How Do You Run Learning Center Activities In A Kindergarten Classroom?
Learning center activities provide Kindergarten students with a great way to practice their skills while learning to work independently and in groups. For a teacher, the most difficult part of learning centers can be figuring out how to coordinate them. If done well, most of the center activities should run smoothly with little adult direction; plus, they should allow a teacher the opportunity use center time for small group instruction. Read on to learn how. Clarify the purpose of your learning center activities. Some teachers run centers to give children a chance to learn how to work in small, rotating groups of peers, some are run as a way to see how well students can work with minimal direction and some are run to give students an hour or so of “fun” activity time (though they are actually learning). Organize your center activities. Consider purchasing a number of plastic dish pans in a variety of colors. The pans will need to be large enough to hold all the materials necessary to
