Easy literacy centers

How I organize, offer choice and set up a big book literacy center in my kindergarten classroom. It lasts all year long and it hits so many standards!

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!

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

These 10 literacy station ideas for kindergarten are things that can be reused and tweaked throughout the year, so you aren't constantly scrambling for new center activities! You can get some new ideas for you kindergarten literacy centers figure out how to set up things like a writing center, and library center!

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

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…

Learn how to get your reading centers ready for the year! These ideas will help teachers plan and manage literacy centers. Ideas for ELA centers including the listen to reading center (listening center), read with a partner (buddy reading), word work center, and the work on writing center. These activities will help teachers at the beginning of the year establish expectations for literacy centers and rotations to maximize learning.

Are you starting centers in kindergarten or first grade? Learn how to manage the chaos of centers and make centers the best part of the day in your kindergarten or first grade classroom here. This blog post is full of classroom management tips for centers and free centers classroom management resources to make math and literacy centers a success. Learn how to start centers, introduce and teach expectations for centers, and what to do when students finish centers early in your classroom.

kindergarten or first grade literacy or math rotations made easy! See how I use digital rotation boards during center time to make centers run smoothly!