This is part 2 of a conversation I had back in November with a first year kindergarten teacher during one of my coaching sessions. During this part of the conversations we talk all about how to manage centers as a classroom teacher.

In this episode we cover:

• The structure of centers
• How I structure my reading, writing, and word work and make planning them easier
• Giving students a choice of station to hold engagement
• How often materials are switched out to keep students engaged
• The ways in which to model writing and labeling for students
• Managing the materials for kindergarten and when to allow kids free access

Previous Episode:

• 15. Working Smarter, Not Harder in Kindergarten: A conversation with first year teacher

Resources Mentioned:

• Vocabulary Activities for Kindergarten
• Kindergarten Phonics Activities Bundle!

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Mentioned in this episode:

Caring Critters Books

Felipe the Feeling Frog: https://www.kindergartencafe.org/felipe/

Trixie the Thoughtful Turtle: https://www.kindergartencafe.org/trixie/