Transform your classroom into a strategic thinking powerhouse
Transform your classroom into a strategic thinking powerhouse
No chess experience? No problem. Since 2003, thousands of elementary teachers have successfully taught chess using First Move - even if they have never moved a pawn.
Simply log in and let The Chess Lady guide your students through engaging video lessons. The program handles the instruction, activities, and assessments while you watch critical thinking skills flourish.
What your students gain: Strategic analysis • Forward planning • Pattern recognition • Problem-solving confidence
What you get (complete classroom solution):
- 20 video lessons with The Chess Lady
- Teacher's Guide with zero prep required
- Demonstration board for whole-class instruction
- 15 complete chess sets
- 30 student accounts with built-in activities
- Cross-curricular connections to math, reading and more
- Automated assessment at the end of every lesson
Perfect for ages 6-10 | Just one hour per week | Full school year license.
Ready to give your students an advantage that lasts a lifetime? First Move makes it effortless.
Get Started - order a Classroom License.
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Make Your First Move
Order First Move for your classroom today.
I will let you in on a little secret…
First Move focuses on critical thinking skills. As an adult, you already have these skills. It will be easy for you to understand the activities. It will take a while for kids because they are just learning to think ahead, to recognize patterns, to think logically… Trust me, as a teacher you will love this program!
“First Move increases math and reading aptitude across all sub-groups.”
Woo (2009)
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“I got First Move for my grandson to learn chess. It is wonderful that we now have an activity we can do together.”
Grandparent of Hayden
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“My students love chess, and I have seen them grow as critical thinkers by learning to play the game. I love that I can connect what they learn in chess to other subjects that I teach particularly math.”
“I like chess because it’s fun, challenging, and it makes me think.”
Hailee, age 8
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“My son never liked math, now he does, there is a lot of math in chess he tells me.”
Parent of Adam, age 9
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“On the playground I’m really small, but on the chessboard I’m really big!”
Third grader