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my workstations
By NewNana

As with the previous poster, Diller's Workstation book helped me tremendously! I also highly recommend it. I do pair my students up for the week making sure that throughout the year everyone has an opportunity to be matched
up with all the others in the class. That pair is then put with another pair, so that i usually have 4 children at a workstation at a time. Once we have the hang of workstations, we usually spend 20 minutes at a station and we usually visit 4 each day. Those that finish early can either go to the classroom library, finish unfinished work, or read his/her high frequency word cards. My

workstation titles include: ABC Word, Math, Listening, Creation, Pocket Chart, Writing, Handwriting, Teacher, Computer, Library, and Puzzles and Games. I know I have others, but I can not think of them at this time. My Teacher Workstation doesn't come into play until I feel the children can work at their stations independently and solve their own problems as I do not have an aide. At the beginning of the year we practice using whisper voices, reading our work station chart and signs, and walking from one station to another. Although I did not do it last year, in the past I have had the children help me write out behaviors for each individual workstation on a T Chart indicating what that station looks like and what it sounds like. I can't begin to tell you all the materials I use throughout the year at my workstations. This list is endless. I believe that is why books are written. Find yourself a copy of Diller's book and look at teacher websites. Many teachers give detailed explanations of their centers. My best to you in kindergarten. I just love my little ones!!!