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Centers are used in our classroom during "Guided Reading". Guided reading is when I take small groups of students to teach reading. The remainder of the students are expected to be working in small groups. My students are introduced gradually to the various activities that they will be expected to do independently that reinforce reading and writing. Some activities may change on a weekly basis, while others remain the same. The following are examples of the centers that I will use during this literacy block throughout the year: library, listening, ABC, writing, buddy reading, reading response journal, browsing box, poem box, "read the room", pocket chart, and word games. I will also use centers to reinforce our math, social studies, and science curriculum.

Literacy Centers:

http://www.thelearningleap.com/litcenters.html

http://www.abc123kindergarten.com/lindaholliman.html

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/beginning10.html

http://www.teachingheart.net/LC.htm

http://www.thevirtualvine.com/Literacy.html

http://lovetoteach.homestead.com/LiteracyCenterLinks.html

http://warhawks.k12.mo.us/elem/klenkew/teacher's%20korner%20learning%20center%20ideas.html

http://www.msrossbec.com/literacycenter.shtml

literacy centers (Debbie Diller’s book): http://www.stenhouse.com/pdfs/0353ch01.pdf

Writing Center:

http://www.abcteach.com/Writing/thankyou.htm (thank you cards)

http://teacherview.com/WritingCenter/shape_books/index.htm (shape books)

Sound muncher http://www.marcias-lesson-links.com/MuncherIdeas.html

Poetry for centers:

http://www.theteacherscorner.net/writing/poetry/index.htm

http://lessonplanz.com/Lesson_Plans/Songs_and_Poetry/index.shtml

http://members.shaw.ca/henriksent/

Computer Center:

Kidpix http://marcias-lesson-links.com/KidPixInservice.html

Personalized stories http://www.searsportrait.com/StoryBook/StoryBook_StoryIndex.asp?tag=4BB5B99D402D4EF8967F0330E629E19DE6B5545C100A472F9DCCF60C3ABA13B5

Response sheets for listening center:

http://www.oswego.org/testprep/ela4/b/listeningcenter1.htm

http://www.oswego.org/testprep/ela4/b/setting.htm

http://www.oswego.org/testprep/ela4/b/problemstory.htm

Game Center:

Game maker: http://clear.msu.edu/dennie/matic/

blank gameboards for centers: http://www.theschoolbell.com/Links/Dolch/Directions/gameboards.html

http://www.theschoolbell.com/Links/reading/word_game/Word_games.htm