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1) - This handout includes a rationale for trying learning centers with your students, options for structuring them, and ideas for activities to try. user:chericem1

2) - Template for constructing learning center instructions

3) [|Rapid Learning Stations: Learning a Lot in a Little Time] - Brief article explains how to plan and implement learning centers. Suggestions for variations at the end are particularly useful user:chericem1

4) [|Questions About Learning Centers] - Answers to some common questions teachers may have about learning centers user:chericem1

5) [|Ideas for Learning Center Activities] - From Jean Pacheco on FLTEACH user:chericem1

6) [|Teaching Vocabulary] - Interesting learning centers from a middle school science teacher that could be easily adapted for use in a world language classroom user:chericem1

[|Linda Holliman Center Photos] - Scroll down to Workshops to see photos of both materials and actual learning centers. Useful for getting ideas user:chericem1

Templates
- A blank template you can use to write instructions for learning centers user:chericem1

[|Rotation Stations Schedule] ([|Example of filled out schedule])

[|Laura Candler's File Cabinet] - Sample activity instruction sheets for elementary learning centers where students work in teams, play games, etc. user:chericem1

Lesson Plans
(for Learning Centers)

Bartering & Formal Commands (Spanish 2)

[|Exploring the Spanish Empire in the Americas] (scroll to the bottom for activity packets) user:chericem1

French World Cup

Gustar & Art

[|Health/Body Part Words]

[|Literacy Centers] - Nicely formatted PDFs with ideas for different kinds of literacy learning centers for elementary classes. Many could be adapted for use at the secondary level user:chericem1

Natural Disasters: Learning Centers on Natural Disasters.

Picasso, Body Parts, Reflexive Verbs

Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking

TPRS (Past v. Present Tenses)

[|Work Stations at the Virtual Vine] - Links to ideas and photos of lots of different kinds of stations. Might give you some ideas and many could be adapted for older learners user:chericem1

[|More learning center lesson plans . . .]

Still more learning center lesson plans . ..

See also: Games, Interactive Worksheets