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Pattern Blocks w/ Pattern Cards Cutting picture out of magazines and making a collage Play-doh with ABC cookie cutters Well loved Games like Candy Land and Classic Memory watercolor or finger painting wipe off boards inch cubes housekeeping/play area blocks overhead Pocket chart Felt boards Puppets Library puppet theater Word detective w/ clip boards Model Magic, Clay, popping bubble wrap or other fine motor building cut and paste or other page from Mailbox Magazine or Teacher's Helper finger knitting or weaving or lacing cards legos or Connexts or other building material Just remember to keep it simple and focus on procedure and team work rather than academics and content. Know that they are learning important skills that will support them throughout the year. Because there is so much literacy learning in Housekeeping/Dramatic play for example, that is a year long Literacy Center and one that I do often. By mid year I have to change my Centers to 3 centers for 20 minutes each because they are trained to enjoy the process more than producing a result to please me. They have a deepen understanding and longer attention span, and they naturally understand the routine of Centers, so they are able to focus on the content of what they are doing with a deepen understanding.
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