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Many visitors email me with questions they have about implementing my suggestions.  They often have fantastic ideas of their own that they want to incorporate.  I wanted to provide a place for visitors to share the ways they have tailored my strategies for their own classrooms, and to bounce ideas off one another.

If you have made one of my ideas your own, or have a question about how to do so, please post below!  I am automatically emailed whenever someone posts, so I can respond to any questions you have.  Sometimes people ask questions that I don't have experience with, so if you don't see a reply from me within a few days, that's probably why!  Other teachers will step up and help you out, though.  This can be a great way for us to exchange ideas about classroom management!

Thanks for sharing!

 Ms. Powell

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Centers

What are some of the best centers you have made? Do you have any favorite websites for center ideas? My favorites are:

Thoughtful, creative Kindergarten literacy centers!
http://www.ourschoolfamily.com/Literacy%20Centers.htm


More fantastic Kindergarten centers- WOW!
http://www.mrspohlmeyerskinderpage.com/stations.htm


A first grade teacher’s explanation of her literacy stations with an excellent FAQs page.
http://www.msrossbec.com/literacy_index.html


A humongous collection of center ideas from Teaching Heart
http://teachingheart.net/LC.htm


I love this site and am praying this teacher switches from K to primary grades!!
http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/abc_centers.html


This is a small site but the ideas are very useful.
http://myschoolonline.com/page/0,1871,46465-195290-50-20451,00.html

Re: Centers

Where can I get info or examples of your Book choice response cards? I checked the classroom tour like you suggested.Couldn't find them.

Re: Centers

Do you have examples of your choos a charts posted any where on your site? I know you said you aren't using them for homework any more.

Re: Centers

Ms. Powell
You've given us so many great ideas, I thought I should finally share one! One of my favorite centers that I made when I was teaching kindergarten was the "Lunch Bunch." I enlarged copies of food clip art (pickles, sandwiches, etc.) from Carson Dellosa and cut each into fractional pieces (1/2, 1/3, 1/4,1/6) after laminating them. I then labeled paper bags with fraction labels. I introduced it in a lesson and then stapled the lunch bags to a bulletin board for center time. They loved it! Thanks for all your hard work!

Re: Centers

I love all your great ideas ! I just today referred a new teacher to your site ! I told her she would love it !
I sent you a message back in June. When you have time, would you please answer it ! I am a anxious to hear from you !! Thanks for all your help !!
Thanks so much,
Pam

Re: Centers

I teach 4th grade and would like to implement centers for the last hour of the day this year. I feel the movement and choice factor would help the kids be more excited about that last hour. Any resources for the upper grades would be GREAT!