language arts
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What’s in my Writing Center?
Here it is, another installment of “What’s in my Writing Center?” We are really focused on rain and the weather. My kiddos are obsessed with tornadoes, and I am trying to build a foundation for general understanding of the weather through our project work so that they can form a better foundation for what makes tornadoes. To me, this means giving them the vocabulary to use to talk about weather phenomena. I also love that I can use their interests to attract them to other activities! Here’s what in my Writing Center this week: Rain Boot Letter Match. This was one of my small group activities last week, but I…
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What’s in my writing center
While there are no shortage of preschool lessons and activities on Pinterest (Follow me!), sometimes it is harder to find great activities that can stand alone in a center. I thought I’d start a new feature where I shared what is in each of my classroom centers. I rotate the materials in each center every two weeks, so these change constantly! Here is what I have out in my writing center at the moment: Lowercase letter shape match-up. This is a simple activity that is easily differentiated. Children who are struggling with their lower case letters simply match up the shapes of the magnet letters with the outlines on the…
