Reading Center Activities Teaching Resources
Do you need new classroom reading center activities to kick-start literacy learning in your classroom? Explore a collection of thousands of reading activities, games, worksheets, printables, and more that have been created by teachers specifically for you to use in your literacy centers!
What Are Reading Centers or Literacy Centers?
Haven't set up centers in the classroom before? That's OK! The teachers who review every resource on the Teach Starter site before it ever makes it to your subscription have put their expertise together to create this guide to setting up reading centers to ensure your students get the most out of them!
First things first: What are centers? These spots in the classroom are designated spaces where your students can work individually or in small groups practicing decoding, blending, reading comprehension, and any other needed literacy skills. You might think of reading centers or literacy centers as practice areas for students to take the concepts you've been teaching and start tackling them independently.
If you need to differentiate instruction, classroom centers for reading can engage mixed-ability groups or academically-similar groups. You can also use your centers to focus on particular reading areas such as phonics, fluency, vocabulary, or comprehension.
Centers are typically student-led and great for diverse learners to work at their own levels and paces. When group work is involved, the groups are limited to no more than four students.
What to Include in a Reading Center
Just as learning centers can be set up for various subjects (check out our math center activities while you're here!), reading centers can include various activities! That's why you'll find that our teacher team of experts has created everything from task cards to sorting activities to include in your reading centers.
Explore the collection to find the right activities for your students and your centers!
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Author's Purpose SORT IT!
Analyze 24 text examples and determine which of the 5 purposes of writing each of the sorting cards belongs to.
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Vowel Sounds Sort - /a/ and /e/
Practice distinguishing between long and short vowel sounds for letters /a/ and /e/ by sorting this set of 24 picture cards into categories.
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Character Traits Graphic Organizer
Describe the most notable mental and moral qualities of a real or fictional person.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - AROUND
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “around” from the Second Grade Dolch sight words list.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - PUT
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “put” from the First Grade Dolch sight words list.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - FIND
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “find” from the Pre-Primer Dolch sight words list.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - MY
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “my” from the Pre-Primer Dolch sight words list.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - FOR
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “for” from the Pre-Primer Dolch sight words list.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - LITTLE
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “little” from the Pre-Primer Dolch sight words list.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - LOOK
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “look” from the Pre-Primer Dolch sight words list.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - GO
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “go” from the Pre-Primer Dolch sight words list.
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Sweet Sight Words Worksheet - SAID
Practice reading, writing, and identifying the high-frequency word “said” from the Pre-Primer Dolch sight words list.
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Sequencing Activity - Dogs Make the Best Pets (Opinion Text) - Simplified Version
A sequencing task using a simple opinion text.
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Finger Twist Up - Phonics Game
A fun, engaging board game to consolidate students' understanding of blends and sounds.
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Read and Roll - Comprehension Dice Game
A fun reading comprehension game to play after reading a fictional text.
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Before, During, and After Reading Nonfiction – Question Prompts
Question prompts and a worksheet to use when asking questions before, during, and after reading.
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Write the Room - Compound Word Literacy Center
Read, write, spell, and use compound words with a printable Compound Word - Write the Room Literacy Center.
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Finding Phonemes - A, AW, AU, OR, ORE Digital Learning Activity
Read and spell words using the au, aw, a , or, and ore phonemes with an interactive digital learning activity.
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Camel Adaptations - 5th Grade Reading Worksheets
Learn about the physical and behavioral adaptations of a camel with a set of printable reading comprehension worksheets for 5th grade.
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Word Whizz - Word Spelling Game for Kids
Practice spelling and vocabulary skills with a fun word-building game for kids.
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Making Inferences With Pictures Worksheet
Guide your students to use pictures to make inferences with this reading worksheet.
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'EE' Vowel Team Board Game
Decode words with the ee long vowel team in this word card board game.
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OA Vowel Team Board Game
Practice decoding words with the oa vowel team in this board game.
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Jack and Jill Nursery Rhyme- Retell Activity Cards
Teach your students about retelling with this set of sequencing cards for Jack and Jill.
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