Station Ideas 

I am always searching for new ideas to better this resource for teachers. Please  contact me with suggestions!
General Ideas: 
  • Make a poster to showcase understanding
  • Research information about a new topic
  • Analyze a graph, chart, or photograph
  • Play a game that relates to the standard being taught
  • Peer Editing or collaboration on graphic organizer 


Popular Computer Stations:
  •  Edulastic
  • Quizizz
  • EdPuzzle
  • MobyMax
  • ReadTheory
  • Prodigy
  • XtraMath
  • Newsela*


General Resources: 
Dr. Spencer Kagan Learning Strategies https://www.kaganonline.com
Math
  •  Make 3: It is Black Jack but with fraction cards. You can give the students a bag of pretzels to bet with.
  • Yahtzee - reinforces basic addition and multiplication skills, as well as help with reasoning. 
  • Math Libs, like Mad Libs but for Math Vocabulary
  • Caution Tape Geometry Shapes to review transversal / parallel lines, supplementary / complementary, interior / exterior angles etc
  • Facebook #TexasMathTeacher has a collection of free games and activities
  • TRY IT, TALK IT, COLOR IT, CHECK IT



Music / Science Experiments:
  • Water Glass Xylophones - predicting the changes in pitch when adding and pouring out water (and oil, milk, etc. if that changes the sounds)
  • Rubber Band Guitar - predicting pitch  (thinner and thicker bands, loose and tight, etc)
Language:

  • ​Vocabulary with 6's (Teacher makes a list of words - one side in Spanish, the other side is a shuffled list in English). One person in a group starts writing the translations with the 1 pen / pencil available to the group, while the others in the group (3-5 students) roll a die. Whenever a person rolls a 6 they take the pen / pencil and start their turn writing translations. The first to complete their list wins. As an alternative, you could set a timer and the person to complete the most in the set amount of time wins. ) 
  • ​ Creating Cootie Catchers
  • ENL Teacher color coordinates three activities at each station: Red (for students new to the county and know little to no English), Blue (a middle level), Green (intermediate ENL students preparing to test out) so work is differentiated based on the students English skill set. 
  • PLINKO board with four colors at the bottom: fill in the blank, open ended question, conjugate the verb, and choice. Students put the puck in the PLINKO board and answer the question to the matching color card they landed on. The kids are highly engaged in the game, especially if you can play price is right music to go with it! 

Reading / Novel Study: 
  • Discussion Circles about a recently read chapter