Preschool small group organization

My literacy centers last year! This year with co teaching it looks different because we have 30 kids. #literacycenters #kindergarten #kindergartencenters #kindergartenteacher #organization...

Read to see how I plan and organize activities to run my small phonics groups in the beginning of the school year! Plus get this FREE customizable small group planning template to organize your own groups! #Kindergarten #Phonics #SmallGroups

Note: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking on my links, I receive a small commission at no cost to you! Thanks for your support! I love hands-on activities for my students, especially for small groups and independent practice. It takes a lot of time to print, cut, and laminate activities, but it's worth it if I can keep them to reuse in future years. However, as I made and accumulated more activities, I quickly realized I needed a system to keep all of…

I started the Monday after Easter off with a simple anytime activity…sorting! I grabbed our favorite manipulatives (buttons) and some pom poms to sort! I mixed the pom poms and buttons together to help my kids understand that the medium of one thing might not be the same size as a medium of another thing […]

When it comes to teaching young children you have to be prepared or mishaps and problems will occur. One way to keep things running smoothly is having everything ready and at your fingertips. Small group trays are one way you can be prepared for your little ones. In my class each color group has a color tray. Each tray has name plates, letter formation directions (Treasures) and a caddy with all the essentials. (scissors, dry erasable markers, colored pencils and crayons) Each group has a…

Discover how to organize your small group area so it's efficient and helps you be successful! You'll learn what you need for small group success and where to keep it! {FREEBIE} organization labels, too!

All about how to manage Small Group in Pre-K and Preschool. Here are tips about group size, what to do during small group, when to schedule small groups,

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I remember being a new teacher and waiting so anxiously to get into my new room! I tried to imagine what it would look like...the center areas, the little tables and chairs, the storage space, etc. How would I arrange my new room? What centers would I have? Would I have enough shelves and tables? Those were just a few of the hundreds of thoughts I had before I started school. I drew my layout on notebook paper late at night when I had new teacher jitters and on napkins as I waited for my…

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