Reading Learning Centers for Primary Grades: Monthly Theme Units, Activities, and Games, Second Edition
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More About This Title Reading Learning Centers for Primary Grades: Monthly Theme Units, Activities, and Games, Second Edition

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Shirleen S. Wait, Ph.D., has been an elementary school classroom teacher and reading specialist for more than thirty years. She was the reading specialist for Project CHILD (Changing How Instruction for Learning is Delivered). Dr. Wait has developed a complete reading curriculum for grades K-5 and designed hundreds of learning-centered activities for each grade level.

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About This Book.

About the Author.

About the Illustrator.

About the Content Developers.

Explaining Learning Centers to Parents.

1. Managing Learning Centers.

Creating Areas.

How to Begin Using Learning Centers.

Acquiring Low-Cost Furniture.

Arranging the Room.

Structure and Planning.

Stage 1.

Stage 2.

Stage 3.

Providing Materials.

Keeping Track of Work.

Evaluating Learning at the Centers.

Learning Centers and Special-Needs Children.

2. Organizing Learning Centers.

Finding Materials.

Storing Center Materials.

Making Storage Containers.

3. The Learning Centers.

The Teacher Center.

The Library Center.

The Listening Center.

The Computer Center.

The Art Center.

The Writing Center.

The Word Play Center.

4. Learning Center Thematic Units.

August and September: School Days.

October: Pumpkin Patch.1

November: Native American Tepee.

December and January: Winter Wonderland.

February: Black History Month and Valentine’s Day.

March: Spaceship.

April: Springtime.

May: Cinco de Mayo.

Additional Learning Center Thematic Units.

Lunar New Year.

Restaurant.

Roman Holiday.

Valentine’s Day and Dental Health Month.

5. Learning Center Skill Games.

Part One: Assembling Skill Games.

Part Two: Game Cards and Answer Keys.

Appendix: Correlation with Standards.

Additional Resources.

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