Word-‐processing
software
is
useful
in
motivating
students
to
compose
and
publish
stories.
You
can
assign
a
specific
task
for
practice
or
provide
choices;
this
can
change
from
week
to
week.
• Researcher’s
Lab:
Located
at
a
consistent
space
within
the
classroom,
the
only
thing
that
needs
to
change
is
the
assigned
task,
which
can
vary
with
your
current
science
unit.
All
that
is
needed
is
some
space
at
a
table,
clipboards,
and
a
variety
of
materials
to
observe
or
explore.
You
can
assign
students
to
record
observations
and
simply
write
about
their
discoveries.
One
easy
assignment
is
to
require
students
to
observe
and
record
seasonal
changes
viewed
from
a
classroom
window.
Figure
2.
Additional
Literacy
Center
Ideas
• Creation
Station:
A
variety
of
art
materials
and/or
donated
scraps
can
be
placed
on
shelves
near
the
classroom
sink.
Students
can
be
assigned
to
follow
directions
to
create
a
specific
project
(great
application
of
reading
procedural
text)
or
can
create
unique
projects
on
their
own.
At
the
end
of
each
session
students
can
write
about
their
creation.
• Read/Write
the
Room:
Younger
children
can
carry
clipboards
and
small
‘pointers’
as
they
move
around
the
room.
As
children
read
familiar
words
and/or
sentences,
they
can
write
them
on
the
paper
in
their
clipboard.
These
lists
of
words/sentences
can
be
shared
with
people
at
home,
allowing
students
to
demonstrate
their
beginning
reading!
(It
is
particularly
important
to
model
appropriate
use
of
the
pointer
and
how
to
navigate
the
classroom
so
others
are
not
disturbed.)
•
•
•
•
•
Overhead
Projector:
Dust
off
that
old
projector
and
place
it
on
the
floor.
Students
can
write
on
blank
transparenc