Literacy Centers (First Grade)

This bundle of literacy centers for first grade includes Partner Reading Cards, a Making Sentences Center, Word Families Strips, Primary Writing Prompts, a Read and Draw Center, a Beginning & Ending Sounds Center, a CVCe Words Center, a Punctuation Center, and an All About Insects Center. These centers are great for teaching first grade literacy and may also be used in kindergarten or second grade.

This bundle also comes with a Bonus Resource: Compound Words Activity (exclusive to this bundle).

What's Included?

Partner Reading Cards (Digital Version Included)

This center is great for "Read to Someone" time. Alternating sentences are in different colors so students know which lines to read aloud.

Making Sentences Center

There are 15 sentences that students can create by arranging word cards. An answer card with a picture is included for differentiating.

Read and Draw Center

This center is great for checking to see if students understand what they are reading. Laminate the pages and place them at a center with dry erase markers. Students read the instructions and draw a picture.

Primary Writing Prompts

You can place these writing prompts at your writing center for students to use independently. It also comes with a simple Writing Checklist.

Beginning & Ending Sounds Center (Digital Version Included)

This center comes with CVC cards and students write the beginning and ending sounds to create simple words using dry erase markers.

Word Families Strips (Digital Version Included)

Students can use these strips with dry erase markers to make both short and long vowel word families.

CVCe Words Activities

This packet comes with 2 activities - one where students add just the "e" at the end and match the word to a picture and one where students add the missing vowel and the e and then write the words they have created. This center is also meant to be laminated and used with dry erase markers.

Punctuation Literacy Center

This literacy center can help first grade students identify, complete and write statements, questions, and exclamations. There are two versions of the center so you can differentiate.

All About Insects Literacy Activities - This Non-Fiction Center comes with a reader and easy comprehension questions, blank writing papers (for simple research projects), blank jot note cards, a butterfly life cycle writing assignment, and a word search.

⭐ Bonus Activity: Compound Words

Students put two word cards together to create a compound word underneath each picture.

Please note: Some of these resources are also a part of other bundles in my store.

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