The Not So Obvious Basics Of Setting Up Independent Work Stations In Kindergarten and First-Grade
12/26/21 • 13 min
The Not So Obvious Basics Of Setting Up Independent Work Stations In Kindergarten and First-Grade
Setting up independent work stations in kindergarten and first-grade is might be a bit more complicated than you might think.
We will talk about the basics of stations
How big should each group be?
What should you think about when grouping kids?
How many stations?
Is it okay for students to revisit a station?
When and how should you swap out stations?
How long should each rotation last?
Lots of tips from a teacher who's been there.
The Not So Obvious Basics Of Setting Up Independent Work Stations In Kindergarten and First-Grade
Setting up independent work stations in kindergarten and first-grade is might be a bit more complicated than you might think.
We will talk about the basics of stations
How big should each group be?
What should you think about when grouping kids?
How many stations?
Is it okay for students to revisit a station?
When and how should you swap out stations?
How long should each rotation last?
Lots of tips from a teacher who's been there.
Previous Episode
Stress Free Station Set-Up With These Supplies
What Do You Need To Set-up Stations in Kindergarten and First-Grade?
If you want your students to be totally independent during station time you’re going to need to set-up your classroom with a few essential classroom supplies.
- You need a place where students can access the station materials.
- You need a rotation system and chart that they can independently read and follow.
- Optionally you need a timer that students and teacher can look at.
We will talk about these and a few more teacher tips and help to make station time in your kindergarten and first grade classroom fun and full of independent learning.
Watch the rest of the podcast episodes in this series which will be published December 2021-January 2022.
Series:
- Mistakes In Setting-Up Stations in Kindergarten and First-Grade (published)
- What Do You Need To Set-up Stations in Kindergarten and First-Grade? (This episode)
- Station Basics (coming soon)
- Teaching Students How To Behave During Stations (coming soon)
- Best Games and Activities For Station Time (coming soon)
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**Special thanks to Dawn The Singing Nurse for the awesome music. Check out her channel. https://youtube.com/c/DawnGinese
Graphics: www.Canva.com
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Mentioned Supplies (These are affiliate links-Please read the above disclaimer):
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Timer: https://amzn.to/3oOF6q7
Classroom Resources Created by Angie:
Independent Games (Early Finisher Solution): https://www.makingthebasicsfun.com/solution
TpT Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Making-The-Basics-Fun-Angie-Kantorowicz
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Next Episode
Student Behavior During Independent Work Stations
Student behavior issues during independent work stations can make your life miserable.
If kids can’t behave then your role of teacher shifts to judge and jury.
That’s no fun.
But how can you get your students to behave? You have to teach it.
We will talk about set-up/clean-up, rotation, noise level, and partner problems.
I’ve lived and fixed the mistakes so you don’t have to.
Let’s dive in and get you started.
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