Primary Grades Center Ideas and Lessons

Links checked 7-11-2011

1. SIMPLIFY Your Centers - Creating an EASY system for engaging students in meaningful hands-on learning.
2. Learning Centers-The first week -Developing a clear idea of what you hope to gain from using learning centers.
3. The Basics of Centers - Although centers take a lot of organization and preparation on your part, in the end the work can really pay off.
4. Discussion Forums
   1. Teachers.net - Learning Centers ideas and suggestions.
   2. Proteacher.com - Learning Centers ideas and suggestions.
   3. AtoZ Teacher Stuff Forum - General Education Information.
5. Alphabet Ideas - Learning center activities with an alphabet theme.
6. Center Activities - Many activities for K - 5th grades.
7. Mrs. Perdue's Kindergarten - Find many literacy ideas and suggestions for centers.
8. How to Begin Using Literacy Stations in Your Classroom - Literary station ideas that include cards to download in Word or Acrobat format.
9. Launching Literacy Workstations in the K-2 Classroom - Many ideas and suggestions by the Kyrene School District in Tempe, AZ.
10. Literacy Center Ideas - Pre-K and Kindergarten ideas with illustrations.
11. Literacy Center Stations - [K-3] Large list of web resources with literacy station ideas.
12. Math and Science Careers - Second through fifth grades - students explore the types of careers available using science and math.
13. Number Stations - Kindergarten [scroll past the list of books for sale]
14. Teaching is a Work of Heart - Learning center ideas and pictures.
15. Teacher Literacy Centers - PDF or Word documents to download and create for Literacy centers.
16. Transition Techniques - Great ideas!
17. What is a Literacy Work Station - Many good ideas on literacy stations from Debbie Diller.
18. Work Stations at the Virtual Vine - Find many ideas for workstations in the classroom at this site.
19. Word Games - Use this bingo card sheet for many activities in your language arts centers!