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Pocket Charts, a Kindergarten Literacy Station MUST

December 3, 2019
Blue classroom pocket chart.  Images of zoo animals.  Pocket chart has sentences on paper strips beginning with the phrase "I am a".  There is a recording sheet with blank spaces to write AM.
Animal Pocket Chart

This year I decided to take myself out of the literacy station rotation.

OMG.  TAKE YOURSELF OUT OF THE ROTATION!

It has been the best thing I ever did.  I can pull whichever group needs me most at that moment.  I can pull strategy groups.  I can pull groups that all need to work on making connections.  And the best part is that my students have more choice.  They can work with students who wouldn’t necessarily be “on their level.”

Instead I do a a choice board with 12 options for the week: Computer, Puzzles, Writing (2x), SmartBoard, Play Dough, Listening Center, Read to self (2x), Discovery table, Poetry, Read the room, and Pocket Chart (2x).

Literacy Station Choice Menu Sheet
Literacy Station Choice Board
 
 
This is created by This Reading Mama, check it out HERE
 
Anyhow.  One new literacy station I added this year was a pocket chart.  Each week I add a new activity.  Each activity relates to a theme – fall, holidays, food, animals, etc.  And each pocket chart set works on our important sight words.  
 
We started off with a class favorite, Pete the Cat.  
 
 
I Love My Red Shoes! Pete the Cat Pocket Chart
 
For each pocket chart I also have a recording sheet.  This helps me differentiate since there are 3 different versions.
  
 
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes Pocket Chart
 
 
Then we moved to pumpkins and I changed the format a bit.  I figured if I broke the sentences up into pieces, then I could even further differentiate by giving different groups different variations.  So maybe one group only needs to work on the word “I”, so I take off those words and let them fill in the blanks.  
 
 
Pumpkin Pocket Chart
 
 
After pumpkins we moved onto leaves, acorns, Thanksgiving, and apples.  
 
 
 
Fall Leaves Pocket Chart
 
I used similar words each week to build on the previous week’s learning.  
 
 
Apple Pocket Chart
 
 
Are you noticing my rainbow order color words?? 
 
 
Acorn Pocket Chart
Thanksgiving Dinner Pocket Chart
 

We were studying goldfish, so for fun I added a fish pocket chart.

Fish Pocket Chart

AND, just because I love anything sweet I made a sweet treats pocket chart.

Sweet Treats Pocket Chart
 

The pocket charts, and the recording sheets, have been a really positive addition to my literacy station routine.  The students are able to use them without much teacher assistance.  That gives me the freedom to meet with more groups!

These pocket charts are part of my growing bundle – and I will be adding more every few weeks!  Check it out HERE!

Pocket Chart Growing Bundle
 

 

 





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Hi, I'm Kristen! I'm a Pre-K teacher in NC with 18 years of teaching experience. I am passionate about the importance of play in learning, no matter the age!

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