Daily 5

Hello friends! Today I’m joining a fabulous group of friends for an online book study of The Daily 5. Over the course of the next 8ish weeks, we’ll be taking a close look at the newest edition of the book and seeing what it looks like in real classrooms. I hope you’ll be joining us....

Do you reinvent the wheel every single week when it comes to centers, word work, stations.....whatever you happen to call them? Yeah, me too! I know better, I swear I do but it just never fails. I am here today to tell you that there IS A BETTER WAY! Let me begin by saying I am a big fan of Daily 5. I run my room about as closely to the Daily 5 model as possible but this is one area I just never could give in on. The sisters suggest having out materials for students to build words, write…

A lot of people have asked what my daily schedule looks like, so here's a little peek at how things run in my class. I'm starting by explaining how I do Daily 5 since that program gives my day its main structure.

Thinking about implementing a Daily Three reading structure for reading rotations? Check out this post for details and example activities for each roation.

The Daily 5 matters. Creating readers requires daily, dedicated time to read. We must give students time to fall in love with books.

As a fifth grade teacher, I was excited and hopped on the bandwagon of the Daily 5 in 2010. I loved the structure, loved the purposeful activities, and loved how it seemed that my students were engaged from the get go. But as the first few weeks of establishing routines, and building stamina came to a close, I noticed that not all of my fifth graders were engaged or using their time wisely with all the choices. I knew right away that changes had to be made. When looking at The Daily 5, I…

Word work activities for ANY words! Word work is an essential part of language learning in the primary grades. Make word work FUN while LEARNING takes place! There are seventeen different word work activities included in this pack. They can be used for absolutely ANY word learning! Perfect for literacy centers or sub plans. A must have for Kindergarten- Third Grade! #wordwork #wordworkactivities #spelling #1stgrade #2ndgrade #kindergarten

The Teacher's Backpack: Daily 5 Folders. A great way to help students organize their own materials, especially materials and anchors they need to keep over time and continue to reference, like rubrics and checklists. Could use with projects throughout the year, math work, research projects, science labs, etc.

We're sharing how we set up for Daily 5 rotations! Come check out our pictures and grab FREE resources! Expectations Posters Here's our take on the Daily 5 expectation posters! We keep these posters hanging in the room all year. In the beginning of the year, we continually refer to the posters as kiddos learn the rules and expectations of the Daily 5 routines. After Winter Break, we like to refer back to the posters. After a busy holiday season and a bit of time out of school, the review is…