How to Get Your Preschool Students Excited About Your Less Popular Classroom Centers

Imagine with me: You’ve got your preschool classroom all set up. The centers are stocked and ready to be used, full of materials you’ve purchased or made yourself. 

Everything is the best it could be, and you just can’t wait for your students to use and enjoy every single center in the classroom.

However, somehow, your kids just avoid certain centers. They don’t like them, don’t want to go near them, don’t even look at them…

Uh oh, Houston, we have a problem.

Does this sound familiar to you?

If so, this episode is for you, because in it, I’ll be discussing how to use one set of manipulatives (in this case, Learning Resources People Counters) throughout the year to teach different skills and keep interest high in the classroom.

Are you ready?

Let’s dive in!

Key Takeaways:

My students HATE the math and literacy centers… WHY?! (00:00)

A familiar feeling (02:00)

One big difference to keep in mind (07:35)

Switching out your center materials: Yay or nay? (10:56)

A few more ideas for you (15:58)

Let’s make a pattern! (20:59)

Additional Resources:

- Got a burning question for Vanessa? Get your answer on the Elevating Early Childhood podcast here.

- Visit our website to find tons of pre-K teaching resources here.

- Get my book “Teach Smarter: Literacy Strategies for Early Childhood Teachers”.

- Learn more about my exclusive mentorship program, “Teaching Trailblazers”.

- Get my FREE Center Essentials Guide here.

- More about preschool classroom centers here.

- Get Do-A-Dot Markers here.

- Get Learning Resources People Counters here.

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