Easy literacy centers

For K-1 students, centers are one of the most developmentally appropriate things that you can do for them. Let me give you the break down on each of my 5 centers, and how I manage them!

Word work in kindergarten, first grade, or even 2nd can be easy with these Daily 5 activities. Students use a variety of materials to work with words. Whether you are using this for centers, a hands on option for stations, or just some easy games to play with words during the day these ideas are a big hit! Organization is simple, there are NO COPIES to make, and your students will become better readers in no time. #kindergartenclassroom #wordwork #centers

Classroom teachers have a ton of daily tasks to guarantee that students are engaged and learning. It's a tough job, and a stressful one, too. Teachers wear out easily if their classrooms aren't well managed. Creating a classroom that runs itself while you teach in smaller groups is the best way to keep students engaged.

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.

Literacy centers can be a blessing or a pain. This is how to create literacy centers that are smart for the teacher and effective for kindergarten students.

In this post, I’ll explain why I don't switch out literacy centers at the beginning of each week - and what I do instead!

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.

Keeping centers simple is key at the beginning of the year to help students develop fine motor and basic alphabet and numeric skills.

Do you want to manage centers with efficiency and ease in your kindergarten classroom? Then check out this centers wheel for a practical approach to control the chaos of centers.

In this blog post: Thinking about setting up a writing center in your classroom? Find the best Kindergarten writing center ideas and activities for here. The writing center has long been one of my favorite literacy centers for Kindergarten. It’s easy to set up, easy(ish) to manage, and students absolutely LOVE going there! If you […]