Literacy stations first grade

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.

Use these five tips when planning, creating and implementing your literacy centers in your elementary classroom!

Wondering what tools to keep in your literacy small group caddy? These are a few of the things that I am constantly reaching for during first grade small group literacy instruction, so I keep them all handy in a little caddy that I can easily move around.

Setting Up Your Reading Centers - Simply Creative Teaching

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

Making words is not a new concept but still very effective. It helps students see patterns in words. An old practice that is very applicable to the Science of Reading! Different sounds including short vowels, sneaky e, blends, consonant digraphs, vowel digraphs, bossy r, and diphthongs are all things kids need practice on. I really like these magnets and mini-whiteboards from Really Good Stuff. This is CVC for short a. When I don't need students to have all the letters of the alphabet, paper…

These free first grade reading games are great to use as first grade centers or in your first grade guided reading groups. Simply print the activities, and they are ready for use in your primary classroom!

This one thing has made my reading station super easy, helped me save time planning and also helped my students mastering skills is faster.

Engaging sentence building activity to teach your students about sentences and their parts. The perfect addition to your literacy centers in kindergarten and first-grade!

Actionable tips on setting up student groups, choosing literacy centers, and effectively organizing materials and classroom space!

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.

My students love working on writing blends and digraphs through this fun Blends and Digraphs Write and Wipe Activity! Once my students master the ability to read and write CVC words, then we move on to introducing blends and digraphs. After introducing the sounds, I put these activity mats into their literacy center rotations. Each student will pull a card, say the word, write the word, and use the word in a sentence. When students are able to complete the activity mat with accuracy, I offer…

This free Kindergarten sentence building and writing center is perfect for practice with making simple sentences for beginning writers!

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.

Science of Reading is taking over elementary classrooms, and today I’m sharing how to incorporate Science of Reading centers into your classroom. Science of Reading has 5 components: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension. These components can be used to create play centers or center games. I also like to use multisensory word work in centers as well. Check out my K-2 classroom no prep centers and center management and get started today!

These FREE literacy activities are perfect for your centers and stations. There are so many different options to choose from, and they can be used and reused each month in your reading and literacy instruction. Use them in small groups or for independent work. They are also easily differentiated for your students' needs.

Free Easter egg sight word activity. Break an egg, unscramble the letters and write it on the sheet. So fun! Get this and MORE great ideas to use with Easter eggs. Perfect for students with special learning needs. Very visual and hands on. Read more at: http://mrswheelerfirst.blogspot.com/2015/03/egg-cellent-activities.html

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 […]

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

This is an awesome literacy center for kindergarten or first grade! Students would love playing it during Daily Five or word work. #learningtoread #literacy #DailyFive #ilovetoteach