement
Students write the class agreements together, then add the promise from the teacher and sign. A shared contract for the year.
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3rd–5th grade
What Should You Do?
Six real classroom problems, like a friend copying your work or a spill at lunch. Students write the expected choice and why.
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Calm, kind think sheets: what happened, how I felt, how to fix it, plus daily and weekly self-checks.
K–1st grade
My Think Sheet
A draw-and-circle think sheet for K and 1st grade: draw what happened, circle a feeling face and draw a better choice.
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1st–3rd grade
Stop and Think
A short written reflection: what happened, what I was feeling, who it affected and a plan, with check boxes for younger writers.
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3rd–5th grade
My Fix-It Plan
A five-step written reflection for older students: the problem, my choice, its effect, how I will repair it and my plan.
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K–2nd grade
My Daily Self-Check
A daily self-check for K to 2nd grade: rate four class expectations in the morning and afternoon with simple faces.
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3rd–5th grade
My Week in Review
A weekly self-rating for 3rd to 5th grade on four expectations, with Friday reflection questions and a family signature.
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Weekly homework logs, a planner, a reading log, a homework note for home and a class tracker.
1st–2nd grade
My Weekly Homework Log
A Monday to Thursday homework log for 1st and 2nd grade: what I did, a done box and a grown-up’s initials each night.
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3rd–5th grade
Homework Planner
A weekly planner for 3rd to 5th grade: assignments by subject and day, a due date column and a check-off box.
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1st–5th grade
My Reading Log
A two-week reading log: date, book title, pages or minutes, a star rating and a grown-up’s initials, with a total box.
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1st–5th gradeFor teachers
Homework Note for Home
A friendly half-page note to send home about missing or unfinished homework, with check boxes and a return slip.
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1st–5th gradeFor teachers
Class Homework Tracker
A teacher’s grid for 25 students and 10 assignments: mark each one turned in, late or missing at a glance.
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Weekly, daily, small group and unit planners to fill in by hand. Print a stack for the plan book.
K–5th gradeFor teachers
Weekly Lesson Plan
A one-page week at a glance: five days by six subjects you name yourself, with a notes box for each day.
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K–5th gradeFor teachers
Daily Lesson Plan
A one-lesson planner: subject, objective, standard, materials, warm-up, I do, we do, you do, check for understanding and support.
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K–5th gradeFor teachers
One Subject Weekly Plan
A week of one subject: big goal, vocabulary and, for each day, the objective, activity, materials and the work to collect.
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K–5th gradeFor teachers
Small Group Planner
A planner for four small groups: names, the skill, and each day’s activity, with a notes line to track who needs more.
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K–5th gradeFor teachers
Unit Plan at a Glance
A four-week unit overview: the big question, what students will know and do, a week-by-week focus and the final project.
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A sub information sheet, a sub report, and a fun activity pack for each grade band, with answer keys.
K–5th gradeFor teachers
Substitute Teacher Info Sheet
One page for the sub folder: the daily schedule, helpers, procedures, students who need extra support and where things are.
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K–1st grade
Guest Teacher Fun Pack
A K and 1st grade sub day page: say hello to your guest teacher, count stars, find the missing number, trace a word and draw.
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2nd–3rd grade
Sub Day Puzzle Pack
A 2nd and 3rd grade sub day page: unscramble five school words, solve a number riddle, find the way through a maze and write a note.
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4th–5th grade
Sub Day Brain Pack
A 4th and 5th grade sub day page: a number pattern, a secret code, a logic puzzle, a word challenge and a writing prompt.
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K–5th gradeFor teachers
Substitute Teacher Report
A note the sub leaves for the teacher: who was absent, what got done, helpful students, any problems and messages.
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Cut-apart exit tickets for any lesson: 3-2-1, fist to five, show your work, a stoplight check and a class tracker.
2nd–5th grade
3-2-1 Exit Tickets
Four cut-apart 3-2-1 exit tickets for any subject: three things I learned, two interesting facts and one question.
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1st–5th grade
Fist to Five Self-Check
Four cut-apart self-assessment tickets: write the learning target, circle 0 to 5 and say what you are still wondering.
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1st–5th grade
Show Your Work Math Ticket
Two half-page math exit tickets: a box for the teacher’s problem, room to show the work, the answer and an explanation.
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1st–5th grade
Stoplight Quick Check
Four cut-apart quick checks: answer one question, then circle green (got it), yellow (almost) or red (I need help).
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1st–5th gradeFor teachers
Exit Ticket Class Tracker
A teacher’s grid for 25 students and 8 exit tickets: score each 1 to 4 and spot who needs reteaching at a glance.
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Job chart cards, what each job does, a job application, a rotation chart and a daily responsibility checklist.
K–5th gradeFor teachers
Classroom Job Chart Cards
16 cut-apart job cards for a class job chart, from line leader and door holder to plant waterer and tech helper.
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1st–5th grade
What Does Each Job Do?
12 job description cards that say exactly what each class job does, so helpers know their tasks without asking.
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2nd–5th grade
Classroom Job Application
A real-feeling job application: the job I want, my first and second choice, why I would be good at it and a reference.
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K–2nd grade
My Daily Responsibilities
A morning and afternoon checklist of a student’s own jobs: unpack, turn in the folder, clean up, stack the chair and pack up.
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K–5th gradeFor teachers
Job Rotation Chart
A month-long rotation grid: 12 jobs by 4 weeks, so every student gets a fair turn at every job.
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Reading trackers, I can skill checks, SMART goals, a progress graph and a multiplication facts tracker.
K–2nd grade
My Reading Goal: 20 Books
Kids color one of 20 numbered books each time they finish one and write the title, with a reward box for the finish line.
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K–2nd grade
I Can! Skills Tracker
Eight I can statements with three stars each: color a star every time a student shows the skill. Works for any subject.
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3rd–5th grade
My SMART Goal
Students write a SMART goal step by step, list the steps to reach it, and check in on their progress four times.
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1st–5th grade
My Progress Graph
A bar graph students fill in after each quiz or timed check, scores 0 to 20 over 10 checks, with a goal line to draw.
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3rd–5th grade
Multiplication Facts Tracker
Students color a star for each times table from 0 to 12 when they pass it, with the date and their best time.
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The first week, sorted: Our Class Agreement, Looks Like, Sounds Like, Feels Like, Classroom Job Chart Cards and Substitute Teacher Info Sheet for the sub folder.
One topic
Each topic has a pack of its five pages: morning work, morning meeting, class rules, behavior reflection, homework, lesson plans, sub packets, exit tickets, class jobs, goal tracking.
How to use them
- Start the day calm: morning work on the desks as kids walk in, then a morning meeting from A Week of Morning Meetings: K to 2nd Grade or A Week of Morning Meetings: 3rd to 5th Grade.
- Teach the routines: make a Looks Like, Sounds Like, Feels Like for each new routine in the first weeks, then practice it.
- After a hard moment: give a cool-down first, then a think sheet like Stop and Think, and talk it through together.
- End every lesson: hand out an exit ticket, sort the tickets into three piles and log them on the Exit Ticket Class Tracker.
- Sub folder: fill in the Substitute Teacher Info Sheet once, then add copies of a sub day pack and the Substitute Teacher Report.
Start here by grade
- Kindergarten: Kindergarten Morning Work, My Think Sheet, My Daily Responsibilities, My Reading Goal: 20 Books.
- 1st grade: 1st Grade Morning Work, My Weekly Homework Log, Fist to Five Self-Check, Expected or Unexpected?.
- 2nd grade: 2nd Grade Morning Work, My Morning Message, I Can! Skills Tracker, Sub Day Puzzle Pack.
- 3rd grade: 3rd Grade Morning Work, Homework Planner, 3-2-1 Exit Tickets, Multiplication Facts Tracker.
- 4th and 5th grade: 4th and 5th Grade Morning Work, My SMART Goal, My Fix-It Plan, Classroom Job Application.
- Teachers: Weekly Lesson Plan, Daily Lesson Plan, Small Group Planner, Unit Plan at a Glance.
More free printables for the classroom
- No-prep art sub plansA 45-minute art lesson for a sub day, with a one-page plan.
- Lesson plan builderPick an age and a time: get a full art lesson to print.
- Early-finisher cardsCut-apart cards for the art center or fast finishers.
- Thinking sheets500 one-page draw-and-write sheets for feelings, planning and reflecting.
- Drawing prompt spinnerSpin a prompt for morning work or a brain break.
- Math worksheets100 math pages for K–5 with answer keys.
Books for the early-finisher shelf
A step-by-step drawing book is a quiet, no-prep answer to “I’m done, what now?” Kevin Coulston’s books work for indoor recess, the reward box and the last ten minutes of the day.
How to Draw: Cool Stuff
How to Draw: Cute Cartoon Animals
Shape Drawing Challenge
Draw by Grid: Cute Cartoon AnimalsAs an Amazon Associate, FirstArtBooks earns from qualifying purchases.
Questions
Are these classroom management printables free?
Yes. All 50 sheets and templates, the answer keys and the topic packs are free to print for home and classroom use. Print one page, a topic pack of five or the whole set in one PDF.
Which grades are they for?
Kindergarten to 5th grade. Many templates work in any grade; the student sheets say which grades they suit, and the grade buttons filter the list. Homework and exit tickets start at 1st grade.
Which pages are for the teacher and which are for students?
16 pages are teacher templates: the lesson planners, the morning meeting plans and cards, the sub information sheet and report, the class trackers, the job chart cards and the homework note. Each card says “For teachers”. The rest are for students to fill in.
Is there an answer key?
Yes, for the 9 pages that have right answers: the five morning work pages, the expected or unexpected sort and the three sub day activity packs. The key is the second page of each PDF and is in the topic pack too.
Are the behavior reflection sheets meant as a punishment?
No. They are calm think sheets: what happened, how I felt, who it affected and how to make it right. Use them after a cool-down, talk them through with the student, and keep the tone kind. They work best as a conversation, not a consequence on their own.
Do they print in black and white?
Yes. The headers are light colors that look fine in gray, and nothing depends on color except the stoplight check, which names each color in words. Sheets are US Letter and also print on A4.
All pages are US Letter, print well in black and white, and are free for home and classroom use. Student pages are set in Andika, a font for young readers. More for teachers in the teacher resources library.
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