1. Photos of Kindergarteners in Literacy Centers Kathleen Hogan khogan1234@gmail.com

2. magnetic letters- sorting OR making words Letter Bird Buzzy Bear Leap Frog letter and word games  silly reading glasses—these are the teacher’s glasses but students sometimes use them, too. They have smaller ones—the ones that can be purchased for party goodie bags.

3. Pocket Chart Sentences: students record the sentences they made on the pocket chart onto paper to give to me cut-up sentences Picture Cards: These children are saying the name of pictures slowly, segmenting each sound—the two girls in pink are STRETCHING the word as they say it slowly. Pocket Chart Sentences

4. Making Words: in teacher-led groups (see above picture) but also can be done independently ----------------------  (done at a table or on a magnetic surface such as the chalkboard area) Letter/High Frequency Word Cards letter stamps store-bought letter matching puzzle Store-bought beginning letter sound game

5. dry erase boards—also see cereal box in yellow bin—this is for finding and circling letters or words dry erase boards—working with a partner—they share the board by dividing it into two sides (see different color pens used on board) The children read their sentences to their partner when done dry erase boards dry erase boards—see how pens and sock erasers are stored in baggies

6. Houghton Mifflin Kindergarten Phonics Center—see students’ recording sheets. After sorting the cards, they must record their answers by copying their game board. Then, they try writing the words for each picture. Those who can do this, also write a few sentences on the back on their paper when done with this part. By adding the writing piece, I am able to provide the same center activity while differentiating to meet individual instructional needs. Likewise, the writing part becomes an accountability piece. (I am able to see what they did while they were working in this center.) *clipboards are used often—they allow the children to be mobile as they work around the room in different locations file folder games—made from work book pageslearning to play a file folder game  

7. teacher-made file folder games Re-reading books independently-- children use dry erase boards or paper to record high frequency words they found OR paper/journals to write about the book reading or finding high frequency words in text while  waiting for teacher to arrive at reading group  sorting picture cards on the chalkboard ledge according to beginning letter sounds

8. play dough letters-make your own letter cards OR use purchased ones classmate names and photos match—the names are on the clothes pins and on the back of each photo so the students can self-check

9. Students are sharing independent center work at end of the language arts block, prior to transition to another part of our day. Everyone doesn’t share with the class, just one or two each day, depending on time or what I might want to emphasize. I also use the time in between center rotations to have a student quickly share what he has done—as a motivator for others to work hard at that center during the next rotation OR as a way to retell or clarify the directions.