First grade center ideas

Word work in kindergarten, first grade, or even 2nd can be easy with these Daily 5 activities. Students use a variety of materials to work with words. Whether you are using this for centers, a hands on option for stations, or just some easy games to play with words during the day these ideas are a big hit! Organization is simple, there are NO COPIES to make, and your students will become better readers in no time. #kindergartenclassroom #wordwork #centers

Classroom teachers have a ton of daily tasks to guarantee that students are engaged and learning. It's a tough job, and a stressful one, too. Teachers wear out easily if their classrooms aren't well managed. Creating a classroom that runs itself while you teach in smaller groups is the best way to keep students engaged.

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…

When heading back to school, you may be thinking about how to organize your classroom, and set up classroom routines. In this post, I talk about how I organize centre rotations in first grade.

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.

Add this HUGE helpful collection of playful first grade math and literacy centers that make learning fun for kids and easy on you.

Learn quick and easy ideas to help you with setting up reading centers and literacy centers in your classroom. Get them organized for the year.

Back to school ideas to teach your students about sentences and their parts. This color-coded resource is perfect for K-1 literacy centers.

Combining sight words and word families is the perfect way to start a child's reading journey. Download free printable worksheets and centers!

This free Kindergarten sentence building and writing center is perfect for practice with making simple sentences for beginning writers!