Best Activities For Independent Work Stations in Kindergarten and First Grade
Best Activities For Independent Work Stations
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You’ve set up your independent work station system in your classroom. The rotation chart is up. You’ve designated areas in your classroom for each station. Now you are asking yourself the hardest question of all. What are the best activities for my students to do during independent work stations?
4 Real life examples of activities that work the best during Independent Work Stations in the kindergarten and first grade classrooms.
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Videos In This Series: Watch The Playlist So You Don’t Miss Any Sanity Saving Tips and Tricks.
=-Mistakes In Setting-Up and Running Independent Station Time
Mistakes- I made them. Find out my mistakes so you don’t make them.
=-The Basics
How many stations, How many kids in each group, How long, What do they do if they get done early
=-Setting Up Stations- Supplies You Need
What do you need to set up stations? Where will you store station materials? How will students know where to go during station time? You need specific supplies to help you build an environment that will make station time go smoothly.
=-Teaching How To Behave During Stations
Student independence- set-up/clean-up, How to Rotate, Noise Level
=-Best Games/Activities For Independent Learning- (This video)
Independent, Low Prep, Easy To Organize, Easy To Find Manipulatives (dice, dry erase maker, spinner) -coming January 2022
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**Special thanks to Dawn The Singing Nurse for the awesome music. Check out her channel. / dawnginese
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Thank you so much Ange! Your videos and your early finisher activities are so well thought out to be truely independent! I really appreciate all that you do for this community! Please don't stop creating as they are truely a blessing to me as a graduate teacher!
@TeachersMakingTheBasicsFun
2 жыл бұрын
Hope, your words are a blessing. Thanks for your kindness and thanks for for doing the important work of being an amazing teacher.
@DawnGinese-TheSingingNurse
2 жыл бұрын
I agree Hope, I wish I was about 30 yrs younger and starting out. Ms Angie is so knowledgeable and generous with her wisdom. Happy New Year and many creative nurturing moments on you!
Great ideas! I haven’t really used small groups before and I’m going to use them this coming year so I liked all your ideas! Thanks
@TeachersMakingTheBasicsFun
Ай бұрын
I'm so glad it was helpful. Small group time is so fun.
Thank you so much for these videos on stations! So so helpful!
@TeachersMakingTheBasicsFun
Жыл бұрын
I hope they help you.
Thank you for these awesome videos. Keep it coming please :)
@TeachersMakingTheBasicsFun
2 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome. Many more to come.
Awesome teacher tips ms Angie. :)
@TeachersMakingTheBasicsFun
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dawn. You are an inspiration and every time I use the songs you made for me I just smile and feel so lucky to receive such an amazing gift.
You are so funny yet amazing. Thanks a ton.
@TeachersMakingTheBasicsFun
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much. I think learning should be fun when you are an adult too.
Thank you for sharing this teacher video.
@TeachersMakingTheBasicsFun
Жыл бұрын
You’re welcome. Thanks for commenting. It really helps to show others that this is a good video.
Thank you. Wonderful ideas
@TeachersMakingTheBasicsFun
Жыл бұрын
I’m glad you found it useful.
Hello! I am a first year teacher and find your videos so extremely helpful. I do wonder how you work your small group time in during rotation. How many kiddos do you pull and what is your system for that?
@TeachersMakingTheBasicsFun
2 жыл бұрын
I would pull no more than 6. All needing the same skill work. Honestly sometimes I wouldn’t know what we were doing in small group until the day before or even later. It was very much an assess and teach/reteach system. And I would just pull them from a station they were assigned to or put “teacher time” into the rotation chart. I hope that helps. Maybe I can do a video on how to work that all out. Thanks for the great question.
@reannerossi8995
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your response...so helpful :) I'd love to see a video about it too! Thank you for all you do ❤
@TeachersMakingTheBasicsFun
Жыл бұрын
@@reannerossi8995 glad I could help. I’ll try to do a follow-up video soon. Thanks for the questions.
Great ideas!
@TeachersMakingTheBasicsFun
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Glad you found it useful.
Where can I get those finger lights ? I love that idea
@TeachersMakingTheBasicsFun
Жыл бұрын
I got them on Amazon. I think there’s an affiliate link in the description. Also sometimes I see them in target. Kids love them. So many uses.