Stations in the classroom

Ready to create learning stations? They require a purposeful and strategic design in order for the experience to be meaningful. Start here!

An overview of strategies to use when planning a stations lesson in your secondary classroom. Includes 5 important questions to ask and help in how to planning a great lesson.

I’m back to talk more about independent work stations. I don’t know if you’ve realized, but I’m basically obsessed with them. I think I’ve written about independent work stations at least a half dozen times on this blog if not more! I love them because not only do they provide an opportunity to teach students ... Read More about 5 Mistakes you are Making in your Independent Work Stations

Centers, stations, rotations, workstations, no matter what you call them, they are an important part of our daily routine! Centers allow students to work on meaningful and differentiated activities that reinforce important skills. They often take place while the teacher works with a small group of students (i.e. Guided Reading or Guided Math). Every teacher ... Read more

Your new favorite teaching strategy: This pared-down version of learning stations keeps the movement, interactivity and variety while minimizing the prep work.

Figuring out how to successfully organize small group math and reading rotations is tricky. Learn a game-changing solution here!

Freaking out over how in the world can you actually use centers and stations in your classroom without being completely overwhelmed? Concerned that you don’t have enough time, don’t know how to enforce student accountability, don’t know what the stations should look like, or panicking that you simply can’t keep up? These are absolutely valid

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!

Read for tips and ideas on how to set up and manage an effective writing center in your kindergarten classroom.