I love connecting my centers to the books we are currently using in our classroom as read alouds to facilitate play. This center, construction zone, was turned into a grocery store where students could stock the shelves with items needed by the Little Red Hen in the story the Little Red Hen makes a Pizza. They could connect what they read in the book to what they know in their own world like trips to the local grocery store with their parents.
Yes...connecting centers to the reading is very important. It takes a lot of planning but the kids enjoy it so much. It is always nice when the students make connects in the stories with personal experiences.
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