Today we are chatting about fresh ideas for your kindergarten Pocket Chart station and I'll be giving you a freebie too! #winwin
Setting Up Pocket Chart Station
Pocket Chart station is mostly a "set" station in my classroom. Meaning.... it's not mobile. Kids don't take it to their desk or a special spot to do. It hangs on my wall and kids come to the station instead of the station coming to them. However, last year, when I did a long-term sub job in kindergarten, the kids moved the pocket chart to the open carpet area because their pocket chart was on wheels. So, it's up to you on how you want to do it!Since I'm currently on a mommy break with my twins, what it looks like in my preschool Sunday School room will have to do for a picture of it! All the supplies are kept in the pocket chart for this one because it frees up my floor space. But you can certainly keep them in a tub nearby if you prefer!
Word Building Puzzles
One of my favorite pocket chart activities is word and letter building puzzles! At the beginning of the year, this starts off with letter puzzles.Later in the year, we move to building words with the beginning, ending and then middle sounds! They LOVE these puzzles!
By the end of the year, they are adding "e" to words to build CVCe words in kindergarten!
Word Sorts
In this activity, students sort words by the first, last or middle letter! There is no "reading" in this one as much as it is just paying attention to the letters and print. In our phonics station, we practice decoding words with the same skills!Later in the year, we sort CVC and blend words as real or wacky words to practice our decoding and comprehension skills.
Story Sequencing
This activity focuses on building sequencing and comprehension skills which helps with retelling stories with a beginning, middle and end. This station starts out photo heavy. Sentences are included at the bottom of the photos to help those who may be reading, but they can absolutely be sequenced without reading the sentences!Starting in March, the sentences and the photos are separate. Kinders sequence the pictures and then find the sentences to match the pictures.
Sentence Matching & Ordering
In this traditional pocket chart activity, kinders match the sentence with the wordsAnd starting in March, they build the sentences without just matching words to a sentence. You can find a sample of this activity in this FREEBIE!
You can find all of these activities in this year long bundle of Kindergarten Pocket Chart Stations!
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