Ten Literacy Ideas for Emergent Readers

Thinking of fun and engaging centers can be hard sometimes!  I have surfed the internet, and it is hard to find great DIY centers.  That is why I rounded up some of the ideas from fabulous sites in this post so you can create fun centers in your classroom or at home with your kids.  Be sure to click on the links to learn how you can implement each center!

Little Red Hen Sensory Retelling from Fun-A-Day

Ping Pong Alphabet Bounce from I Can Teach My Child

Shoot the Sight Word from 1plus1plus1=1

Upper and Lower Case Letter Matching from Kindergarten Smarts

Lego Syllable Counting Activity from This Reading Mama

Alphabet Ping Pong from The Imagination Tree

Rainbow Writing Salt Tray from Nurture Store

Fluency Strips from Primary Punch

Rhyming Dominoes from No Time for Flash Cards

Sight Word Loom Band Idea from Here Comes the Girls

Sight Word Threading from Childhood 101

If you are an upper elementary school teacher, be sure to head over To An Educator’s Life for some great ideas on Read Alouds!

Hopefully after seeing all these great ideas, you can think of how you will use them with your students or children!  If you would like more ideas from me, be sure to follow me on Teachers Pay Teachers, Pinterest, and Facebook to stay posted with fabulous freebies and ideas!