Literacy rotations

Planning and organizing literacy stations can be tough! On top of everything else you have to do, sometimes just asking your students to read while you meet with small groups is easier. But is that the best use of all your time? I’ve perfected my stations with this literacy rotation system. It’s easy to follow

My students love working on writing blends and digraphs through this fun Blends and Digraphs Write and Wipe Activity! Once my students master the ability to read and write CVC words, then we move on to introducing blends and digraphs. After introducing the sounds, I put these activity mats into their literacy center rotations. Each student will pull a card, say the word, write the word, and use the word in a sentence. When students are able to complete the activity mat with accuracy, I offer…

Sometimes it can be tricky to incorporate listening to reading in your weekly literacy rotations. But we are here today to share some simple Listening to

When I started at my new school last year, I came into a new reading program. I was used to doing almost all of my reading instruction WHOLE CLASS, but my school uses a guided reading model all the way up to 5th grade. I definitely had to rethink my reading block! I had done centers in the past, but wanted a really clear way to maximize the time and make the transitions clear for the students. Here's how I do my guided reading block! ROTATIONS We have Guided Reading/Centers Monday-Thursday…

Centers are the hallmark of my classroom. Call them whatever you want: purposeful practice, rotations, stations…whatever they are to you. They are IMPORTANT. Without a solid center routine, your small group instruction is disrupted and disjointed. Without a solid center routine, your literacy bloc

Center rotation management is a breeze when you use a center system that works. Learn how to save time and run your centers with efficiency and ease.

For K-1 students, centers are one of the most developmentally appropriate things that you can do for them. Let me give you the break down on each of my 5 centers, and how I manage them!

Teacher Polly on Instagram: "Decodable literacy activity! This one is simple, effective and has scavenger hunt vibes 🫶🏻 Simply write your target sounds on some butcher's paper, provide students with Decodable readers that align to those sounds and allow them to find them within the story! You could complete this whole class as part of a phonics lesson or put it out as a literacy rotation."

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.

Looking for tools to keep students engaged and on-task during literacy? Check out these three visual supports to make center time a success!