May Literacy Menu posted!

I finally finished my May centers and I’m so happy with them! I added 4 extra centers (one in each column) because my kids are getting so good at centers and May is always extra long! (I know some of you get out of school in May, but I get out in June, so May is super long.) So there are 20 centers in all.

Here is the student menu:

2 separate versions of Read, Think, Match

clipart by thistlegirldesigns

Rebuild a Poem (with an original poem):

Students put a poem back together using sentence strips in a pocket chart.

Fact and Opinion:

Sorting mats, sentences for students to sort, student sheet

frames by 3am Teacher

clipart by scrappindoodles

Read and Sequence:

2 versions to choose from

Read and Comprehend (students read the passage and answer questions)

frames by Miss Tina

Expand a Word: add prefixes and suffixes to a base word to make new words

frame by kpm doodles

How Many E’s: sorting long and short e words

Sunshine Words: matching onset with word ending to make real words

Syllable Sort: (my favorite)

Students will read the word on the frog and place it on the correct pond, depending on how many syllables it has.

clip art by kpm doodles

Sounds of C: sorting soft and hard c

frame (on left) by 3am teacher; frame on right: Miss Tina

Sticker Story

Be an Author: Spring Fun (book with illustrations for students to write)

Middle frame by Miss Tina; Yellow frame by KPM doodles

Book Report and What I Know (nonfiction writing)

Sequence and Write:

2 Versions: Trip to the zoo and field trip

Sentence Fillers: adding adjectives and verbs to sentences

Sentence Scramblers: 4 included

Super Sentence: Build a super sentence (words color-coordinated with super sentence mat)

Roll A sentence: 3 dice to make a sentence

frame by scrappincop

Word Endings: add -er, -est, -ed, -ing to words to make a sentence sound right.

frame by ginger snaps

Rubric for the end of the month

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To view an older post about my literacy centers and reader’s workshop, click here.

I’d love to hear from you, especially if you use these! 🙂

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