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Literacy Work Stations

July 15, 2008

I’ve been using my free time this summer to give more serious attention to the many teaching resources that I’ve added to my bookshelves over the year.  I’m fortunate enough to be teaching grade 1 literacy again this coming year and I have high hopes and big plans for what my literacy workshops are going to look like.  Based on my first year of classroom experience, I’ve decided to immerse myself in the work of three literacy gurus: Debbie Diller, Debbie Miller, and Lucy Calkins.

I’ve just finished rereading Literacy Work Stations: Making Centres Work by Debbie Diller.  What follows is my first draft of literacy work stations that I hope to introduce over the first 6 weeks of grade 1 this fall.

Miss B’s Literacy Stations (Max. # of students)

1.    Listening Station (2)

-”I Can” instructions card
-labelled basket with baggies for earphones
-labelled basket for books, CD’s in cases, Discmans
-CD player with instructions posted?
2.    Overhead Station

-”I Can” instructions card
-basket/binder for transparencies with songs/poems learned

-? Sorts ‡ retells, sounds, etc.

-dry erase markers
3.    Poetry Station    2    -”I Can” instructions card
-special pens, paper for copying poems
-bin of poetry books and cards to read
-?pocket chart with poems
4.    Working With Words
Station
(initially phonemic awareness, then WordWall)    4    -”I Can” instructions card
-playdough + alphacards in plastic sleeves
-sounds match binders with transparent chips
-hair gel baggies + alphacards (laser copied)
-commercial alphabet memory game
-alphabet feltboards
-wikisticks and  crayon
-printing boards and thin dry erase markers
-whiteboards, markers, 1-minute timer
-alphabet stamps, inkpads, 1/2 sheets of paper
-stencils, gel pens, 1/2 sheets of paper
-mini clipboards with lists of new/theme words
-footprints + other flash cards
5.    Big Book Station    2    -”I Can” instructions card
-big books, easel
-pointers (umbrella stand?)
-reading the room glasses
-task cards
6.    Classroom Library    2    -”I Can” instructions card
-pillows, chair, rugs, stuffies
-whisper phones
7.    Fluency Station    2    -”I Can” instructions card
-tape recorder (when working in pod)
-familiar books, poems, songs
-big plastic microphone
-buddy checklists
-puppets (make puppet read story)
8.    Writing Station    2    -”I Can” instructions card
-”I can write…” ideas file folders
-fancy paper (in accordian file?)
-special pens
-envelopes
9.    Guided Reading Station    4-6    -”I Can” card?
-whisper phones
-stickies
-student folders for RR (magazine file)
-head phones
-RR sheets
-writing implements
-6 whiteboards, dry erase markers, socks
-storage for extra GR books and loaned baggies

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