Saturday, September 7, 2013

Center Time, Counting, & a Champion

While some students are at my table for reading groups the rest of the students are at centers! The students really enjoy working at each center with their partner and have been doing a great job too! I a very proud of them! The centers in our classroom are a little different than Kindergarten, but after plenty of practice the children have done a wonderful job adjusting and learning!

We have an iPad center..

When the children get on the iPad this is the screen they see..

 

All of the apps on our classroom iPads are educational and organized into categories like create, books, Math, Words, Writing, Science, etc.  This helps the students find a particular app quicker!  Also, because there are so many wonderful apps that I want the students to try out and work on we have an iPad schedule.  On Mondays they can use any of the apps in row 1, Tuesday row 2, Wednesday row 3, Thursday row 4, & on Fridays they have free choice to get on any row or app they want.  This schedule ensures that students do not just stay on the same app each time they are at the iPad center and requires them to work on different skills! 

Next is the Math center..


At the Math center the first thing students do is get a worksheet out of the top drawer! This worksheet is for independent practice and will always be something they can work out on without having to come to my table to ask for help! The next thing they complete is a counting sheet and then they can work on fun stuff, math games, flash cards, etc.

Writing center..


Like at the Math center the students get a writing page out of the top drawer to complete then they can get extra writing paper and write about anything! 

The classroom library is one of their favorite places to be!





Big Books..



Computer center.. And the word work center


We also have a listening center and smart board center!

When the students do have an extra minute or two at the end if the day, they LOVE to count! 

 

Caught you counting!




Congratulations to our very own Kutter Dollarhide for winning the mutton bustin competition at the Foreman rodeo!  We knew you could do it, and we are all so proud! He even wore his big, shiny buckle to school last Tuesday to show all of us his prize and tell us about his experience!