Kindergarten Centers
We have 8 different centers in the Kindergarten classroom. We go
to the 4 centers in the main room on Monday and Wednesday. We go
to the 4 centers in the south room on Tuesday and Thursday.
Friday we have free choice centers in the main room.
Main Room Centers---Monday/Wednesday
Writing Center
| Read and Do Center
| Sand and Water Center
| Building Center
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South Room Centers---Tuesday/Thursday
House Center
| Building Center
| Play-Doh Center
| Art Center
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Center time is a time for students to:
*strenghten skills/concepts learned in class,
*learn how to solve problems independently and cooperatively,
*develop responsiblilty for their learning, as well as class materials/supplies.
It may sound like play, and it is. 5 and 6 year olds
learn best through play. It gives them the opportunity to make their
own choices and feel responsible for their own learning!
We do a plan-do-review center approach. At
the beginning of center time they get a plan sheet. They circle
the day of the week and put their name on the top. Then they
choose two of the four centers. At the beginning of the year they
color their first center choice green (for go) and their second center
choice red (for stop). Once we begin number writing, they write
the numbers 1 and 2 for their choices. Once center time is over,
they clean up and return to their seats. They turn their plan
sheet over to the back and draw a picture of one thing they
explored. ( We base our centers on the letter that we are
studying. Everything in the centers begins with the same
letter!) Once they have finished their picture, my T.A. and I go
around and ask them what they explored. We then write that on the
line and underline the letter of the week. As the year
progresses, they will write their own sentence on the line.
Here is an example plan sheet:
District 145 Public Schools
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Educational Service Unit #6, Milford, Nebraska
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