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Write the Room Center

      For this center, children are given a clipboard with this paper attached to it and asked to go around the room and look for the words. Every time they find the word they write it down in the appropriate spot.

    Click on the picture for a copy of the paper. A blank form is also included for teachers to insert the words they would like to use.

       This center from Tracy Stellmacher's room reinforces sight words by using magnetic letters on the side of a file cabinet.
       To enhance the tape recorder center and increase accountability, have children write down the name of the book, draw a picture of their favorite part and circle the "yes" or "no" to say if they liked it or not.

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    Katie Wilcox has children practice names and sight words by building them with magnetic letters on cookie sheets.

      In another activity from Katie's room, children use dough to practice making letters.

     After reading Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Susan Mettler made this center to work on letter identification and matching. In the beginning children match upper case letters to upper case letters. Later they match upper case to lower case letters.


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