1st grade literacy centers

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.

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.

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

Use these science of reading based word work options in your word work station during your classroom literacy center time for your kindergarteners or first graders.

Back to school ideas to teach your students about sentences and their parts. This color-coded resource is perfect for K-1 literacy centers.

Ditch the chaos and embrace the structure with consistently planned literacy centers. "Empowerment Through Structure" digs into the why's and how's of setting up literacy centers that work. Rooted in the science of reading and packed with engaging phonics activities, this post is a must-read for first-grade teachers. Explore the power of routine in literacy learning. Click the link to delve into the benefits and methods of effective literacy centers.

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

Grab these FREE activities for literacy centers and get started keeping your readers busy so youc an pull small groups!

A set of CVC literacy centers that will help your students learn how to identify, sort, read, spell, rhyme and write words with CVC patterns.

Literacy centers in kindergarten don't have to be a chore for the teacher! These center ideas are easy to implement and engaging for students.