January Centers {literacy}

As promised, I’m back with pictures of the literacy portion of my January Math and Literacy Centers! These centers cover skills from beginning sounds, CVC words, sight words, short vowel sounds and sentence building! I put these out in our literacy tubs and the kiddos choose which centers they want to do. You can read more about how I run my literacy centers {here}.

Marshmallow Match:

In this center, the students will practice reading their CVC words by matching the words on the marshmallows with the pictures on the hot chocolate.

I also made some beginning sound marshmallows for the kiddos who aren’t quite ready for CVC words yet.

Then they complete the corresponding recording sheet {which I stick in write and wipe pockets or sheet protectors}.

 Colorful Mittens:

This is a fun way to practice sentence structure using sight words and color words. The kiddos build a sentence and then match the correct color mitten to the sentence.

To differentiate, I leave out several recording sheets to meet my students’ needs. One of them requires the students to trace the sight words and color the mittens the correct color, another one has them write the sight words and color the mittens, while the last one has them write the whole sentence on their own.

Slippery Sight Words:

This center is to practice reading and matching sight words. They will match the penguins with the correct ice block, then write the words on the recording sheet.

Snowball Sort:

We’re really working on identifying medial sounds in our CVC words! Vowel sounds sure are tough!! The kiddos will sort the snowballs into the right pail by listening to the middle sound.

The recording sheet has them write the correct vowel in each box. My fast finishers will use the words and write sentences on a whiteboard when they’re done.