CENTERS AS EASY AS 1, 2,3
Keri Buscher, Title I Reading &
Math K-2
Brownstown Elementary School kbuscher@bcusd201.com

Bulletin Board Borders become note cards!

Use labels to add letters or words to your game pieces.
Avery Labels 60 to a sheet.

Fits the Daily 5
Works on Fine Motor Skills
Materials needed:
Word, playdough, paper
Template is customizable

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Students recognize:
-color words
-Sight words
-High
Frequency words
-practice writing the words
-template is customizable

Assessment Day
CVC words
Sight words
Materials: dice bingo chips
Template is customizable.

CVC word families
Alphabetical Order
Still use them for Math
Materials needed: linking cubes or legos, letter stickers

-Add Velcro to board so you can reuse for Math lessons.
-Numbers
-cvc words
-sight words
Materials: rubber bands, geo boards, construction paper, velcro
Found on Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/76561
262390695171/

WRITE AROUND THE ROOM!
Dolch List

Materials: Baby wipe container,
Gatorade lids, marker http://momstotschool.blogspot.com/2
013/02/monsters.html

Materials: 2 fly swatters, poster board and marker, list of words or letters
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/17268
4966936722078/

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Bingo-Dauber-Printables-Alphabet-Letters-A-to-Z-1029390
Cost was $1.50 Paint Daubers: set of 4 was $4.97 at Wal-Mart. Could use crayons.

Capital vs. Lowercase Sorting-laminate & add to cookie sheet http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Capital-vs-Lowercase-Letter-Sorting-425730
Monster Truck Lowercase and Uppercase Match-laminate http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Freebie-Monster-Truck-Lowercase-and-Uppercase-Letter-
Puzzle-Piece-Matchup-1281485

Number Match-cookie sheet, magnets http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Number-Match-904167
Number Matching-cookie sheet, magnets http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Number-Matching-914146

Kindergarten Stars-Sorting Pages-cookie sheet, magnets http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindergarten-Stars-Sorting-Pages-322033
Matching Color Pictures to Color Words http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Matching-Color-Pictures-to-Color-Words-412395

POP! CRASH! HOP! YOU
NAME IT!
Materials: Popcorn pieces, cars, frogs, etc…, Labels

HANDWRITING PRACTICE
Materials: Laminate sheets & dry erase markers
Dry erase pockets used to get with
Scholastic Points.
Other places:
Walmart.com
http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/

WHERE’S THE PUMPKIN?
SANTA? YOU NAME IT!
Materials: hanging file chart, cards, and a picture
Students will hide the picture.
Other students will try to find the picture by saying the letters, words, numbers, etc…

CREATE A CRAFT CENTER
ADD PUMPKIN PICTURE!!!!!
Materials: http://www.education.com/worksheet/articl e/pumpkin-carving-patterns/
Construction paper, scissors, glue sticks

DRAW AN ANIMAL CENTER
Materials: Directed Drawing Books http://www.abcschoolhouse.com/directed_ drawing.htm
($6.00)
Free: http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/learn-todraw

RED SOLO CUP!....SIGHT
WORD PRACTICE.
Materials:
Plastic Cups, marker, list of words, alphabet, ball http://www.coffeecupsandcrayons.com/gross
-motor-sight-word-game-cup-crash/

ZINGO!
Scholastic has this game for 700 points.
Books Are Fun had it for $12.00

Launch & Learn
Alphabet Game
Pop and Win
Alphabet
Pop and Win
Letter Sounds

Connect Four CVC: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/26880929000862999/
Matching with Cereal Boxes: http://www.pinterest.com/offsite/?token=249-322&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.maketaketeach.com%2Fcereal-box-puzzles%2F
Clothes Pins: http://www.pinterest.com/offsite/?token=864-919&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetaylor-house.com%2Fclothespin-easy-math-activity-freeprintable%2F

Write the Room websites: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Write-the-Room-Rhyming-1162844 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Write-The-Room-Sports-Sight-Words-FREEBIE-1394096 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Write-the-Room-FREEBIE-12-Primer-Dolch-Sight-Words-1247600 http://www.funfonix.com/book4/ http://mrsbremersk.blogspot.com/2013/09/free-write-room-pack-and-more-literacy.html
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Email: kbuscher@bcusd201.com
Wikispace: buscher201.wikispaces.com