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I love dramatic play centers! At home I have an ice cream shop for my daughter and a mock nursery for her baby dolls. I'd implement things like that into a class setting. -Haley Lovins

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I love dramatic play centers! At home I have an ice cream shop for my daughter and a mock nursery for her baby dolls. I'd implement things like that into a class setting. -Haley Lovins

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A learning center I think would be fun and educational is a Restaurant. The children would be able to fill the roles of cook, waiter/waitress, cashier, and customer. The items on my wish list would be chairs and a table with tablecloth, placemats, napkins, salt, pepper, ketchup, and mustard. A colorful menu with words and pictures plus all the food components on the menu. All the needed serving utensils. As well as aprons, notepads, pencils, cash register, and serving trays.

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I really enjoy dramatic play! Kids love to use their imagination which is so important as they develop. This area would add in my love for animals with dramatic play. Switching it up monthly or bimonthly would be a good idea for the kids.

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My favorite center is dramatic play! Our students love to do laundry and clean. When they have clothes food and cleaning supplies they could play for hours on end!

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Center - Dramatic Play - Melissa Krieger

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Center - Dramatic Play - Melissa Krieger

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I love the dramatic play center (kitchen area typically). I believe in kids using their imagination to learn! I plan to "redesign" my dramatic play area each month every year. I already have the pizza one inspired with a list of supplies:
Red/white checkerboard tableclothes
Brick oven made using tin foil
"Ordering sheets" on a clipboard
Melissa & doug pizzeria sets
Chef aprons & hats

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I would have different kinds of stations but one I really liked during my time in a class was when it was quiet time they had a spot for the kids who would want to lay down and just relax a bit, another one would be where the children would have like this hunt swing that they could sit in a read and be by their self's and all. similar to the photo

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I would have all type kinds centers. I would do a survey at the start of the semester to get all the students interest. I would definitely have a sand and water center of some sort because some kids will like to be able to feel some students have a sensory things.

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I would have all different kinds of centers in my classroom. Some different ones would be math, reading, writing, sensory, dramatic play, and games/ puzzles. I would have them in bins and have different paper activities or games in each bin and I would change them out weekly/ every other week.

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I would set up my centers and stations the montessori way. i work at montessori in effingham and we have very specific materials and shelves that we use. we have different areas like a practical life area, fine motor area, gross motor area, etc.

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An idea that I have for learning centers is I would have draw erase boards. This would help them to work on there letters. I would be there or another teacher helping them and telling them and showing them what to write. I did this in my student teaching and the kids seemed to really enjoy it.

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Each station/center should include all materials in relation to the overall theme. As far as games are concerned, Connect 4, Sorry, Candyland, Uno, Don't Wake Daddy, and Checkers ought to be featured prominently. I believe that aside from the entertaining aspects of these games, children will acquire skills in thses areas:
1. problem solving
2. adding and subtracting
3. strategizing
4. sorting
5. and cooperation.

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An idea I have for a learning center would be to get a sensory table, and every week change it out to the theme that you're teaching the kids for the week. For example if you're having a snow theme you can get fake snow and add "treasures" for the kids to dig through and find, or an outdoors unit you could have the students collect sticks and leaves, then add fake bugs in it!

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We have multiple different centers/stations that our students can choose from. For ISBE the children have to get a hour of undisturbed free play. We have the dramatic play center/ house keeping, table toys, special table toys, large carpet toys, block center, science center, art center, technology center, and the library (quiet center) for the students who want to read books. The students love visiting all the different areas. We also have a snack center for ISBE that is replenished daily.

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I would love to design a calm down/ sensory corner. I would use calming colors with pillows and a large rug with baskets that hold some sensory or fidget items as well as a few calming picture rings and books that promote a sense of calm and comfort. An interactive board would be on one part of a wall and shelving on the other. I would also include a hide away cube of some sort with a few soft animals.

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Me and my kids love the house keeping area and that is where my toddlers and I spend the first part of the morning. I tell them I'm hungry for breakfast, can you make me something to eat? in our house keeping we have kitchen, babydolls and dress up. It's fun center for us to play at throughout the day.

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Me and my kids love the house keeping area and that is where my toddlers and I spend the first part of the morning. I tell them I'm hungry for breakfast, can you make me something to eat? in our house keeping we have kitchen, babydolls and dress up. It's fun center for us to play at throughout the day.

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By Becky Moser

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My favorite learning center is Dramatic play. Last week in dramatic play we went camping! I pitched a small tent, provided pretend wood pieces for the children to build a fire, s’mores, hot dogs, flashlights, and even set up a fishing area that included fishing poles, worms, and vests. With construction paper, I made a “pond” and placed the fish there so that the children could go fishing. They loved that the fish and pole were magnetic and that they could actually catch a fish! I even heard a few kiddos say they were going on a bear hunt.

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This image example would be the math center/station.

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This image example would be the math center/station.

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ECE-087
Padlet- CENTERS/STATIONS
Mya Garcia

The Montessori curriculum is very different than a standard everyday curriculum so the way our centers/stations are designed and place in the room are very particular and truly important to all of the students. Everything must be placed with the same developmental or learning skill, craft, discovery, math, science, or creative activity throughout the class setting.

The five areas of a Montessori classroom are:

1.  Practical Life

2. Sensorial

3.  Math

4. Language

5. Cultural

All these Montessori structures must be in the same areas based on the title of the activities curriculum!

But to be more specific in the Montessori philosophy we allow 2 options usually always to allow the students to feel as still they are making their own decision even throw we gave them the options, they get to choose so the feel more in control, and independent.

Our two forms of center/ station work options are:

1. Table work

2. Mat work which is done on a mat that is laid on the floor flat.

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The best centers for kids in my opinion are sensory and block. In sensory they really get to start developing their senses and they get to play with many different options using a sand and water table you can really fill this with things to fit all themes that can really get the kids minds rolling. Block area is a key spot so kids can learn control they learn how to control the blocks and stack them to make certain things like a house. They also learn to share in black center with their friends.

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There are many benefits of having centers in your preschool or kindergarten classroom. Centers allow young children to learn in the most meaningful way, through hands-on play experiences, which is why they’re such a vital part of a high-quality preschool classroom.

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Holly Cornell- I love the idea of a life skills center. This should include pouring, zippers, snaps, broom and dust pant etc.

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Holly Cornell- I love the idea of a life skills center. This should include pouring, zippers, snaps, broom and dust pant etc.

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My favorite learning center is one of the more popular favorites, the dramatic play center. This can include kitchen sets with food and grocery items, vanities with beauty and hair items, dress-up clothes, costumes, etc. This is a center where meaningful tasks and challenges can be provided so that children can practice different skills in a more authentic way. They will begin to connect play with real-world concepts. In my 2-year-old classroom, I have our dramatic play center set up with a kitchen set, food and grocery items, a vanity, hair and beauty items, animal masks, and dress-up clothes such as a princess dress, firefighter jacket, doctor’s coat, etc. I like what I have now, but being a second-year teacher, I hope to grow this learning center to something more. Adding a kitchen table and chairs, a supermarket set, different items that I could interchange and make seasonal would be great.

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A great learning center for the kids to learn their letter is have them paint the letter with a quip.

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My favorite learning center at the children's museum was the grocery store section.  I would add something similar to my classroom.

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My favorite learning center at the children's museum was the grocery store section.  I would add something similar to my classroom.

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I like to use the writing center in our classroom. The children can write a letter to mom if they miss her or they have may ways to learn letters. Magnetic letter boards, different writing mediums, different types of paper and the really like when they can have a mailbox out to seal and send their letters. One time the mailbox comes out is when we are learning about community helpers, they can send a letter for the mailman to pick up. Make sure to have envelopes available the children can then work on folding and inserting the paper into the envelope.

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I would put this in a class room so they can have a new and fun way to look at math and it’s not just number on a page.

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This block center is a great way to show how to organize the blocks by bin. They are separated out by colors and offer a great visual aid on the label. Blocks provide a great way for kids to use their imagination for building and creating things!

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Dramatic play is essential for showing children that anyone can do anything they set their mind to. A man can be the cook of the family, or the woman can be a construction worker. Anyone can raise children or work outside the home. Many social skills are learned while in the dramatic play center. One day you can be a princess, and the next you can be a firefighter. Children learn to take turns and to share with each other.

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I would teach the kids how to value money. I would have ways for them to earn money and buy snacks and drinks they could have in class. The better things would be worth more money so they would need to save their money they earn to get a better snack.

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A block earning center is vital in early care and education environments, because block play helps children develop motor skills. The block play can also help the children learn to work with others and give them creative design opportunities. Children best learn through play and experimenting with different things which is why blocks are a good thing for the kids to play and build with. They can build so many different things with the blocks.

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I think that dramatic play in a preschool setting is an amazing thing for children. I think that they will learn all kinds of things from other children. Especially from what they learn from adults. Plus I think its fun to see what there little imaginations come up with.

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One area in a daycare room should be a discovery corner and you can change what you have in it any time you want. It's good for sensory and help with learning new things but in a fan way!

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Everything in this picture I think is essential for an art center!

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I feel like Dramatic play area is one of the most important areas in a classroom. I plan to make this area very fun and I want to give my children the opportunity to play and pretend and really express themselves. This is just one of the many cute dramatic play areas.

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One area that I want to make sure I have in my room, is the quiet area. An area where the children have a chance to sit and relax, even if it is for a couple of seconds. This area will allow the children to "reset". Some kids are not used to A LOT of people and this area will help them in adjusting to your classroom.

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Having a dramatic play center in the classroom is just as important as having literacy, science and others. A dentist office, such as the picture above, can help teach children about proper teeth cleaning as well as help them overcome any fears they have about going to an actual dentists office. This center is the perfect way for kiddos to explore a real life experience, get to know the tools used in a dentists office, and learn about role playing.

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A Dentist office is a fun and easy way to teach children about proper teeth cleaning. This way of teaching gives children the opportunity to be fully engaged in experiences while making it fun for them. Many materials could be added to this dramatic centre and it ties into ELECT 3.3 for infants (expressive language skills) as they learn words such as "dentist" and "toothbrush". It also ties into ELECT 1.3 for toddlers (parallel play) as children play alongside each other using role playing.

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Dec 13, 2017 - A Dentist office is a fun and easy way to teach children about proper teeth cleaning. This way of teaching gives children the opportunity to be fully engaged in experiences while making it fun for them. Many materials could be added to this dramatic centre and it ties into ELECT 3.3 for infants (expressive language skills) as they learn words such as "dentist" and "toothbrush". It also ties into ELECT 1.3 for toddlers (parallel play) as children play alongside each other using role playing.

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Have a learning center to learn your colors, there are plenty activities to play and will help you match and to know your colors, could always do this in circle time as well. I think these small activities would be fun and be able to match and learn your colors.

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I enjoy helping kiddos learn the alphabet it is one of the first things they start to learn. There is so many different ways to help them with this. I found this ideal on pinterest to have a center for alphabet. You can use the ice cubes that are washable and write the letters on it and have them use tongs to either playing matching game or pick them up to put in a bowl or cup.

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I love this counting pipe cleaner activity for a math center. This activity assists children in three major areas counting, colors, and fine motor. Not only could this activity be used for preschool, but it could also be used for a two year old room if you work in a day care. You could also use this idea, but use letters instead of numbers. This could be a fun way to teach children how to spell their name.

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I would put this in my table top section and that way the children can pull it out and bring it to the table and trace their letters and when they fish it out of the bucket. That way they are not in a center on the floor loosing pieces and they can concentrate and not make to big of a mess

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I love the idea of math centers because they can be easy to change the activities and they are always learning their numbers when they are in that center.

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I love the idea of having a sand and water table for the children to play in. Letting the children bury letters and toys in the sand is so much for them. They get to see themselves bury it and then they use the different sand toys provided to dig and try to find what they buried under the sand. Water play is the same way. Watching the kids play with the different water toys and watching them discover how they work is just so fun and then you can join in their play and talk to them about what they are doing and what they all see in the sand.

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The garden has so many opportunities for kids to learn, but there are more benefits to gardening than we probably realize. There are a ton of sensory benefits of gardening with kids. Building an easy sensory garden for young kids to experience will be one of the best things you've ever done. It's a fun project for schools that gives you an outdoor classroom full of activities for kids.
https://littlesproutslearning.co/preschool-childrens-garden-sensory-benefits-of-gardening-with-kids/

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Dramatic play in my opinion is so important. I think that having different scenarios set up and changing the clothing/toys in that center is also a good idea. I believe that it give children a chance to explore real life responsibilities and expand their creativity. Dramatic play can have any subject incorporated into it I believe and that ca also help students learn in different ways. I believe hands on learning is very important and that it helps children's attention spans last a little longer than usual. Children get a chance to express who they really are.

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I like the writing center in the older preschool rooms. I see children put a piece of paper on a clip board and they grab something to write with. They ask their friends how to spell their name or they go around asking the teachers how to spell different objects in the room. The writing center also give the children a chance to be creative in making their own types of crafts such as a computer, tiaras, kites, wrist bands, tickets to come to each other houses, drawings that they make up; these are just a few things that I have seen my children make. It is important for children to come up with their own ideas and trying to make them come alive.

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One of the Centers I really like in our room is Dramatic Play Center. All of the children love acting like their parents or even dressing up. We put little cook books in this center and our children act like they are cooking and taking care of the babies. We also have a table, high chair, and a baby bed. The children love to act like they are feeding the babies, changing them and putting them to bed. They will pat their babies backs just like we do when we put them down for nap. I feel like this center is important because it's like every day life. Its also funny seeing how much these children actually know and pay attention to how parents do certain things at home. In this center they learn how to role play and important social skills.

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Shania Galbreath Pumpkin Pie Cloud Dough

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Shania Galbreath Pumpkin Pie Cloud Dough

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With this sensory table activity, the children are able to make pumpkin pie or cupcakes or whatever they imagine they are making. I had tried doing an Apple Pie activity and the children loved the activity because the recipe cards and the counting how many scoops goes into the pie they are making. The children can do the same thing with the pumpkin pie activity as well.

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One center I find important is a science/sensory learning center. I have always been a hands on learner and I strongly believe that doing things hands on with your kids will be a good experience for the teacher and their students. This center gives the students a time to be hands on and have fun while also learning something new.

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For my sensory table, I love the idea of water and sand. Children love to learn and explore, so this is perfect for them! It can get messy with sand and water so always make sure to put down a tarp or something to protect the floors. You can add cool toys to the sand/water or you can even add letters to help spell words. Having sand/water as a learning center can be very versatile because it can act as many different centers.

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I love teaching children the alphabet because it is something you will use everyday. I like this idea because it teaches students the capital and lowercase letters together.

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I love my sensory table! Its always a hit with the kids and I like coming up with new ideas for this learning center. It can get a bit messy, but its always fun to watch them learn and explore with what I've put into it. I thought this was a great idea with letter molds and kinetic sand to practice letter recognition! Or for more advanced kiddos, they can start putting sounds together to make words!

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An idea that I really like for learning centers is to have children write letters in rice. You take any color of dyed rice and spread a thin layer in a disposable pie dish, then students write in the rice. The can write letters, words, or numbers in the rice. I do this with my nephew who is in kindergarten and he loves it.

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I always remember in elementary school , my teacher putting shaving cream on our desks. We would practice writing sight words or spelling words. I did this activity with some 2nd graders and they loved it.

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For my practicum I am observing a daycare and I’m learning lots of new learning center ideas! One of my favorites is the teacher had the kids write letters and address them. The kids took turns writing letters at the centers and the teacher helped them address it. They also had a cute mailbox for the kids to put their letters in!

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This is a game I created for my cooking center. It’s called alphabet cookies. The students match the magnets to the letters. They can serve them as cookies by taking them off the sheet with a spatula. I love the center that I created. I made a “stove and oven” out of a plastic storage box. It has moving nobs for the burners and play food, utensils, and other kitchen tools stored inside. I also had a play-doh game where you can roll balls of doh to match the number of peas. I would include more cooking games. For example, I would maybe add “recipes” that the students could create. And maybe a blank sheet with Velcro food to create their own recipes.

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My daycare kids loved play-doh. And I was always looking for ways to incorporate learning into play-doh time. We've made the whole alphabet with it one time. I like the idea of using play-doh to hold the letters to spell the word.

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I love construction so my favorite learning center has
always been Block play.  Teachers can extend block play by adding props for road play including cars and trucks of different sizes, road signs, plants, road carpets, masking tape to make lines, figurines and people, boxes for garages.   This is a picture of my son's block city he created when he was in preschool.

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For one of my learning centers I would have a tub filled with sand and I would have plastic letters in them A-Z. I would give the children a sheet of paper with the letters on them. The children will have to find the letters in the tub and match them to the ones on the sheet of paper. They will then color the letter on the sheet of paper after they found it in the tub. This will be a fun activity for them to learn and recognize the alphabet.

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For a fun learning center I chose to use salt and food coloring! Children can use this to have fun and learn spelling words. To use, a child would drop food coloring onto a bed of salt and use their fingers to draw a word such as “Bike”.

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During circle time I have popsicle sticks with students names on them. I draw a stick and the students try to recognize whose name it is. That student comes up and says the letters in his/her name. Then we sing a song to the tune of The Muffin Man:  Emma came to school today, to school today, to school today.  Emma came to school today...hi Emma hi!

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ABC Mouse has tons of games and opportunities for children to learn, spell, read, write, etc. I think it's a great thing

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This file folder game is called "Grin and Bear it" you just yske the little cut out bears (in the ziplock bag) and matching them up to the color of the bears stomach. Its a great way for the kids to learn their colors.

-Hannah Seaton

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I saw an idea kind of like this and liked it. But then when I saw this I thought this is a great idea. You can do more than one word and spin it so it is like a game.
Jayme Foor

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Rachel Ross
Books that I printed talking about feeling, looking at different shapes and about children going to different places.

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This is a fun and cute center for children to use. It’s learning the letter and using something fun to fill in the letter with. With this center it’s beads. You could also use Smarties, buttons etc. You could also make it a counting center as well. Count how many beads it takes to fill up the letter H.

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It is important to add many different tools and items into your art center. Many people think art for children involve just hand print crafts. Which are always fun to do but are more for the parents. The art that children benefit most from is creative art where they are not told what to use or make but they get to use their imagination. that is why it is important to add many different materials into your art center.

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in my classroom we have a dicovery center with multiple different touch and feel items and sensory bottles  which the children love. Not only do they love playing in this center but we utilize it for when the children are upset they go to this center to calm them down by touching and finding different items.
Madison Quast

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I think this idea is great for a learning center! Just one of many I would try and introduce to give a wide range of interests in the class.

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My kids LOVE this!! This is perfect for during circle time! You can give each child a color and they can match it!
( it’s Velcro)  I’ve even came up with cute some stories to go along with it!!
Emma Radcliff

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I love this idea! Have several books with the head phones and cd or mp3 and be able to have them choose what they like and to be able to learn words and pronunciation! - Jordyn Randall

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I have containers in my classroom with different quiet activities. One includes little foam blocks and I have laminated shapes printed out. The child takes the blocks and places them inside the shape. I included a picture that looks similar to mine.
Chelsea Kline

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Utilize those school supply boxes by setting up the literacy center where the children can practice writing their name, letters, numbers and words using play sand! Write the letter and then give the box a little shake and start the process all over.
Elizabeth Tagge

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Short A is usually the first phonics sound you teach in kindergarten and first grade so I figured it'd be a great sound to show you teaching

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My class is wizard of oz themed. I created names for each center relating to the movie ex: Emerald City Art. Along with the
center names, each child is put into a character group ex: Dorothy group, Tinman group etc. Each child has their picture along with the group name. When it is time to change centers, all the pictures on the group paper can move as well.
-Kenzie Leeman

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Have cards with letters on them next to easy to spell words so children can practice spelling them!
-Courtney Endsley

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Have a balance and buttons, coins, and other small things so they can compare weights!
-Courtney Endsley

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I made a poster that gives examples of ways to cope when in a rough situation or when you are feeling down. I felt that this is something I would most definitely use in my office or in almost any situation when I began work in Children and Family Services.
- Mariah Beltran

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I had individual white boards for each child to practice there numbers for my math center.
-Shyann

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Here is the idea of the file folder game I did for my center. I could not get it to upload my original pictures, so if you want to see my center in person let me know.
-Shyann

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Here is my other file folder idea I completed for my Math center.
-Shyann

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This activity is a fun way for the kids to count and sort the sprinkles.
-Breanne Edwards

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This is a fun activity that the students can do as a group or individually.
-Kacee Smith

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Sesame Street Style!

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This LLC ECE student created the cutest Dr. Seuss Center.