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Literacy Centers in Kindergarten

Let's focus on setting up and maintaining literacy centers that grow with our kindergartners.

► New to year-long centers? Start with How to Create Smart Literacy Centers that Last All Year

Year Long Kindergarten Playdough Word Work Literacy Center

How to Make a Year-Long Playdough Word Work Literacy Center

You can create a playdough literacy center that lasts all year long. This is how I set up, organized and maintained a ...

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Pokey pinning free and editable coconut tree name pokey pinning page

Free Pokey Pinning Name Practice Activity

At the beginning of the kindergarten year, it's important to work on names. Here is a good fine-motor skills activity ...

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Why you just may fall in love with Year Long Literacy Centers

5 Things You Won't Hate About Year-Long Literacy Centers

Let's get real about literacy centers. And more specifically, literacy centers in kindergarten. We all understand the ...

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How to Make a Non-Fiction Literacy Center for Kindergarten

How to Make a Year-Long Non-Fiction Literacy Center for Kindergarten

Create a year-long literacy center using non-fiction books that kindergartners love. Here is why and how I created a ...

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Planting Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity

Growing Plants Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set

Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is a plants-themed literacy center ...

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Outer Space Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity

Space Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set

Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is an outer space-themed literacy center ...

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Reptiles and Amphibians Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity

Reptiles and Amphibians Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set

Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is a reptiles and amphibians-themed literacy ...

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Ocean Life Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity

Ocean Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set

Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is an ocean-themed literacy center activity ...

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Farm Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity

Farm Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set

Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is a farm-themed literacy center activity ...

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Jobs and Occupations Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity

Jobs Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set

Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is a job-themed literacy center activity ...

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Insects Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity

Insects Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set

Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is an insect-themed literacy center activity ...

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Apples and Pumpkins Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity

Apples and Pumpkins Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set

Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is an apples and pumpkins-themed literacy ...

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Dinosaurs Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity

Dinosaurs Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set

Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is a dinosaur-themed literacy center activity ...

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Construction Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity

Construction Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set

Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is a construction-themed literacy center ...

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Human Body Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity

Human Body Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set

Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is a human body-themed literacy center activity ...

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Butterflies Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity

Butterflies Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set

Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is a butterflies-themed literacy center ...

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Spiders Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity

Spiders Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set

Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is a spiders-themed literacy center activity ...

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Alphabet Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity

Alphabet Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set

Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is an alphabet-themed literacy center activity ...

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Sunlight Sight Word Catchers - Pokey Pin Activities for Kindergarten

Sunlight Sight Word Catchers - Pokey Pin Activities

Make a year-long pokey pinning literacy center with easy to use sight word templates for kindergarten. Grab these ...

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How to Organize Centers the Easy Way in Kindergarten

How to Organize Centers in Kindergarten the Easy Way

Ready to organize your centers? Here's my simple solution (and why it works) on how to organize centers in ...

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How to Easily Change Out Library Center Books

How to Easily Change Out Library Center Books

When it comes to setting up your classroom, I don't think you should have to define how big your library area is by the ...

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How to create smart year long literacy centers kindergarten

How to Create Smart Literacy Centers that Last All Year

Literacy centers can be a blessing or a pain. I think it all hinges on the design, organization and effectiveness behind ...

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Retell Literacy Center: 20 Famous Story Retelling Ideas and Printables

My literacy centers are a core part of our kindergarten schedule. They are active literacy centers that keep ...

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How to make a big book literacy center - I can totally make this center for free and last all year long

How to Make a Year-Long Big Book Literacy Center

Literacy centers can greatly improve reading skills for kindergartners. This is how I organize, offer choice and set up ...

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Pokey Pinning Literacy Center

You can create literacy centers that last all year long. This is how I set up, organized and displayed the work created ...

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Year Long Literacy Center for Kindergarten - ABC Center - See, Stamp, Write and Explore: KindergartenWorks

ABC Center - See, Stamp, Write and Explore

As a big fan of year-long literacy centers, I don't really know how to use anything else. {Nor would I want ...

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How to Make a Library Literacy Center in Kindergarten

Literacy centers make up the huge portion of my 90 minute reading block. If you've read any of my thoughts on ...

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puppets - reading appropriate leveled texts in kindergarten

Puppet Center - Reading Leveled Books in Kindergarten

Has it been short of forever since I shared about our literacy centers? Working smart is what I like to think I'm doing, ...

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detective literacy center - read and write the room

Detective Literacy Center - Read and Write the Room

Sometimes allure is in a name. When I read books on how to create literacy centers and run guided reading groups my ...

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kindergarten puzzle literacy center - KindergartenWorks

Kindergarten Puzzle Literacy Center

Visual discrimination is huge for young developing and emergent readers! One of the literacy centers I first developed ...

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Hansel and Gretel Retell Literacy Center Activity

Create your own Hansel and Gretel retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created ...

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Red Riding Hood Retell Literacy Center Activity

Create your own Red Riding Hood retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a ...

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Goldilocks and the Three Bears Retell Literacy Center Activity

Create your own Goldilocks and The Three Bears retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is ...

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The Three Billy Goats Gruff Retell Literacy Center Activity

Create your own The Three Billy Goats Gruff retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how ...

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Cookie's Week Retell Literacy Center Activity

Create your own Cookie's Week retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a ...

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Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? Retell Literacy Center Activity

Create your own Polar Bear retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a Polar ...

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Fresh Fall Leaves Retell Literacy Center Activity

Create your own fall retelling activity based on this simple book for kindergarten. This is how I created a Fresh ...

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KindergartenWorks :: Kindergarten Literacy Centers {Details, Workboard, Routine}

Kindergarten Literacy Centers: Details, Workboard and Routine

Literacy centers are a huge portion of our day. They allow me to teach guided reading to small groups of students and ...

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Peanut Butter and Jelly Retell Literacy Center Activity

Create your own Peanut Butter and Jelly retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I ...

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Big Pumpkin Retell Literacy Center Activity

Create your own Big Pumpkin retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a Big ...

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The Very Quiet Cricket Retell Literacy Center Activity

Create your own Very Quiet Cricket retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created ...

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There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Retell Literacy Center Activity

I love building in retelling stories into our literacy center time. We have active literacy centers in our ...

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Cinderella Retell Literacy Center Activity

Create your own Cinderella retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a ...

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Swimmy by Leo Lionni Retell Literacy Center Activity

Create your own Swimmy retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a ...

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The Doorbell Rang Retell Literacy Center Activity

Create your own The Doorbell Rang retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created ...

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The Three Little Pigs Retell Literacy Center Activity

Create your own The Three Little Pigs retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I ...

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Retell Literacy Center Activity

Create your own The Very Hungry Caterpillar retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how ...

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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Retell Literacy Center Activity

Active kindergarten activities are essential to my literacy center time. Students stay on-task better at our hands-on ...

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