Literacy centers for Kindergarten

Print a quiz with an answer key in a minute: math facts, sight words, word meanings, a passage's questions or your list. Versions A and B, bubble sheet. Free, no sign-up.

Type or paste a list once and play it as flashcards, a test, a match race, a play-it-aloud class game, a live quiz with a join code, a word search, a crossword or bingo, or print it. Free, no sign-in.

Printable task cards, 4 or 8 a page, from math facts, vocabulary, passages or your own list, with a recording sheet, a key and an on-screen self-check.

A free live review game: students join on their devices with a six-letter code and a made-up nickname, and tap one of three big boxes. No accounts, no ads, no ranking below 3rd grade, nothing stored.

A whole-class quiz game on one screen: 2 to 8 teams, a category board, tiles with surprises or a race. No devices, no player cap, free.

Open a room for a live quiz: paste your questions or pick a math facts set, choose everyone together, teams or at your own level, and show the code. Results stay on your computer.

A live typing race for the whole class: everyone types the same short passage on their own device and the projector shows the class racing along. No ranking below 3rd grade, no accounts, nothing stored.

A printable classroom escape room from any quiz set: 3 to 5 locks, lock sheets, clue cards, a team answer sheet, a key and an on-screen lock.

Free library books to read together on the big screen: big type, a voice that lights each word, a pace you set, pictures where the book has them and questions to talk about.

Free printable table tents, one big folded sign to a page with the words on both halves: type table names or numbers, one per line, and print. Fold into a tent and stand it up.

Groups, centers and minutes make a printable rotation chart where every group visits every center once, and a projector timer that moves groups on.

Up to 100 different bingo cards from words, pictures, math facts or 1–75, and a ball cage caller that talks, checks a card by its number and plays on devices. Free, no sign-in.

Free printable signs for the places in a classroom, six to a page: reading corner, calm corner, turn-in tray and more. Edit each word and print on letter or A4.

How to run classroom centers: choosing a rotation, setting up stations, launching them over two weeks, the teacher table, accountability, noise and help, and fixes for the common problems.

Sixty brain breaks sorted by kind: learning breaks, partner breaks, quick games, one-minute resets, calming breaks and hallway walks, each with what to do and the grades it fits.

Fifty indoor recess games for rainy and snowy days: whole-class games, quiet desk games, paper and pencil games, building challenges and active games for a small space.

Make a memory game for the board from a list of terms and meanings: flip two tiles at a time to find a pair. Four, six or eight pairs a board. Free.

Forty first-week icebreakers sorted for K–2, 3–5 and 6–8, each with what to say, what you need and how long it takes, plus a getting to know you wheel and an all about me page.

Make a sorting game for the board from a list: tap an item and then its group. Print the sorting cards for a table version. Free, no sign-in.

Make an odd one out game for the board: four items, three that belong together, and a reveal that says why. Made from a list of items and their groups. Free.

Thirty math center ideas for K–5 sorted by topic, each with what students do, what goes in the tub and the grades it fits, plus free printables, manipulatives and a centers timer.

Thirty reading centers students can run on their own: phonics, sight words, fluency, comprehension and writing, each with what goes in the tub and the grades it fits.

Eight lesson plan formats to fill in on screen: daily, weekly, 5E, gradual release, Madeline Hunter, backward design, unit and centers. Print or copy to Docs.

Thirty field day games for K–5 with soft, cheap equipment: relays, team challenges, water games and shady stations, each with the setup, and no games that knock children out.