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December 18, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Easy Math or Reading Center

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Hey teaching friends!  I don’t know about you, but sometimes I wonder if all these centers printables with elaborate activities and millions of pieces that have to be printed are increasing the learning – or will some basic supplies do the trick just as well?

Easy Math or Reading Center

I think both are wonderful, but if you are like me at all, I prefer simple, easy, and inexpensive every time!

So here is something pretty basic I tossed together.  The best part?  You can tweak it to use as you like and be as complex as you want to build on it.

You will need some poker chips, letter/number stickers, and a file box.

Easy Math or Reading Center

Place your stickers and numbers on the chips.

Easy Math or Reading Center

Put them in a box.  Cute box label is completely optional.

Easy Math or Reading Center

Then, have students make spelling words, word families, syllables, number sentences, greater than/less than equations, and anything else you can think of with the chips included in the box.

That’s it!  Nothing fancy.  No major prep work.

Easy Math or Reading Center

I did toss together the cute box labels and some worksheets in both color and grayscale if you think they might be helpful. 

Grab them below.  They are optional. 

You might have a wonderful idea for just building words. Or making number lines.

Easy Math or Reading Center

Have fun!  Isn’t that one of the benefits of learning anyway?

What do you think your students might use the chips for in your classroom?

~Charity

This post originally appeared at Organized Classroom.

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About Charity Preston

A teacher, mom, wife. Featured in Scholastic Instructor Magazine, NEA, TeachHub, and Edutopia, Charity has over a half million fans and followers all over the world. A former K-6 gifted intervention specialist, she has built and managed over 20 educational related websites since 2011, and collaborated with high profile companies, such as eBay, ASCD, and Pinterest. Charity is the CEO of PEN Group Online, Inc. where she has taught her classroom and teacherpreneur business development systems to thousands of fans and members.

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