Stations

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why use stations

Not only that your kids will have fun doing them, but it is also a great way to review the previous content that you’ve taught.
As a practical example, after the first four units of the year, you could plan a day when you’ll just have activity stations set up. You can set up two stations for each unit. So if your first 4 units of instruction were Soccer, Basketball, Striking with Implements, and a Fitness Unit, you could have 8 stations set up with 2 station activities focused on each of the 4 units you’ve already taught. As your kids practice the station activities, they will get a review on how it is done and it will be a refresher.

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The idea is for your class to rotate in different stations after practicing a skill or activity required in that station. You can set up many stations as you like and put up skills that you’ve previously covered in your lessons or allow students to try a skill out for the first time as a station activity.

Use good music in class. Music is a great management tool that you should use in class. The music serves a signal for the class to know when they should be moving and when it’s time to rotate. When the music is playing, it means the kids should be moving or practicing skills in the station. When the music stops, it means that kids need to clean up their stations, stand by their station sign and point to their next station.
Give students multiple choices. Many times I place a few different activity options at one station and allow my students to choose what activity they are most interested in. Providing student choice helps boost engagement and makes it more fun for your students. In my experience a great general rule is …
More student choice = More engagement and less off task behavior

Use numbered cones. This works like a miracle. What I do is I print numbers and duct tape them to the cones. With the cones numbered, my kids can easily follow where to rotate next. It is important to know where your students are rotating to, especially in a large group. The numbers make it easier and more manageable.
Use station signs. I love placing my station signs in dry erase slips or taping them on a wall or on a cone at each station so students will have a clear expectation of what they should be doing at that station. Station signs are illustrations of the skill with directions that are printed out on a paper. To help with organization I like to color code my station signs a different color for each unit of instruction, also laminate them if possible so they last forever. The signs are less helpful with K-1 students who struggle with reading, but for older elementary students, I’ve found them to be a great way to keep kids on task and help them understand what to do.