Amelia I love this linky party! Setting up literacy centers at the beginning of the year is such an important time consuming task. I start out slowly and do a modified version of the daily 5. For the first week we just do a daily 3 and then we add the other 2 the next week. That way I can go around and do the centers with my students and make sure they know what their jobs are at each center. I use a powerpoint rotation to keep the centers rotating through the literacy center block. That is what I am linking up today!
I can't wait to come back a read what others share about setting up their centers!
Laura, setting up literacy centers is definitely time consuming!! I find, as I'm sure you do, that spending all that time in the first few weeks is so key in having things run smoothly for the rest of the year. Thanks for sharing!
I teach Third Grade so when we do center time they are pretty familiar with the behavior expectations and the rotation system. I usually have a paper pencil job, a silent reading time, a write in response to something read, and then a hands on center for the skill that we are targeting that day. They usually spend 15-20 minutes at each place. I will be hopefully awaiting comments from other Third-Fourth Grade teachers! Thanks for hosting this linky party.
Thanks for sharing Virginia! I love that you incorporate a hands on activity - so important! I hope there are some more responses as well that will help you out!
Thanks for sharing! Listening centers are great. While my little ones only write one or two sentences about the story I bet you get some great responses from your second graders!
I teach Kindergarten and absolutely love the Daily 5. We start out right away building stamina with Read to Self. As soon as I get to 20 minutes I add in Word Work and then Listening, then Work on Writing and finally Read to Someone. The Daily 5 becomes their favorite time of day - I let them choose where they go and can sit any where in the room. Then I pull groups for guided reading.
Gloria, that sounds great! I have heard a lot of great things about the Daily 5 but never used it in my classroom. I have incorporated independent reading time though and am always so impressed with how well the students do!! My students always loved center time too. Thanks for sharing!!
I teach sixth grade and I like to publish my directions in centers to students on a shared file on the computer. Students access the directions and the file and begin their work.
I teach first grade. I use a special management just for centers to help motivate students to be on their best behavior while I am working with small groups. On the bottom of each child's centers checklist I put 10 boxes. When I see a child behaving especially well I tell the to "give themselves a centers point." When a student earns 10 centers points in one week they get to choose out of my special prize box.
I absolutely LOVE your idea!! I am going to share it with my team. I can definitely see this working with Kindergarten as well. Thanks for following me and thanks for sharing!!
Amelia
ReplyDeleteI love this linky party! Setting up literacy centers at the beginning of the year is such an important time consuming task. I start out slowly and do a modified version of the daily 5. For the first week we just do a daily 3 and then we add the other 2 the next week. That way I can go around and do the centers with my students and make sure they know what their jobs are at each center. I use a powerpoint rotation to keep the centers rotating through the literacy center block. That is what I am linking up today!
I can't wait to come back a read what others share about setting up their centers!
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Laura ~ First Grade Spies
Laura, setting up literacy centers is definitely time consuming!! I find, as I'm sure you do, that spending all that time in the first few weeks is so key in having things run smoothly for the rest of the year. Thanks for sharing!
DeleteI teach Third Grade so when we do center time they are pretty familiar with the behavior expectations and the rotation system. I usually have a paper pencil job, a silent reading time, a write in response to something read, and then a hands on center for the skill that we are targeting that day. They usually spend 15-20 minutes at each place. I will be hopefully awaiting comments from other Third-Fourth Grade teachers!
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting this linky party.
Thanks for sharing Virginia! I love that you incorporate a hands on activity - so important! I hope there are some more responses as well that will help you out!
DeleteI teach second grade and my centers are almost exactly like Virginia described. I also add in a listening center though.
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Thanks for sharing! Listening centers are great. While my little ones only write one or two sentences about the story I bet you get some great responses from your second graders!
DeleteI teach Kindergarten and absolutely love the Daily 5. We start out right away building stamina with Read to Self. As soon as I get to 20 minutes I add in Word Work and then Listening, then Work on Writing and finally Read to Someone. The Daily 5 becomes their favorite time of day - I let them choose where they go and can sit any where in the room. Then I pull groups for guided reading.
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Gloria, that sounds great! I have heard a lot of great things about the Daily 5 but never used it in my classroom. I have incorporated independent reading time though and am always so impressed with how well the students do!! My students always loved center time too. Thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteI teach sixth grade and I like to publish my directions in centers to students on a shared file on the computer. Students access the directions and the file and begin their work.
ReplyDeleteHow cool!! I love that you are helping them be so independent. Thanks for sharing!
DeleteI teach first grade. I use a special management just for centers to help motivate students to be on their best behavior while I am working with small groups. On the bottom of each child's centers checklist I put 10 boxes. When I see a child behaving especially well I tell the to "give themselves a centers point." When a student earns 10 centers points in one week they get to choose out of my special prize box.
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I absolutely LOVE your idea!! I am going to share it with my team. I can definitely see this working with Kindergarten as well. Thanks for following me and thanks for sharing!!
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