LiteracyCenterCardsGrade3Copyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaISBN100-15-358710-5ISBN13978-0-15-358710-8Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.123456789104861716151413121110090807www.harcourtschool.comCONTENTS�������������������•PocketChart•Iconcards•Easels•LiteracyActivityCardsEstablishingFlexibleWorkGroupsToplanaseriesoftasksthatstudentscandoindependently,establishworkgroups.Theseareheterogeneousgroupsofstudentswhoarescheduledforthesamecenteractivitiesonadailybasis.Youcanchangethegroupsasoftenasyoulike.IntroducingtheWorkBoardOnewaytoscheduleindependentliteracyactivitiesisaworkboard.Atypicalworkboardincludesthenamesofsmall-groupmembersandiconsthatrepresentindependenttasks.TheworkboardfortheLiteracyCenterKitisthepocketchartandtheiconcards.Tosetuptheworkboard,placegroupnamesinaverticalcolumnasshowninthesample.Nexttoeachgroup,placeIconstorepresentactivitiesfortheday.Rotategroupcardseachday,givingeachgroupanewsetofactivities,oradjustthegroupstoallowchildrentocontinueonaprevioustask.IntroducingLiteracyCentersBeforebeginningaroutine,acquaintstudentswithproceduresforuseofeacharea.Allcenteractivitiesshouldinvolveliteracywithabalanceofreadingand...
