Latifah A. Tate
Teacher Candidate Portfolio
ELA Centers
In the Writing Center students independently free write in their journals. They choose either a fictional or nonfictional sentence starter strip or picture and use that to jump start their writing. If time permits, students practice peer editing using various methods taught in class.
In the Retelling Center students work in groups to read a familiar book and use props to retell the story. If time permits, students are allowed to use their creativity and imagination to create new endings to the story.
In the Word Work Center students use various tools such as playdough, letter magnets, letter stamps, letter tiles, dictionaries, thesauruses, etc. to build words and practice certain language standards.
The first half of the Listening Center is devoted to reviewing power standards such as sight/vocabulary words, and practicing various phonics/ decoding skills flashcards with corresponding the audio. The other half of the Listening Center is spent with students participating in a read along with a book on their instructional reading level. If time permits, students answer questions about the book they read.
In the Game Center students work in groups to play board games, puzzles, and other engaging games to review previously taught skills.
The Technology Center is centered in the concept of Personalized Learning. Personalized Learning is instruction that is tailored to fit each individual student. I use programs like Scootpad, Moby Max, and Renaissance Place to assess students understanding of skills and offer practice to fill any educational gaps that may prevent students from mastery.
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Math Centers
In the Drills Center students work in pairs to time each other completing their math drills. Math drills will cover various foundational skills such as base ten, addition, subtraction, factors, multiplication, division, etc.
In the Math Journal Center students work in pairs to complete sheets that cover a specific math skill. Students will use the completed sheets as notes and put them in their interactive journals. Students have the opportunity to decorate their interactive journals however they like.
In the Word Problem Center students will work in pairs to analyze and complete word problems. For Lower Primary, the word problems may consist of some pictures that replace words for students to better understand the problem independently.
In the Manipulatives Center students will work as a group to solve a given problem. Students will choose manipulatives that can prove their answer, and draw the steps that they used with the manipulatives to come to the correct answer.
The Technology Center is centered in the concept of Personalized Learning. Personalized Learning is instruction that is tailored to fit each individual student. I use programs like Scootpad, Tenmarks, and Renaissance Place to assess students understanding of skills and offer practice to fill any educational gaps that may prevent students from mastery.
In the Game Center students work in groups to play board games, puzzles, and other engaging games to review previously taught skills.