Literacy Stations

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you'll go."

-Dr. Seuss

For my literacy stations I wanted to make sure they were engaging and effective. I researched different educational blogs, websites, and books to find creative ways to create rich literacy stations. Here are three literacy stations introduced this week!

(1) Keyboard Word Work: Students have index cards with word wall words written on them, a keyboard, and their writing notebook. They pick an index card, put in on their keyboard, say the word, type the word, and then write the word in their writers notebook!    

(2) Spaghetti with Meatballs: Students have two plastic forks, yarn, meatballs with word wall words written on them, and their writers notebook. They use their forks to grab a meatball, place the meatball on the table, say the word, and then write the word in their notebook. Sometimes I also give this group a keyboard so they can practice typing.

(3) Bean Search: Students have a bag full of beans with some beans having word wall words written on them and their writers notebook. They pick a bean that has a word wall word written on it, say the word, and then write the word in their writers notebook.