Writing Center

If you're like me you have a writing center or writing time during your school day!  If you don't, you should start!

I want to share with you an EASY prep writing center!  There is only one thing that you would have to cut before, but other than that just click PRINT and you have yourself a fun writing center for your kiddos!

One of the activities in this pack is sentence writing, I mean this is a writing pack!  I have included three different levels for your kiddos. This makes it easy to differentiate.

I have included a journal, also.  You can use the cover and create a journal for each kiddo or just use the journal paper for your center.  There are two types of journal paper.  One with three lines to write and one with more lines.  Both have a blank space for a picture.

I said there is only one thing that would need to be prepped and these cards are the only thing.  Your kiddos can choose a card then trace the word they choose.

Another way to use these cards is to pick a card and write about your the word you picked.  Your kiddos can write one sentence or write a whole story using the journal paper included.

These sentence builders could even work in a word work center!

Finally, I have added some list making pages, too!  Your kiddos can make their lists and use them to write in their journals or use their lists when they are stuck on what to write about.

Grab this writing center HERE!

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Classroom Storage

Every teacher knows storage is key!  And let's be honest CUTE storage is also key!  You're in luck because I am about to show you both :)

I love the bright colors and have used those colors in my room for a long time.

These bright colored baskets I have used to hold books.

They are the perfect size and hold all books!  My leveled readers will fit perfect :)

I put a question in my Instgram story a couple weeks ago asking everyone what they did in the morning when the kids were coming in.  I was always a morning work kind of girl, but I had a lot of responses about doing Morning Tubs.  

These colored buckets are big enough to put in manipulatives, toys, etc!

Another bucket that is cute and BIG!  I put different kind of blocks in these.

They also can house reading buddies in your literacy centers!

One last basket that I wanted to show you are these small, square baskets.  They can fit different school supplies you need for projects.  Or different pieces you are using for projects in your classroom.  There are enough that you can pass one basket out to a table with supplies inside.  For our orientation day, I will put pens in each basket for each table.

* Note: I was given these items from Oriental Trading in exchange for a review.  All opinions are my own

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Marvelous Monday!

Today starts our short 2 day week!  Can't wait to have a few days off with family and friends in WI!  

We were extra busy in room 32 today!  I saw the cutest worksheet in my copy room at school about sorting words and letters, but did not copy it because I have felt lately my kids are on worksheet overload!  So I did the next best thing, I created the worksheet in real life and had my kinders sort words and letters on our white board!  This worked out fabulous because they could see the differences in them both and we could discuss what makes a word a word!  Of course we have those tricky letters that are words AND a letter but my kiddos picked up the concept fast!

I was in WI this past weekend for my friend's bridal shower, so of course I found myself at Hobby Lobby!  This store is amazing and I got the cutest little letter charms for my Word Work center!  My kiddos LOVE LOVE Daily 5 (like scream and cheer every time I announce we are doing Daily 5, kind of love) and I am always looking to add more activities for them!  I paired this activity with one of my activities from my Let it Snow! pack.  I took the sight word match game cards and added it with the letter charms and we had a fabulous Word Work center!  The students picked a card and made that word on the pipe cleaner! :)

Here is where you can find the word cards!

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