Literacy centers

Simple kindergarten literacy stations that will last you ALL YEAR! Let me show you how to simplify your students learning. Writing, stamping, listening, and so many other center ideas are in this blog post to help your students gain independence.

Make center time in your classroom one that is filled with engaged learning and exploration. As students work independently you are ready to work with reading groups or do small group instruction. But getting your centers set up is the beginning. This blog post details your step by step process for setting up a center rotation that your students will love. It includes literacy center and math center ideas as well as tips for organizing centers all year long.

10 engaging word work activities to support literacy instruction in a primary classroom.

A great variation to this would be to make a game of it. BINGO would make a great class activity, but this would be better suited for a small group of 4-6 players in small group centers. Have the cards either in a pile in the center of the table, or inside a box where they'd have to be drawn out. First person to cover all their squares correctly wins! Of course, the other kids can check that person's card to make sure the squares were covered correctly.

Who doesn't love the Dollar Tree? They have figured teachers out and keep the fun stuff in stock for hands on fun in the classroom. I found the "coolest" materials there yesterday! I picked up these little tongs and plastic ice cubes and knew what I wanted to do with them immediately! My students love using tongs and the ice cubes are perfect for writing letters and words on. Take a look! I will include these in our fine motor bins that we use every morning and have students work in pairs to…

Teaching Sight Words - practical ways to teach high frequency words plus printable sight word mats to use | you clever monkey

Learn how to easily get started with your science of reading literacy centers to reach every reader and move them forward without the stress!

Learn quick and easy ideas to help you with setting up reading centers and literacy centers in your classroom. Get them organized for the year.

If you are a kindergarten teacher and you need center ideas for after winter break, these January centers for kindergarten are exactly what you need! Here are my favorite January center ideas for math, literacy, writing, and sensory play. This blog post includes free winter themed math centers for kindergarten, sensory bin ideas, pocket dice activities, literacy center bins, and low prep math and literacy centers for your kindergarten classroom. Don’t miss these kindergarten center ideas.