On Wednesdays we have a special schedule and with my first and second graders I have been doing a lot of centers and rotations. As explained by a classroom teacher, a Center is an activity or station where students choose to go and choose how long they spend at that place. A Rotation is where all students experience the same things for the same amount of time and rotate through the various activities.
Once introduced, these games and activities are perfect to leave for a sub!
If you are on a mobile device, scroll all the way to the bottom and click, "View Web Version" and on the right you will see all the posts that are tagged with "Centers" and "Rotations".
One of my new favorites is this pop it game with dice.
Someone posted this on instagram last year and it has become a new favorite. Use foam dice from Dollar Tree and write your rhythms on all sides. For me, this is a Leveled Game with Level One using quarter notes, eighth notes, and quarter rest. Level Two adds half note and Level Three adds sixteenth notes and eighth, sixteenth note combinations.
On the game itself, sit in front of the TV one night and use a Sharpie to draw quarter notes, eighth notes, and quarter rests on each "pop". I keep the dice, games, and directions in a 2-gallon ziploc bag with my other rotations and centers.
Here are the direction cards:
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