This is the report week for the teacher of my district. I have been thinking about ways to improve my classroom all summer. One of those ideas was to add centers that the students could work on independently after they finish their science work, while they wait for their peers to catch up. Below is a quick summary of each center.
READING CENTER
At the reading center students have a choice of three activities to complete. Directions are posted on the side of the book case and extra direction handouts are available in the basket on the shelf.
1. Silent read a book or magazine to go towards their goal of reading 25 books this school year
2. Complete an AVID One-Pager on any article from a Science World Magazine
3. Complete 3 Reader's Response Questions about any article from the Science World Magazine
By completing and turning in 5 One-Pagers or Reader Responses students can earn a class coupon.
Resources:
I got the Reader Response Questions from Mrs. Russ's non-fiction literacy center.
At the twitter center students have a choice of three activities to complete. Directions are posted at the top of the tweet shelf.
1. AVID Frayer Model on current vocabulary word
2. Write and draw about the current lesson
3. Complete a sentence frame about current lesson
Resources
Twitter Center Directions
AVID Frayer Model Example
At the technology center students have a choice of six activities to complete either on the student desktops or the class set of iPads. Directions are on the counter.
1. Check Edmodo for missing work
2. View class blog
3. Be a guest Blogger
4. Upload a photo of their work to __ (still working on this)
5. Review class flashcards using Quizlet
6. Create an Educreation clip about a current science topic
Resources
Student Technology Center Directions
