Centers

As I plan center activities for my future classroom, I realize what a great tool they are! Teachers can have students do multiple activities to learn one skill or concept. When students engage in more than one activity on one topic, they are more likely to understand the lesson much better because they have experienced it in different ways. Each center should be focused towards one or two learning styles. Because each student gets to go to every center, they will be able to learn the new material in the learning style that suits them best at least once. Centers also allow students to work either independently or with each other. They learn how to read directions and follow them, problem solve individually and as a team, time management, and how to behave all on their own while learning a new skill. Centers combine student needs and teacher directions while the students learn to work on their own. This is a winning combination and I think centers should be used in every classroom.