LiteracyCenterCardsGrade1Copyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaISBN100-15-358708-3ISBN13978-0-15-358708-5Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.123456789104861716151413121110090807www.harcourtschool.com�������������������CONTENTS•PocketChart•Iconcards•Easels•LiteracyActivityCardsEstablishingFlexibleWorkGroupsToplanaseriesoftasksthatchildrencandoindependently,establishworkgroups.Theseareheterogeneousgroupsofchildrenwhoarescheduledforthesamecenteractivitiesonadailybasis.Youcanchangethegroupsasoftenasyoulike.IntroducingtheWorkBoardOnewaytoscheduleindependentliteracyactivitiesisaworkboard.Atypicalworkboardincludesthenamesofsmall-groupmembersandiconsthatrepresentindependenttasks.TheworkboardfortheLiteracyCenterKitisthepocketchartandtheiconcards.Tosetuptheworkboard,placegroupnamesinaverticalcolumnasshowninsample.Nexttoeachgroup,placeIconstorepresentactivitiesfortheday.Rotategroupcardseachday,givingeachgroupanewsetofactivities,oradjustthegroupstoallowchildrentocontinueonaprevioustask.IntroducingLiteracyCentersBeforebeginningaroutine,acquaintchildrenwithproceduresforuseofeacharea.Allcenteractivitiesshouldinvolveliteracywithabalanceofreadingandwri...
