** Each Center is 15 minutes long**

Introduction: Demonstrate each center for the class. Then, they know and
understand the expectations of them academically and behaviorally during this
activity.
Instructional Strategies: Allowing students to work in small groups and solve
problems
Materials:
Pencil
Notebook
Teacher provided items for each station

Center #1: Creating Sentences

Assignment: Use the cut out pieces of paper with portions of sentences mixed up to
create sentences. Then, write sentences in journal.
SOL 1.13
Generate ideas
Using Complete sentences
Begin and End a question with correct punctuation

Center #2: Roll and Retell

Assignment: This center is teacher lead. Students will read a book on their reading
level. Then, they will write down three parts of the story they can remember and
share them with the group.After that, the teacher will ask a couple of basic
comprehension questions. Lastly, the students will play the game Roll and Retell
where they must roll the dice and re tell the part of the story in which the dice
identify.
SOL 1.9
Ask and answer who, what,
where, why and how questions about
what is read.

Groups:
Purple: Jayden (Reading Level 14)
Blue: Serenity,Carter,Riley,Lily G., Evie
(Reading Level 18)
Green: Liam, Abbie,Ahana Conner, Mikah
(Reading Level 24)
Pink: Kelsey, Lily S.,Daniel (Reading Level
28+)

Center #3:Free Reading and Writing

Assignment: Free reading and writing time in student library or at desk.

Center #4: Word Sort

Assignment: Sort the words with the long a headings:
Ai Ay A_E
Train Pray Game
Paint Hay Shame
Stain Tray Flame
Main Bay Came
Rain Clay Tame
Gain Stay Lame

After the word sort is complete and correct, they must put the words in each
column in alphabetical order.

SOL1.10: Knowledge of Alphabetical Order

SOL 1.11: Identify features of text