LiteracyCenterCardsGrade5Copyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaISBN100-15-358712-1ISBN13978-0-15-358712-2Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.123456789104861716151413121110090807www.harcourtschool.comCONTENTS�������������������•PocketChart•IconCards•Easels•LiteracyCenterCardsEstablishingFlexibleWorkGroupsToplanaseriesoftasksthatstudentscandoindependently,establishworkgroups.Theseareheterogeneousgroupsofstudentswhoarescheduledforthesamecenteractivitiesonadailybasis.Youcanchangethegroupsasoftenasyoulike.IntroducingtheWorkBoardOnewaytoscheduleindependentliteracyactivitiesistouseaworkboard.Atypicalworkboardincludesthenamesofsmall-groupmembersandiconsthatrepresentindependenttasks.TheworkboardfortheLiteracyCenterKitisthepocketchartandtheiconcards.Tosetuptheworkboard,listgroupmembers’namesverticallyoncardsasshownatright.Beloweachgroup,placeIconCardstorepresentactivitiesfortheday.Rotategroupcardseachday,givingeachgroupanewsetofactivities,oradjustthegroupstoallowstudentstocontinueaprevioustask.IntroducingLiteracyCentersBeforebeginningaroutine,acquaintstudentswithproceduresforusingeachcenter.Allcenteractivitiesshouldincludeabalanceofreadingandwr...
