Kindergarten center activities

Keeping centers simple is key at the beginning of the year to help students develop fine motor and basic alphabet and numeric skills.

Simple kindergarten literacy stations that will last you ALL YEAR! Let me show you how to simplify your students learning. Writing, stamping, listening, and so many other center ideas are in this blog post to help your students gain independence.

Are you looking for some fun and engaging math and literacy centers for the end of the year? Check out these low prep May centers for kindergarten! These spring centers activities will get your students excited to practice math and literacy skills!

Recently, I have seen some debates on using centers and the Science of Reading. If you have been a teacher for a long time, centers were a HUGE part of Balanced Literacy. Recently, teachers have shifted away from balanced of literacy to research based Science of Reading. You can read my Science of Reading Post ... Read More about Centers and the Science of Reading

This free webinar will teach you how to increase learning and save time with independent Pre-K and Kindergarten Centers. If you haven't tried free-flowing centers before, they will change your teacher life!

Making 5 and 10 is a critical math skill in kindergarten. Make practice effective with these ways to make 5 and 10 activities for kindergarten.

Read about activities, lessons, and centers you can implement to help teach the alphabet. Download 12 free activities for your students.

Syllable tower mats is a fun activity for students to build and count syllables. Check out this post with over 15 syllable activities for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

CVC Words are great for helping young students learn to read. Give your kindergarten and first grade students lots of practice with these fun and hands-on games and activities. Read about these 10 CVC Word games, centers and activities used by a veteran teacher in her classroom. While you are there grab a free CVC game you can use with your kids. Great for homeschooling and at home practice too. Learn to read with fun reading games.

Make center time in your classroom one that is filled with engaged learning and exploration. As students work independently you are ready to work with reading groups or do small group instruction. But getting your centers set up is the beginning. This blog post details your step by step process for setting up a center rotation that your students will love. It includes literacy center and math center ideas as well as tips for organizing centers all year long.