I am so excited that my class is about 90% complete, ready for 20+ five year olds to take control. This is my word work station that I use during Daily 5. Students have free choice to pick the activities that they would like to complete; however, they have to choose a different activity each day. The buckets are filled with activities that reinforce skills that I previously taught.My pocket chart is another word work activity where students can practice word study sorts.
My Daily 5 Math stations are a little different. Students complete one rotation a day for 30 minutes. By the end of the week, students would have completed all five rotations. The rotations are:
math by myself
math with a buddy
math in my journal
math with technology
math with the teacher
I place activities that I would like students to complete in the black buckets. The activities are always aligned to skills I have introduced. The buckets fill up as I teach new skills.
My library and REABOX are probably my most popular stations during Daily 5. The students love scanning QR Codes to listen to their favorite readalouds.
I think my most favorite thing that I've made so far is my crayon organizer. This idea was inspired from a post on Pinterest. Who would have thought that a muffin tin and plastic cups would be a life saver in my class.
