By now I hope most parents have heard the words "Daily 5" spoken at home by your student. Concepts like word work, buddy reading, and read to self are key to the success of our classroom. The majority of our afternoon is spent doing Daily 5. This allows for students to work independently or in partners, while I work with a small group at the bean table. We typically get through three or four rounds, which last about fifteen minutes each. At some point in the afternoon we will break for a mini-lesson. We do this in between rounds which allows me to teach the lesson or skill for the day. Mini lessons can include reading the weekly story, grammar concepts, writing skills, and many other various topics. While students are working independently they have five choices of activities. The first, read to self, is self explanatory. They choose a just right book from their book box and read independently. Buddy reading is a second choice. Students are directed to sit "EEKK" (elbow, elbow, knee, knee) with a partner. They take turns reading a story and ask one another questions while they read. Word work is a classroom favorite. Students have several hands-on activities to choose from. Writing spelling words on white boards, braille, sign language, and dictionary hunt are just a few that students can choose to complete. Writing is the fourth activity students can choose to participate in. There are ten different writing activities that vary from stories, lists, personal interviews and poems. This is supplemental writing from our curriculum and designed to be fun and interactive. Lastly, listen to reading is the final component of the Daily 5. In the past students listened to the weekly story, but as of this week students will be doing RAZ Kids. Information was sent home via "Remind 101" and was posted to the blog in a previous post. While all of the student driven learning is happening, I am working with small groups of students on a variety of skills. At times, guided reading may be happening where all students are reading a leveled book together. When we finish the book we discuss and write about it. You will find this writing in your students "writing binder". There are plenty of times where we will be working on a pre-teach or re-teach skill as well. This is a time where learning is individualized to the student. I can work 1:1 with a student on a particular topic they need extra help on. Below are several pictures of what a typical afternoon looks like while we are doing Daily 5.
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Craig Curtis
10/19/2015 07:17:40 pm
Thanks for the post! This was a very informative synopsis of how the Daily Five works in your classroom and I loved it. Plus, I've seen your students in action and can say first hand that they have a blast during this period of class time and it goes a long way at providing them the ownership they need to be responsible learners.
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Melissa Mariconda
10/19/2015 07:46:10 pm
Thank you Mr. Curtis. We all love Daily 5 is room 107. Students are held accountable for their own learning by being able to choose the method in which they learn the material. Plus I'm able to work with students in a small group setting, which I love. Thanks for the positive feedback, I will be sure to pass it along to all my friends in room 107!
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