Stage & Photograph: What the teacher does: What the children do:

The teacher sits with a Students read quietly

group of children in the
Reading center carpet and helps them
to read
She also monitors what
the other children are
doing and often moves
to the other corner to
interact with them

The teacher sits with a Students try to write

Writing center group of children in the their names on the
carpet and helps board
students how to write
their names on the
board

Playing center The teacher sits with a The students play freely
group of children and in the corner
helps them how to ply the
game