Word work kindergarten center ideas

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These tips and ideas for setting up your word work centers and stations in your classroom, this post is packed with amazing tips and resources for you! Click the pin to read how this teacher keeps her word work centers organized and sets up the perfect literacy station! Click the pin to read all about it!

Do you reinvent the wheel every single week when it comes to centers, word work, stations.....whatever you happen to call them? Yeah, me too! I know better, I swear I do but it just never fails. I am here today to tell you that there IS A BETTER WAY! Let me begin by saying I am a big fan of Daily 5. I run my room about as closely to the Daily 5 model as possible but this is one area I just never could give in on. The sisters suggest having out materials for students to build words, write…

This post could alternatively be titled "what works for me" because lets face it, there are a million ways to do centers, and what wo...

Hi friends! Today I wanted to share some of my favourite alphabet centres with you! I'm hoping that it can become a reference for your weekly centre planning :) 1. ALPHABET PLAY DOUGH MATS Do your kids love play dough as much as mine do? I'm always looking for new play dough mats to add to the mix. I made these this summer and the letters are big enough to use with play dough or other loose parts like buttons or pom poms! Play dough is great for developing finger muscles which will help our…

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

This Building Blocks Sight Word Box is a hands-on way for your students to practice reading and spelling their sight words.

My Kindergarteners have been rocking their CVC words this year. I am so proud of them. I found the best way to teach short vowels, is to expose kids to them in a variety of methods. We talk about them in whole group and in guided reading. Students get independent practice in morning work buckets ... Read More about CVC Word Work {Freebies Included}

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.

Magnet letter word building today! Visual directions are helping my word work center to run so much more smoothly this year! Link in…