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Center Signs

By Karen Cox | Affiliate Disclosure

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Here are some printable center signs for your Pre-K or Preschool classroom.

I have a free set of signs available, but the set of center signs in my shop are really the best by far.

Center Signs in My Shop

This set of Center Signs has a bold black polka dot border and includes a printable PDF file as well as an editable PowerPoint file. If you want to change the titles of the centers on these posters just click the text and change it to your own words!

Here are a few sample images:

Center Signs for Pre-K, Preschool

There are 21 Center Signs included: Blocks Center, Art Center, House Center, Dramatic Play, Sensory Table, Science Center, Literacy Center, Writing Center, Math Center, Music Center, Reading Center, Listening Center, Fine Motor Center (alternate: Puzzles), Tech Center (2 signs: shows computer & tablet, other shows smart board), Pocket Chart Center, Games Center, Manipulatives Center, Play Dough Center, Snack Center, Calming Corner, Train Table.

Get the Center Signs Here

Get them here >> Center Signs on TPT

I’ve also included the original signs made (non-editable):

Free Center Signs:

These are the free printable center signs I made back in 2010. I don’t feel the clipart is up to today’s standards, but I’m leaving them here in case anyone would rather have the free set than the set in my shop. Click the button to download.

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About Karen Cox

Karen is the founder of PreKinders.com. She also works as a full-time Pre-K teacher in Georgia. Read more...

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  1. Heidi says

    August 22, 2010 at 11:16 pm

    Love your new Center Signs!!!! Thank-you!

    Reply
  2. Shelley says

    August 23, 2010 at 2:29 pm

    Thanks for the signs! Mine had gotten messy and I was going to replace them, so you read my mind. Do you have one for Dollhouse, Play Dough or Trains, by any chance?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      August 23, 2010 at 5:15 pm

      Thank you! I’m sorry, I don’t have the signs you mentioned. I have dollhouse & trains in the Block Center, and our Play Dough is in the Art Center.

      Reply
  3. A Johnson says

    August 23, 2010 at 4:48 pm

    The Center Signs are great! I laminated them today and I am going to definitely use them for my classroom centers.

    Reply
  4. Clemencia says

    August 23, 2010 at 7:36 pm

    How nice they are, nice graphics, very clean and clear, love them! thanks 🙂

    Reply
  5. Maryann says

    August 24, 2010 at 7:31 am

    All your signs are great, thank you!

    Reply
  6. Famika says

    August 24, 2010 at 5:52 pm

    Love your site and I did us some for our preschool classroom!

    Reply
  7. ogayles says

    August 26, 2010 at 1:11 pm

    I just love this site. There is so much information.Thanks!

    Reply
  8. kim sheehy says

    August 26, 2010 at 4:59 pm

    Do you have these signs available in Spanish by chance?

    Reply
  9. lori says

    August 27, 2010 at 7:11 am

    thanks for the signs. i revamped my whole classroom this year and needed a new music center sign. so i “took” one. you made a small part of my day easier.

    Reply
  10. leslie says

    August 30, 2010 at 7:55 am

    i love these signs. thanks for sharing. this is such a very helpful site. 🙂 more power…

    Reply
  11. Diana says

    August 30, 2010 at 5:19 pm

    I love the 2 different sizes for center sign and ce3nter choice cards.
    Thank you!

    Reply
  12. Shulamith says

    September 2, 2010 at 7:02 am

    As second year teacher in a different age group than last year I can anything. However, your website has provided me with more information and ideas than all the other sites!

    Thank you so much!

    Reply
  13. Martha says

    September 6, 2010 at 5:47 pm

    hello! love your signs. I was just wondering what program do you use to create them? I teach dual language – spanish and need to add the spanish words to them.

    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      September 6, 2010 at 6:37 pm

      Martha, I just used MS Word. You’re the 3rd person to request them in Spanish. I’d be glad to make them in Spanish & post them on the site, if someone can tell me the words.

      Reply
  14. Lori says

    September 6, 2010 at 8:42 pm

    Thank you for sharing- These are nice to have.

    Reply
  15. Wendy says

    September 22, 2010 at 2:46 pm

    They are awesome! Thank you!!

    Reply
  16. alex says

    September 22, 2010 at 5:53 pm

    thanks for much for sharing everything on your site! i have printed & laminated your signed & have them in my room! i love them. but i wanted to make some new ones that match (my ocd kicking in!). i can only make a square border in word. is there any way you can post one in word format or something that can be edited?

    THANKS!!!

    Reply
  17. Mable says

    October 2, 2010 at 8:35 pm

    I just want to say thank you so much for sharing all these good and awesome things! on your web site that give aide to teachers in the classroom. Thanks!!!

    Reply
  18. Melissa says

    November 23, 2010 at 12:51 pm

    I love your center signs! I think it is always a great idea to have a visual for children to look at in the classroom so they can associate the picture with the word. I hope your students are enjoying these graphics!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      November 25, 2010 at 12:14 am

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  19. ivriesterer says

    December 22, 2010 at 11:49 am

    Thank u.
    Thank you.
    Thank you.

    ivorye

    Reply
  20. letty says

    June 23, 2011 at 8:27 pm

    first ofall i love your website. you have inspired me to really think outside the box when it comes to lesson in PreK. thank you. I was wondering if you have a pdf file of pictures for a schedule?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      June 23, 2011 at 8:52 pm

      I’m sorry, Letty, I don’t have pictures for a schedule. My personal preference for picture schedules is to take pictures of your own class throughout their day. That way, the kids see a schedule that really relates to them.

      Reply
  21. laura vickers says

    August 10, 2011 at 6:12 pm

    these are great! need a quiet corner sign and one that says table games. love them!

    Reply
  22. Cindy says

    September 1, 2011 at 9:54 am

    Thank you so much for the signs… I really like the sensory table sign.. you don’t find many of them 🙂

    Reply
  23. Shannon says

    October 17, 2011 at 3:49 pm

    These are AMAZING signs! SO much more colorful and appropriate than others I have found. Would it be possible to get a play dough sign and a listening center sign?

    Reply
    • Karen says

      October 22, 2011 at 4:46 pm

      Thanks, Shannon! When I get some time, I’ll try to make those. The reason I didn’t make those signs is because I have the play dough as part of my art center and listening as part of the reading center. But, I will try to get those done.

      Reply
      • Shannon says

        October 28, 2011 at 12:07 pm

        Thank you!

        Reply
  24. Susan says

    February 26, 2012 at 8:30 am

    thank you for sharing! Love the English/Spanish signs, perfect for our bilingual preschool.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      February 26, 2012 at 2:43 pm

      thanks Susan!

      Reply
  25. Jenna says

    July 20, 2012 at 3:15 pm

    Karen, just starting up a kindergarten class and greatly appreciate the signs!
    Just wondering if you could tell me how I could make a sign for a water table, light table and puppet theatre? Thanks!
    Much love from Canada!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      July 24, 2012 at 2:10 pm

      Hi Jenna, If I can find images for those I can add them. I should be able to find a puppet. But, isn’t a water table the same thing as a sensory table?

      Reply
  26. Tammy says

    July 25, 2012 at 9:45 pm

    I love the center signs! Did you know I was using black and white as my main color scheme? These are great! Thank you

    Reply
    • Karen says

      July 26, 2012 at 1:02 pm

      Thanks, Tammy! Glad they match your decor! 🙂

      Reply
  27. Kellie says

    July 26, 2012 at 6:58 pm

    I was wondering if you might have a center sign for Smart Board or Promethean Board, preferably the Smart Board for my class. Your center signs were exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      July 26, 2012 at 7:03 pm

      Hi Kellie, I’m sorry, but I don’t have a picture of that I can use to create a sign. You are welcome to download my Polka Dot Labels from Teachers Pay Teachers (they are free), and then use the polka dot border to create your Smart Board sign. Here’s the link: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-Polka-Dot-Classroom-Labels

      Reply
      • Kellie says

        July 26, 2012 at 7:17 pm

        Sorry to bother you, but I tried logging in and downloading the polka dot labels, and for some reason it won’t let me… Could the chalk board used in the Math Center sign be used for a smart board? Also, is there a way I could change that myself on my copy of the download? Thank you so much!

        Reply
  28. LuannW says

    August 3, 2012 at 10:11 am

    Great signs thanks for saving me a step today and even cuter then I would have made BONUS!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      August 3, 2012 at 11:17 pm

      Glad you like them, Luann!

      Reply
  29. Jennifer says

    August 9, 2012 at 10:07 am

    Hi! Thank you so much for the great signs! I love them and can’t wait to use them! I bought the signs from TPT and when I went to print them, they all printed perfectly except for the social studies and sensory table signs. These signs printed with large black lines over some of the letters and I am not sure why. I tried multiple times and the same thing kept happening. Do you have any advice? Thanks again for sharing your signs!

    Reply
  30. Angela Glucksman says

    August 9, 2012 at 5:21 pm

    Hi Karen,
    Thanks for the amazing classroom signs. I am using the small blue border signs around my room, but was wondering if you could send them to me in a file so that I could make them even smaller. I would like to make necklaces for each center with the same pictures on them so that I can limit the number of children in every center.
    I would really appreciate it!
    Also, thanks for the amazing pictures of your classroom. I am inspired by them!

    Take care,
    Angela

    Reply
  31. Melody says

    August 11, 2012 at 4:28 pm

    Thanks for the Center Signs.

    They will work out great!!!!

    Reply
  32. Julie says

    August 17, 2012 at 8:50 pm

    Thanks for sharing! These are great.

    Reply
  33. Brenda says

    August 30, 2012 at 7:47 am

    I just love your center signs! at first I made some own my own but yours a better! Thank You for helping teachers by doing all the you do.

    Reply
  34. Irene Gomez says

    September 18, 2012 at 5:06 am

    Wonderful…I am a bilingual pk teacher…..thrilled to see center signs in Spanish…many many thanks!!!

    Reply
  35. Rebecca says

    February 3, 2013 at 9:48 am

    I love the English/Spanish signs

    Reply
  36. crystal Schenk says

    February 19, 2013 at 1:38 pm

    Would you be able to send me the english spanish signs of a train table center and fine motor skills center. I would be happy to pay for them to have them match the other english spanish center signs. Thanks.

    Crystal Schenk

    nextgenerationkids@gmail.com

    Reply
  37. Carmen says

    February 20, 2013 at 8:38 am

    I am a prek bilingual teacher, it is very hard to find anything in Spanish. Thanks and let me know if you are planning on having anything else in Spanish.

    Reply
  38. Melissa Kamp says

    March 19, 2013 at 8:01 pm

    Thank you for taking the time to post/share all the wonderful information. I am starting a preschool/after school program that focuses on intergenerational involvement (combining the young with the elderly). I would love ideas or useful tools if you have them.

    Reply
  39. ygavaldon says

    March 26, 2013 at 12:24 am

    Love these center signs cant wait to place in my classroom. Than k you so very much.

    Reply
  40. Lilithsmith says

    June 3, 2013 at 1:19 pm

    Hello,
    Thank you for posting these. I just have a question, how did you get the Spanish version please? Some seems really off, like Agua y Arena de mesa, which means Water and Sand from the Table, or Tables’s Sand and Water. 🙁
    Could you please check out the translation, and have them in polka dot border too please?
    PS : I would be happy to help to help with the translations, and I would love to help you to make some in French too, or trilingual one in English, Spanish, and French.
    Thanks.

    Reply
    • Karen Cox says

      June 3, 2013 at 4:35 pm

      Hi Lilith, Thank you for visiting. I am not the translator, those were translated by a visitor to this site who wanted the signs in Spanish. I realize that there are sometimes differences in opinion on how things should be translated.

      Reply
      • lilithsmith says

        July 10, 2013 at 1:32 pm

        hi karen thanks for your reply. Here it is not a difference in translation, here the translation is wrong, and sounds ridiculous in spanish. I am a trained translator, fluent in spanish, and my husband is Mexican, and we both agree that the translation is so wrong it is comical. This kind of translation is typically what you get from a translation software. They need to be changed or removed. You maybe can ask some spanish parents about their opinion or help. Otherwise i d be happy to help you in a month or two. I am working on opening a bilingual dayhome too, so i will be working on my labelling. If you d like i ll post my translation here, and maybe we can ask some native speaker for their opinion. Thanks. I ll post my french labels too, but right now i am super busy moving, and getting the material for my dayhome. Thanks a lot.

        Reply
        • Karen Cox says

          July 21, 2013 at 1:53 pm

          Honestly, I’m puzzled why you would tell me the translations are comical, yet not tell me the correct translations.

          Reply
  41. Becky says

    July 9, 2013 at 7:02 am

    Hello, I love your center signs. Is there any way to make it available in Spanish or editable? I struggle so to find good resources in Spanish. Thank you!

    Reply
  42. Amy says

    August 22, 2013 at 4:14 pm

    These are GREAT!! Just wondering if you can make a kitchen center sign. Printed a bunch of others off for my son’s preschool class. Thanks!

    Reply
  43. Dorian says

    August 28, 2013 at 10:08 pm

    Hi,
    I bought the new version of the signs recently. Do they come in spanish? I’d be happy to purchase. Thanks.

    Reply
  44. Keisha says

    September 6, 2013 at 8:09 pm

    Thank you so much for making signs in Spanish. It is so difficult to find bilingual or Spanish preschool resources. If you would like some help translating any of your other materials, please let me know. I would be happy to collaborate with you.

    Reply
  45. Nicole says

    February 6, 2014 at 7:19 pm

    Thank you for the centers signs! Exactly what I was looking for tonight.

    Reply
  46. Kimberly G. says

    April 1, 2014 at 10:30 pm

    Thank you so much! These signs work for my ESOL, and ESE Pre-K students. Your website is a fabulous resource!

    Reply
  47. Theresa23 says

    July 2, 2014 at 4:49 pm

    I love your signs. It’s so nice of you to share. I cant wait to use them for my pre-K class.
    Thank you!

    Reply
  48. Lora says

    August 5, 2014 at 11:08 pm

    Thank you so so much for sharing these awesome center signs!!! I have been searching online for awhile now. I was going to go buy some at a teacher store, but then I found these. You helped save me money. I can’t wait to display them in my classroom. They are just what I needed! I love the polka dot border by the way, very eye appealing!

    Reply
  49. Anne says

    August 28, 2015 at 5:11 am

    I absolutely love your center signs. However, they would not be appropriate for my students. Is there any chance you might include more kids with brown skin tones in the mix? I wish I was savvy enough to figure out how to do it myself!

    Reply
    • Karen Cox says

      September 1, 2015 at 10:00 pm

      I’m aware of it, but the artist who made the clipart did not make many with brown skin tones.

      Reply
  50. Kirsten says

    November 25, 2015 at 6:20 pm

    Hi Karen,

    I do mental health consulting in a large Head Start program. A bunch of the teachers I provide consulting to use your signs. I would like to be able to shrink them down to put in a choice chart for those kids that need an extra visual for making choices during centers time. How might I go about making these smaller.

    Reply
    • Karen Cox says

      November 25, 2015 at 6:30 pm

      Hi Kirsten,
      I have some directions for that here: https://www.prekinders.com/print-size/
      Hope this helps!
      Karen

      Reply
      • Kirsten says

        December 21, 2015 at 11:26 am

        It will only print one tiny poster on a page. Is it possible to get them all on one page or at least multiples of the same poster on a page so I can save a tree?

        Reply
  51. Shawnessi Williams-Smith says

    October 29, 2016 at 8:03 am

    I love your website.It is the best site for teacher’s .I have the polka dot classroom rules pictures on our wall and i made a notebook with the pictures.When we are having circle time we read the rules everyday.

    Reply

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