Teacher Resources and Classroom Management - Centers

Items to include in Centers

These are some great items to always in the centers:

Literacy Center: Various children’s literature - Tape recorder - Headsets and taped stories -
Pencils/pens/markers - Lined and unlined writing paper - Stapler - Construction paper -
3 x 5 cards - Hole punch - Letter stencils - Typewriter/computer - Puppets - Various storytelling devices (Ex: rolled movies) - Stationary with envelops - Felt, wood, and magnetic
letters - Rhyme games - Color games - Alphabet cards - Environmental print books and posters - Library corner with bathtub, pillows, and beanbag chairs

Book making materials: Puzzles - Teacher-made games - Teacher-made big books - Dry erase board

Math: Scales - Rulers - Measuring cups - Clocks - Stopwatch - Calendar - Play money - Cash register - Calculator - Dominoes - Abacus - Number line - Height chart - Hourglass - Felt, wood, magnetic numbers - Fraction puzzles - Geometric shapes - Polyhedrons - Books related to math

Dramatic Play: Something related to the previous unit

Art: Easels - Watercolors - Brushes - Colored pencils - Crayons - Felt-tip markers - Various kinds of paper - Scissors - Paste - Pipe cleaners - Scrap materials (fabrics, etc.) - Clay - Play dough - Food and detergent boxes - Books about artists

Science: Aquarium - Plants - Magnifying glass - Clay pets - Magnets - Thermometer - Compass - Prism - Shells - Rock collections - Stethoscope - Kaleidoscope - Microscope - Blank journals - Informational books

Block Area: Blocks of all sizes and shapes - Figures of people, animals, toy cars, and trucks - Paper and pencils - Related reading materials
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