I have gotten a bunch of emails about how I rotate and organize my centers....I'm so sorry that I'm just getting a chance to post this. I really DO read ALL of your emails and my intentions are to get back to EVERY SINGLE one of you!!!!!! But, sometimes I read an email and then a few days pass by before I get a chance to get back and things just pile up:( So, anyway-here's how I do it. It is by NO MEANS the "right" way! Last year, I did something totally different and it worked great....but, this year-with 27 kinders (YES, another new one!) and with SO many different abilities, I had to try something else! So, here goes....
Here are my center tubs:
The blue tubs are my literacy centers and the green tubs are my math centers. (the literacy centers are labeled with letters and the green tubs are labeled with numbers) I L♥VE the shelves I got for my tubs!!!! They just help keep things so neat and organized! I had a slight problem with clean up the very first time we did centers...I ended up putting all the tubs away because kiddos didn't know where to put them. I went home that night and made minnie labels for the shelves;)
Now, when it's clean up time, the kids know exactly where the bins should go and they can do it quickly!;)
Here are my bin labels for you to download, if you're interested:) Just click on the image below to grab them:)
Here is my chart for center rotation:
This shows my literacy centers....you can see that the math center signs are right behind them (see the little lion sign peeking out?:). When it's time for math centers, I just pull those signs to the front.
A-D are my "approaching level" centers and E-H are my "beyond level" centers. So, centers B & F are the same center, but if you follow my blog, you know that my centers are differentiated. So, although B & F are the same center, the response sheet at center B might be easier, or something about the center is easier to fit the needs of those students. The center that I have at station F is a little more challenging. I HOPE that makes sense!!!
So, as you can see, when it's time to roatate, I rotate A-D. I pull A out and put it at the bottom of the row and move everything up. Same for E-H. I pull E out and bring it to the bottom of the row and move all of those up.
So, essentially, there are only 4 different centers being worked on....but, there are 8 different groups. By the end of the week, every student has been to every center (but only the 4 stations that fit their abilities and needs) Does that make sense???
If you have bought any of my center packs, they come with everything you need to differentiate. Usually, there are 4 different math centers, but only 3 different literacy centers. This is because one of my literacy centers is a "meet with the teacher/listening center." So, while my approaching level kiddos are in the listening center, I read with my beyond level kids in our leveled readers....then 1/2 through center time, we switch. (THIS IS THE ONLY CENTER THAT SWITCHES.) Everyone else stays at the same center for the entire center time)
I hope I explained that o.k!!! Let me know if you have any questions!!! Oh yeah!!! and you can grab your center rotation signs here:!!!! Just click on the picture below:)
27?? Yikes!! Hope you atleast have a para-pro! These are so cute I'm going to use the number ones for my math centers!
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http://sweetkindergarten.blogspot.com
Great organization!
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First Grade Blue SKies
Oh, friend, 27 kinders...I am humbled. Thank you for sharing your system! it sounds great!
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Looks very organized!I love how your centers are all differentiated too. I had the same problem the first time my kids did centers-they didn't know where to put the tubs away and so I had to label my shelves too! I don't know how you manage 27 students-wow-there are days I can barely handle the 20 kinders I have!
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Keen on Kindergarten
Thanks for sharing these ideas! I have a frog theme in my room, but I think I will try to label tubs/bins like you and use a similar rotation system. I feel your pain on 27 kinders, last year I had 30, and am so glad this year I am down to 21. Thanks again for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to make some changes in my room to make my centers more differentiated.
ReplyDeleteLast year my 25 kids all kind of stayed together...with a few top readers. Now, my 33 kids are all over the map. 1 reader, and some that are scarily-low.
You said you love your shelves... Where did you get them? And the tubs? Looking for something inexpensive.
I'm no longer a teacher,now a mama looking to do some organizing. I taught K for 13 years. Yes, Where are the shelves from? I'd love to find something like this. Btw, found you from pinterest.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments, ladies! I got my shelves from target. I waited until they had a sale on their shelves and I bought up 2 of them;) I got the tubs from a store called DEALS (Not sure if DEALS is all over the US. It's like a Big Lots or a Dollar General)
ReplyDeleteWow! This is absolutely amazing! I LOVE everything about the rotations and the differentiation!! I'm a first year teacher this year and i'm not super in love with the way my centers work so i definitely will be changing some things next year. Thanks!! Visit my blog!
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