The photos and ideas on the following pages are examples of kindergarten literacy activities from my classroom and from Internet chatboards.

Updated 8-13-03

Ideas for Organization

Fountas and Pinnell’s book “Guided Reading” book has icons in the back of the book to use for center assignments (workjob board). Some kinder teachers enlarge them. Some color them. They can be used in a pocket chart or on laminated posterboard with sticky tack on the back of the icons and student names. Then, the identical icons are on the wall near the center so the kids know where to go.  Slide the names/kid pictures down each day to the new center. The hard part is at the end of the week when you have to change the task at each center.

Center signs can also be found at: http://abcteach.com/directory/teaching_extras/classroom_signs/preschoolprimary_signs/

Have the children wear a necklace with a "ticket" on it. It's just a construction paper ticket on string. The ticket has numbers around the edge of it to match the numbers on the centers. The teacher uses a hole punch to punch out the number of the center that has been successfully completed. If it isn't correctly done, it doesn't get punched and the child has to do it over during free time.