Kindergarten centres

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.

Centers in kindergarten is a must! However, figuring out how to start kindergarten centers can be tough. Here are a few ideas to help you get ready so you can love your daily center time. #startingkindergartencenters #centersinkindergarten #classroomcentertips

Are you looking for ideas on teaching literacy centers, while incorporating the science of reading? I got you covered. The most important thing to remember is that students need to have the skills to independently complete the activities. Check out all of my ideas for teaching and differentiating centers in the Kindergarten classroom. Perfect for back to school. Kindergarten Activities, Kindergarten Centers, and Kindergarten Stations.

This post could alternatively be titled "what works for me" because lets face it, there are a million ways to do centers, and what works one year with one class, might be completely awful another year with another class. Here is what currently works in my classroom. I start off at the beginning of the year SOOOO slow. I introduce only one new center (and for that matter, one new activity at each center) each week. Before I ever let the students take over ownership I model, model, model, and…

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What is the best way to do literacy centers in kindergarten? Free flow literacy centers for kindergarten are something you need to try!

Howdy! I am Mr. Greg from The Kindergarten Smorgasboard. My real name is Greg Smedley-Warren. I have been teaching for 11 years. I spent a year teaching fifth grade, two years in second grade and am now in my 9th year in Kindergarten. Kindergarten is my passion and my calling but honestly, that wasn’t how it started. When I was moved to Kindergarten (not voluntarily!) I called my mommy and cried. But on the first day, I fell in love and knew that Kindergarten is where I belonged. I have…

Build a bridge over water! Here’s a fun and easy idea for a bridge making STEM challenge that you can implement with kids. All you need is duplo legos and some paper. AGES 3+ Posted by LEARN as you PLAY- Early Childhood Activites on Sunday, 29 April 2018 Check out more of our STEM Challenges here!

This blog posts highlights a week of lesson ideas and activities for kindergarten with a special focus on letter naming fluency and alphabet recognition. These printables make for easy prep centers that can be used as an activity or an assessment. These h

Physics in Kindergarten? Absolutely! This is why play is so important in Early Childhood Education! How else could children begin to have a basic concept of how physics works unless they have a chance to explore and experiment with it freely. Future knowledge of these concepts will be built upon the foundational knowledge developed from these playful experiences. I had come up with the idea when I had noticed that while exploring through super heroes the kids were very engaged in the…