We have reading stations on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The kids work in groups of 3 and do 7 stations each day. The work at most of the stations reinforces a skill that I have taught the class and sometimes we have a station that is just for fun. Each group will work with me for 1 station. This is where I teach reading skills and the kids read to me. We also practice sight words and letters and sounds.
These girls are working on our letter of the week. They are practicing handwriting and beginning sounds.
We always have a block station. I like to use that one because the kids have to use communication skills and cooperate with each other in order to build something.
This is a number station. Today they were rolling a cube and then graphing the number that was rolled.
This is an alphabet station. These students are stamping the missing alphabet letters.
This station works on rhyming words and of all the stations they did today, this is the only one I took a grade on. Each station lasts 10 minutes and many times that is not enough time to completely finish something. When I absolutely want something finished, I will make sure the kids know that and make sure it is something that can be finished in 10 minutes. I'm telling you this because I don't want you to worry about work that looks unfinished. If there is not a grade on it, then it was work done during stations to reinforce a skill.
Each day a different student is the leader and the leader gets to use the Ipad.
The students not on the Ipad go to the computer.
I hope this helps explain a big part of our day and why you see unfinished work coming home.
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