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| Designing Learning Centers | |||||||||||
| I have to admit. I don�t like the term "learning centers" when referring to my homeschool. It just smacks of public school kindergarten. But let�s face it� learning centers are a great tool. How can you design learning centers for you house without it looking like the set of Barney? The first thing you need to do is think about the space you have available. Once you have decided how much space you have, think about what types of centers you want. The learning centers we have at our house are not the typical �play dress-up� and �play kitchen� types. We have a reading center, a letter-writing center and an art center. Now comes the fun part! Gathering your material! There are so many baskets and plastic containers available, your choices are only limited by your imagination and budget! (Make sure your container is large enough to hold all of the goodies you are planning for your center!) Here are the contents of one of our centers to spark your imagination! Letter Writing Center Our letter writing center is simply a shoe box sized plastic container filled with stationary with matching envelopes, stamped postcards, stamps, colored pens, crayons, and an address book. I have found that my boys will sit down and write a quick letter to grandma now that everything they need is right there! |
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