Literacy Centers

20 kids 4 groups 5 per group 25-30 min per group

1. High (Purple)
2. Middle (Green)
3. Low (Yellow)
4. Low (Blue)
Florida Center for Reading Research- common core aligned centers. Copy and laminate
needed
Group Work = GW
Writing
Vocabulary
Comprehension
Word Work (phonics)
Technology=T
Teacher Led= TL
Center 1
TL
Blue

Center Rotations
Center 2
Center 3
GW
GW
Purple/Green
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Center 4
T
Yellow

Yellow

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Purple/Green

Blue

Green

Blue/Yellow

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Purple

Purple

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Blue/Yellow

Green

Center 5 Fluency
Pairs

During GW, the two groups do the same thing at different tables. The group leaders may ask
the other group leader if they have any questions. This is to limit questions for the teacher.
Center Example:
Journeys based
Day of Week

Center 2
RF.1.3g

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

RF.1.3f L.1.4b
Vocabulary
Fold Manila Paper in 4
sections
SR: Vocab word and picture
On and Above Level: Write
word, draw picture, write
sentence
*Strategy: Prefix -re
RL. 1.3
RL.1.7
Comprehension and
Fluency
SR: Get Started
On: Reach Higher and
Challenge
Above: Reach Higher and
Challenge Yourself
RF.1.3b
Word Study
SR: Get Started
On: Reach Higher and
Challenge
Above: Reach Higher and
Challenge

Center 3

Center 4

Center 1

Phonics

Technology
Listening on
ThinkCentral :
Frog & Toad; Garden
Good Guys
AR
Destination Reading

Teacher Led
Vocabulary Reader:
Trees

RF.1.3b
SR: FCRR
On: FCRR
Above: FCRR

Words to Know and

Writing activity

RF.1.3b
Phonics
SR: FCRR
On: FCRR
Above: FCRR

Think and Write

SR: Get Started
On: Reach Higher and
Challenge Yourself
Above: Reach Higher and
Challenge Yourself

Monday: Writing (Narrative)/ Grammar (Pronouns) projectables

Assessments

Technology
Listening on
ThinkCentral:
Frog & Toad; Garden
Good Guys
AR
Destination Reading
Teacher Led
Starfall.com
Abcya.com
AR

Teacher Led
Leveled Reader
SR: A Seed for Sid
On: Forest Stew
Above: Lenas Garden

Paired Text:
Garden Good Guys
(Skill: Story Structure)
Friday:

Reading Groups-Teacher Led

25-30 min per group
Day of Week

Purple

Green

Yellow
Tier 2

Blue
Tier 2

Monday

Do not meet

Do not meet

FCRR

FCRR

Tuesday

Vocabulary Reader
& Words to Know

Vocabulary Reader
& Words to Know

Vocabulary Reader
& Words to Know

Vocabulary reader &

words to know

Wednesday

Leveled Reader
Above Level
Discussion

Leveled Reader
On Level
Discussion

Leveled Reader
Below Level
Discussion

Leveled Reader
Below Level
Discussion

Thursday

Leveled Reader
Above Level
Think About It

Leveled Reader
On Level
Think About It

Leveled Reader
Below Level
Think About It

Leveled Reader
Below Level
Think About It

Running record
every other week

Running Record every

other week

STAR intervention

STAR intervention

Do not meet

Do not meet

Running Record
every other week

Running Record
every other week

Friday