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Learning Center: BY: La Isla BONITA

The document discusses learning centers, which are areas in a classroom where children can explore materials, make choices, and learn through play. Learning centers allow children to work individually or in small groups. The key parts of setting up an effective learning center are choosing materials, furniture, location, instructions, duration, and management systems to guide student use. Learning centers provide opportunities for hands-on learning, creative expression, and independent or group work.

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Learning Center: BY: La Isla BONITA

The document discusses learning centers, which are areas in a classroom where children can explore materials, make choices, and learn through play. Learning centers allow children to work individually or in small groups. The key parts of setting up an effective learning center are choosing materials, furniture, location, instructions, duration, and management systems to guide student use. Learning centers provide opportunities for hands-on learning, creative expression, and independent or group work.

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LEARNING CENTER

BY: la isla BONITA


Learning center
• Learning Centers are areas/activities
throughout your program that allow
children to manipulate materials, explore
ideas, discover consequences, build,
create and express themselves through
art mediums
• Learning Centers give the child an
opportunity to make decisions and
choose the timing of her learning
LEARNING CENTER

• Learning Centers, also called "Learning


Stations", are situations around the classroom
that a teacher sets up for students to work in
either small group or individual activities. Each
of these centers has supplies and materials
that work well together and give students the
tools to complete activities and mini-projects
-- either in groups of two to three students or
individually.
Parts of a learning center
• Title. Provide an interesting title that identifies
the center as separate from other classroom
activities.
• Furniture. Arrange necessary furniture in a
pleasing and productive manner. Decide how
you will set up chairs, tables, storage facilities,
and the like.
• Storage. Keep materials in a safe place where
they are easily accessible by students.
FOUR TYPES OF LEARNING CENTER
Parts of a learning center
• Space. Consider the use of space within the center.
Where will the activities take place? Is there a need
for independent study? Will large- or small-group
instruction take place within the center?
• Materials. Determine how you will obtain
materials. You might be able to obtain materials
from parents or the school. You may also want to
consider other sources such as local businesses,
catalog supply houses, or community agencies.
Parts of a learning center
• Location. Consider the physical placement and
arrangement of centers in your room. Students need to be
able to move to and among centers with minimal
disruption and time.
• Responsibility. An important consideration in the
development of any center pertains to the responsibilities
of students and teacher to the center. For example,
students need to know who is responsible for cleaning up,
who will be sure there's an adequate supply of consumable
materials (paper, paint, soil, water, etc.), who will be in
charge of evaluation, and so on.
Parts of a learning center
• Learning alternatives. Include a variety of
learning alternatives within any center. For
example, include a variety of tasks ranging from
difficult to easy. Also include activities that
relate to various students' interests.
• Instructions. Post a set of directions in each
center. Plan time to share and discuss each set
of directions and/or routines with students as
part of one or more introductory lessons.
Parts of a learning center
• Sequence of activities. It may be important to consider how
activities within a center will be sequenced. That is, will
students need to complete one or more specific activities
before moving on to more complex activities later?
• Number of centers. You will need to decide on the number
of centers you want to establish in your classroom. Base
your decision on your management skills as well as the
needs of your students. You might want to start with a
single center and, as you and your students gain more
competence in designing and using the center, develop
additional centers later in the school year.
Parts of a learning center
• Assignment. Consider assigning students to
selected centers as well as offering students
opportunities to select centers on their own.
• Duration of centers. Decide how long a center
or group of centers will remain in existence. As
a rule of thumb, keep a center in operation
only as long as students' interests are high and
it meets your program's instructional goals.
Parts of a learning center
• Management system. You can assure the success
of your centers by teaching your students familiar
routines (how to move between centers, how to
work cooperatively). Devote several weeks at the
beginning of the year to teach these routines.
• Time. Talk with students about the amount of time
necessary to engage in or complete the activities
within a center. It is not critical for students to
complete all the activities within a center.
Parts of a learning center
• Help! Establish a procedure or routine that will
allow students to signal when they are having
difficulty with a specific center activity.
• Assessment. Decide on the nature and form of
assessment for the center(s). Will assessment
be the responsibility of the students or the
teacher? How will it be accomplished—
informally (discussions, observations) or
formally (skills test, chapter exam)?
SUGGESTED LEARNING CENTERS

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