Arrangements

Here are a few pictures of the set up of my room.  I will be starting the year with desks in tables.  The room is set up to be conducive for centers.  There is a reading, listening and computer area.  The table for small group instruction will be next to my desk.  The assistants desk will be caddy corner to my desk on the other end of the room.

Centers

Centers consist of two types of Centers.  There are 5 "Must do Centers" each week that are not necessarily Literacy Centers, and then I have the following Centers that are "Free Centers".  The "Free Centers" are for when all independent work and at least 1 "Must do Center" for each day of the week has been completed.  Students are pulled out during either center for reading groups.  All students are actively engaged in learning without assistance.

Each Monday, I assign 5 "Must do Centers".  These centers are housed in tubs.  All "free Centers" are housed in baskets.  Not all "Free Centers" are offered every week.

"Must do Centers"

* Listening Center

*Reading/ Center

*Sight Words

*Phonics /Grammar

*Glyph / Following Directions

"Free Centers"

*Library Center

*Computer Center

*Puzzle Center

*Poetry Center

*Word Center

*Art Center

*Read/Write the Room

*Stamp a/ Sticker Story

*Post Office

*Writing Center