16. How to Best Manage Centers as a Classroom Teacher: Part 2 of A Conversation With a First Year Teacher
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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
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