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Learning Centers& Free Choice CentersBelow are just a few of the skills that children are developing as they work in daily centers.Art Tubs, Art Table, Easels
• fine motor skills
• creative expression
• colors, shapes, and size relationships
• exploring materials
• visual perception
Blocks
• spatial relationships
• cooperation
• balance
• cause and effect
• shape and size discrimination
• physical coordination
Book Baskets/Listening Center• reading for enjoyment
• letter recognition
• concepts of print (left to right, tracking print, etc)
• following directions
• comprehension
• vocabulary development
Computers• hand/eye coordination
• patterning
• sorting
• letter and numeral recognition
• concepts of print (left to right, tracking print, etc)
• following directions
Housekeeping
• oral communication skills
• conflict resolution
• vocabulary development
• understand experiences through role playing
Math• hand/eye coordination
• problem solving
• one to one correspondence
• counting
• patterning
• sorting
Puppets
• comprehension/retelling of stories
• vocabulary development
• problem solving
• cooperation and social skills
Puzzles and Games
• hand/eye coordination
• classification
• visual perception
• problem solving
• social skills
Sand Table
• exploration and discovery
• cause and effect
• measurement
• problem solving
• properties of matter
Writing/ABC• fine motor skills
• develop creativity and expression
• communicate ideas
• letter recognition
• sequencing
• letter/sound correspondence