Setting Up Reading Station Rotations That Include A Teacher Time

You have all your independent work stations set up for reading time (because you’ve watched all the station videos listed below…yah you!!) BUT how do you set-up the rotation chart to accommodate small group instruction?

There are two different methods I’ve used to get to the kids I need to see for small group instruction.

The first way is to go to them. If they are at the Big Book station, I go to them there. I tell them I’m going to work with them for a little bit and then they can get back to their station.
I like this because it gives me a ton of flexibility.

The second way to get kids into small groups is to place a “Teacher Time” card in their rotation. This is great for when I needed to grab more than two kids for some extra or intensive instruction.

Both ways work. And you can do both at the same time. You might want to wander around to small groups during the first rotation and then have students come to you during the second and third rotation.

It’s one of the reasons that stations are an amazing tool to individualize and customize instruction in your classroom.

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[gracieladelagarza]

Hello, I really appreciate the ideas, I just came back to work from 2 years off, and I need a refresh on my classroom.
Thank you 😊

[DawnGinese-TheSingingNurse]

Cool info miss Angie! You’re in fire!🎵💜👍🔥

[cameronthemonster]

I wish I found your videos sooner! First year first grade teacher here.

It was nice to hear that I should build tolerance to noise. I get this mentality that it should be so quiet, but your absolutely right that engaged kids do lose control a little- and it’s ok!

I also like the permission to break away and build language about resolving problems. Light bulbs were going off.

What kind of music do you play for cleaning up/ or transitioning?

[sparklingshelby]

So I’ve been doing your system of centers for about a month now! The students and I love it! I am so impressed with how easy it is for them to set up and clean up. Thanks for all your videos.

I am about to start teacher time in a few weeks…my problem though is that my partners aren’t in the same reading groups for guided reading. I teach in a dual language program and tried to partner an English speaker with a Spanish speaker.

I can’t do your way of organizing the teacher time in the chart because only 1 partner would come (along with a few other partners from other pairings). Any ideas for how I could teach who comes when? I will meet with 4 groups a day. Some groups every day and others just three times a week.

[laurelrulison]

What does it look like when you have 20 students and more than three station activities? In one of your videos, you mentioned having something like 9 different activities. If you have six students in a group, how do you divide out the activities and what does it look like when they go to your table?

[Hope]

What if you have 25 3 to 6 year olds?

[lakesiamack]

All the sound effects are distracting. I stopped watching.