Unfortunately many people assume that literacy centers are only for elementary students. However, middle schoolers benefit greatly from independent, small group instruction. Especially for reading and ...
Literacy Centers
10 Classroom Centers Organization Tips That Actually Work
Everything looks pretty on Pinterest and Instagram, but pretty doesn't always equal functional! This post shares easy to implement classroom centers organization tips that actually work! That may be a ...
Unexpected 2nd Grade Literacy Center Ideas Students Will Love
You want your second graders to have hands-on practice with ELA skills in a meaningful way. Of course, these activities should be fun so that students aren't bored! Well this post shares some ...
5 Mistakes You’re Making with Your Literacy Centers (And How to Fix Them)
You see the cute pictures on Pinterest and Instagram. Then you hear other teachers raving about them. Literacy Centers! But when you try launching them in your classroom, it feels overwhelming and ...
5th Grade Literacy Centers Ideas
Should fifth grade students learn with whole group lessons or rotate in small groups? The answer is both! This post shares hands-on 5th Grade literacy centers that work with any ELA ...
Everything You Need to Succeed with Digital Literacy Centers
Whether you are teaching students from home full-time, in a socially-distanced classroom, or somewhere in between, you can't abandon literacy centers! This post gives a detailed breakdown of ...
How To Use QR Listening Centers In Your Classroom
You can never have too many ideas for centers in your upper elementary classroom. That's why I'm delighted to welcome teacher blogger Amber who shares her tips for using QR Listening Centers in upper ...
3rd Grade Literacy Center Ideas
Switching literacy centers in and out every week is such a headache for teachers! This post shares 3rd grade literacy center ideas that work with any curriculum and last the entire school year! ...
How I Use Choice Boards to Run Literacy Centers
Frustrated by all the work it takes to "group" students for centers? Yeah, I was too! This post shares details on how to use choice boards to run literacy centers for upper elementary classrooms. ...
4th Grade Literacy Centers
Are you running centers in your classroom or are they running you?! If you want some fresh ideas for 4th Grade literacy centers, you've come to the right place. I taught 4th grade for several ...