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Thank you to all the people that gave ideas for library centers. I have included everything I received, and also the center ideas I used from last year. I hope you get good use from these ideas. THANK YOU! I did a center for each reference book. "scavenger hunt" for answers in the almanac/ getting questions to stump their classmates map/globe skills using grid lines and writing directions using only the cardinal directions finding a book in the library Colorado Bingo drawing and labeling a map with an atlas using an encyclopedia to find information on a well known famous place (Niagara Falls, Eiffel Tower, Mount Rushmore, etc.) re-writing a story using a thesaurus using a dictionary to learn 5-10 new words they didn't know book reviews Robert: http://www.marcias-lesson-links.com/CentertimeintheClassroom.html http://www.vema.gen.va.us/conference/06handouts/manners-proefrock.pdf Kerrlita Westrick: Dewey "Memory Game" "Reader of the Day" (one child reads aloud and then they rotate within the small group) Small White boards for writing practice Phonics skills sheets Write a letter center with a mailbox Riddles Alphabetical order Fact or fiction? Or Real or Make-believe? Drama center (costumes, simple play) Rhyming center Coloring center I Spy Story blocks Writing center with pockets with words (nouns, verbs, etc) Make a book Make and take bookmark Art Typing (with old typewriter) Magazine browse Listening Puppets Pop-up books Animals Use a computer with a CD-ROM as a center Puzzles Theme table (dinosaurs, zoo animals, farm animals, sea animals, etc) Matching games U.S. Puzzle center Caldecott center Poetry Maps and/or globes Optical illusions Math Debbie Allen: My gr. 1 & 2 classes like magazine centers--Zoobooks, Highlights, etc.; also puzzles and listening centers. I usually scribble on my seating charts to help do that. Christine Schein: Find out units that each grade level is doing and base your activities on that...also work with primary sources no matter what the unit. Westward Expansion - Lewis and Clark primary sources. There are great "Museum in a Book" books available for purchase. Keep a spreadsheet or a chart and assign a student to keep track of their class or have each student keep track with a sticker - could also set up a wiki or use google docs for students to track their progress. Cara Sanderlin: Try an "around the world" theme where each month I picked a different country, you easily find literature to represent each country, and you are incorporating s.s./science and some math too. I did this one year in my classroom (2nd grade) and we had a blast with it! We even gave the kids passports (they can be printed from a template found online) with a picture of each country that we would "visit" and when they had finished the activity they got a stamp. Of course this was done with 17 students...not the whole school, but I guess it's worth a try. Maybe you could pick a country for each grade? Maddie Wood Teacher Librarian Lowry Elementary Denver, CO mediamaddie@comcast.net -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, you send a message to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * To contact an LM_NET Moderator: LM_NET-request@listserv.syr.edu * LM_NET Help & Information: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/join.html * LM_NET Supporters: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/category/links/el-announce/ * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------