You can use a pocket chart with a number that corresponds to each center and then put your students’ pictures next to each number. When it’s time to rotate, you can just move the numbers down and your students will know where to go next. 5. Decide What YOU Will Do During Centers...
2 Introduce Backpack Bear Children sit in a circle on the floor near a pocket chart. Give children their name cards, and ask them to place the cards face-up on the floor in front of them. Demonstrate each step below. • Show your name card and introduce yourself: Hi, my name is [...
they will soon learn to say the names of the days and place them in order by themselves. Incorporate a day-of-the-week activity into your morning routine to give the children practice and repetition.
I use this time to snap a photo of each child that will eventually make a class list for specials teachers, substitutes as well as our class name chart and word wall. I also try to plan in an extra recess into these first few days and it is a great morning break since our mornings ...
psst! Here’s another teacher’s story about how she ditched her clip chart to tweak her system. Accountability To hold students accountable for their actions, I believe they should be taught what I expect. I tried very hard to always explain my expectations before we did anything for the ...
Kindergarten math whole group instruction should take place before releasing your students to their math game stations or their math center stations. During Kindergarten math whole group instruction, I begin each lesson in my anchor chart area. Together, we go over the EQ or “Essential Question”...
12. Pocket Chart Activities A pocket chart can also be a helpful tool for small group reading activities in kindergarten. Students can take turns choosing a picture card from a pile on the table, and then reading the word cards in a pocket chart to determine where the picture should go. ...
WHAT YOU CAN DO: Make sure your child has household chores that contribute to your family's well-being. Provide a job chart and the opportunity for your child to mark when he or she has completed the jobs. Be sensitive to your child's current interests and make connections to the world...
To save yourself prep time, you can make one chart paper and have all students rotate to this letter recognition center to work together to fill it up. Next time you use the center, you can use a new chart paper with new letters. ...
teaching strategies and groupings. Traditional lessons including teacher demonstrations and rote learning still have a role in math lessons. Every day in our Kindergarten class we add a new number to our hundreds chart. Through this 5 minute routine we are learning how to print our numbers, coun...