Creative Teaching Press:
In this comprehensive guide, Dr. Margaret Allen draws from among the best-field-tested ideas and research-based pedagogy to help you meet your students’ needs through centers. Included are creative activities for use in the various kinds of centers and standards charts to identify key learning objectives covered in these centers.
Implement meaningful centers with Dr. Maggie's Early Childhood Centers in your early childhood classroom. The practical, field-tested ideas and researched-based pedagogy in this comprehensive resource will help you meet your students' needs effectively and efficiently. This resource includes tips and suggestions for setting up the classroom, organizing materials, managing centers, and assessing students. In addition, standards correlation charts will assist you in identifying key learning objectives covered in various centers.
Each section includes:
a rationale for why the center is important and how it benefits children
a list of suggested materials to have in the center
numerous ideas and activities to do in the center
Use this resource to create the following center areas in your classroom:
Let's Explore—Math and Science Centers
Let's Imagine—Housekeeping/Dramatic Play and Puppet Centers
Let's Make, Mix & Measure—Block Center and Sand and Water Table Center
Let's Create—Art and Music Centers
Let's Listen—Listening Post Center
Let's Read—Reading Center
Let's Learn Letters & Words—ABC and Word Work Center
Let's Write—Writing and Illustrating Center