Simple Kindergarten Centers for December that Keep Kids Learning (FREE Download)

December Kindergarten Centers that keep kids learning!  That’s the goal of stations… right?  We want students to over-learn key skills and have fun in the process! 

KISS:  Keep it Simple Sunshine

I know how it can be overwhelming!   Creating fresh activities for you class to complete that are meaningful, yet fun!  Do you feel like every weekend is spent preparing resources for your centers.  Then you spend your entire week explaining HOW to do the center to your students? At one time, I was in your shoes… for REAL!   It does not have to be that way… really!

I decided to create a few sets that were predictable.  BUT I wanted LOTS of practice time.  I did not want students to be able to actually FINISH the center… You might say… WHAT?  If I have a center that some students can finish in 5 minutes, what will they do for the remaining 15?  You know what they say about idle hands.  So these activities were designed to provide many opportunities to practice at one time.  Each activity usually has 12 tasks to complete.

December Kindergarten Centers that keep kids learning! Stations help students practice and over learn key skills in math and literacy. Phonics, phonemic awareness, writing, math, and more! Keep children learning independently with fun activities, so you can meet with your small groups!

Both math and literacy skills are spirally reviewed each month.

December Kindergarten Centers that keep kids learning! Stations help students practice and over learn key skills in math and literacy. Phonics, phonemic awareness, writing, math, and more! Keep children learning independently with fun activities, so you can meet with your small groups!

In this way, students have the opportunity to revisit skills throughout the year.

December Kindergarten Centers that keep kids learning! Stations help students practice and over learn key skills in math and literacy. Phonics, phonemic awareness, writing, math, and more! Keep children learning independently with fun activities, so you can meet with your small groups!

Having a beautiful ring is paramount!  Ha!

December Kindergarten Centers that keep kids learning! Stations help students practice and over learn key skills in math and literacy. Phonics, phonemic awareness, writing, math, and more! Keep children learning independently with fun activities, so you can meet with your small groups!  

Over time, we increase the difficulty of the task, but the process is essentially the same each month.  Guess who no longer has to teach HOW to the station?   HINT:  YOU!

  December Kindergarten Centers that keep kids learning! Stations help students practice and over learn key skills in math and literacy. Phonics, phonemic awareness, writing, math, and more! Keep children learning independently with fun activities, so you can meet with your small groups!

Each month comes with 8 literacy activities and 8 math activities.  They are super easy to prep.  You don’t have to cut around complicated shapes… just print, laminate, and cut with a paper cutter.

 

 

Here are all of the stations in this series:

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If you are looking for similar activities that do not require colored ink, you might be interested in these:

December Kindergarten Centers that keep kids learning! Stations help students practice and over learn key skills in math and literacy. Phonics, phonemic awareness, writing, math, and more! Keep children learning independently with fun activities, so you can meet with your small groups!

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My teaching career allowed me to experience teaching in different classroom environments and grades. My heart belongs to early childhood education. My job is to make teaching FUN, ENGAGING, and EASIER. Welcome!

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My teaching career allowed me to experience teaching in different classroom environments and grades. My heart belongs to early childhood education. My job is to make teaching FUN, ENGAGING, and EASIER. Welcome!
 

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