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Take Home Book
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Children may/may not
complete the take-home book on a daily basis. This is a
full-group activity if posted, that must be completed
before dismissal.
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Journal
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A small group
activity. The task? To draw and write something of their
own choice.
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Independent Reading
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Small predictable
books that have been practiced in class; poetry binders;
read-around the room; pocket charts or experience charts.
The children stay in the story corner and read aloud to
themselves.
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Paired
Reading
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Children take turns reading to a partner and listening to
them read. Reading selections are made from the
Independent reading materials.
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Guided Reading
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Leveled books with
several copies of each are used. Groups are homogeneous,
and focus depends on ability and development of group.
Focus may be on print, picture cues, letters, punctuation,
tracking, rimes, etc.
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Guided Writing
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Children have
individual needs when it comes to writing and so this is
on an individual, paired, or small group. The focus may be
on pencil grip, letter formation, phonetic spelling, or
scribing.
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ABC’s
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A tub of materials for
children to play with: alphabet blocks, letter tiles or
stamps, alphabet books.
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Browse
Books
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Children may "browse"
books on the shelves or from the tubs. They know the
meaning of this word - to look from front to back, looking
at the picture cues to get a sense of the information. Or,
visual research.
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Puppets
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Oral language is the
basis for all print. Some children will need encouragement
to move their oral language in new directions. A puppet
center can be play oriented or "play performance"
oriented.
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Listening Centre
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This center is for
books with tapes. Class favorites may be recorded during
story time, or purchased sets can be used as well. You may
have several children listening to one story, or you may
collect Walkmans for individual use and selection.
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Phonemic Awareness
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Sounds! Collected
pictures for initial or final phonemes (like a /s/
envelope); sound games; Little Leap and other computer
games; rime play.
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Computer
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This can be individual
or small group depending on your computer access. Programs
like Wiggleworks and story packages as well as interactive
play games like Franklin's Reading World or Chicka Chicka
Boom Boom |
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Recording |
For story retellings
or read-alouds by child(ren) |
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Magnetic Letters |
Creating text, finding
letters, ordering, games |
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Making Words |
Elkonin boxes, onsets
and rimes |
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Printing Practice |
Demonstrated letter
formation - as in "drawing" which is completely different
from composing. |
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Alphabet Games
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Matching upper and
lower case, BINGO, pegs in letters, Fish, Memory, and so
on
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Feeling the Letters |
For the tactile
learners; use salt, sand, play dough, pudding in baggies,
clay, flannel, sandpaper
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Puzzles |
Alphabet puzzles - table and floor
These boys are
matching the animals with the right letter of the alphabet
on this floor puzzle. |
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Writing Center
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