Putting it all Together:
Now that we have read the
whole book so how do you put it all together?
This is how I put it all together. First take it slow you don’t have to
try everything the first day and you certainly shouldn’t. If your kids are
building their stamina in read to self and then the next day they fall behind
take a step back evaluate what went wrong, practice, and model again with the
kids (can not stress this enough it is probably the most important thing that
will set the tone for the whole year!) and try again. The kids will get there
you just have to be patience and take your time teaching all the correct steps
to Daily 5. Look back and read those first few chapters on how to get things
started and know that this will work with time.
Once you get all 5 of your
rotations down and everything is going smoothly let the kids pick their Daily
5. I know it sounds scary but I promise the kids will be so much more engaged
and ready for the activity if they get to choose. Make it clear they have to
pick different centers and they can’t go to the same one twice. My kids are
accountable for the centers they have gone to and keep others accountable as
well. In the pass I have written down who goes to what center but I really think
it’s a waste of valuable time.
I love checking in with my
students. During clean up time. Once I ring my chimes the kids know it’s time
to clean up. I might have to remind certain kids or tap students who are
listening that the chimes have rung but everyone knows it is a quiet clean up
time to meet on the floor. I softly talk with my students about the books they
read, what game they played, or what they were writing about. They love the
individual attention. I also ask my class whole group how they did thumps up or
down. They are very honest and we briefly talk about what we could do next
rotation to make it even better. I like to focus on the positives! I’m going to
be using Mel D’s Daily 5 necklaces this year to motivate my students to work
hard during each rotation.
Check in chart. The Daily 5 cards are on the left and each kid chooses which rotation to go to and their picture gets moved. This is a great visual for the kids and I to see who is in which Daily 5 and if anyone leaves a mess we know who needs to clean it up.
When everyone is on the
carpet I have students start choosing their Daily 5. Each student makes their
choice and leaves to start quickly expect for the read to someone kids who wait
to choose a partner and then go. I’m the last person to leave our check in. If
kids are working with me they know to take out their book boxes and start
reading until I get to the table. Some days when I need to do assessments I
just ask one student at a time to come to my table. I pick students who are in
read to self and eventually will get everyone checked off the list. Students
know if I am sitting down at the table to not come and interrupt but this is a
hard lesson learned at the beginning of the year. I am thinking that I need a
special hat like I saw in Funky First Grade Fun.
I know it can be hard to fit
it all in so make it work for your schedule and your kids. I have a 90-minute
reading block each morning from 9:30-11:00.
Whole group reading
9:30-10:00
Daily 5/guided reading
10:00-11:00
This is what has worked for
me in the past but every class is different and it may take longer in the
beginning. If we ever didn’t finish during this time we would come back to it
after lunch. The kids were very understanding or this and knew what was
expected.
Thanks so much for reading
about the Daily 5! This has helped me to think about the upcoming year and what
I need to get ready for my students. I hope this information has helped you.
Please feel free to ask any questions about the Daily 5 and I’ll do my best to
answer them.
Our wonderful hosts for these chapters are Funky First Grade Fun and Surfin' Through Second. Check out their great ideas!
A special thanks Mel from Seusstastic Classroom Inspirationsand Nicole from Teaching With Style for organizing this book study for everyone! Please stop by to visit them as well.
Thanks so much for sharing how you do "it" in your room. It's nice to see how the d5 will work in a real life classroom. Your tips are very helpful for a d5 newbie!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. One question: If you do Daily 5 for an hour, how many rotations are you able to get in? Do you keep track of them? Do they need to start with what they missed the next day? All input is appreciated:)
ReplyDeleteTammy
The Resourceful Apple
I usually get in 5 at the beginning of the year and then 4 later on. I don't keep track of them on paper but I can easily remember who has gone where and the students will remind me as well. They know they have to go to all of them and can't go to the same one twice. They are very good about making their choices. I don't start with what they missed the next day but I do encourage them to go to the one they didn't get to the day before. I don't make them go to the one they missed simple because we do independent reading at the end of the day, we have writing for 30 minutes outside of Daily 5, in whole group we buddy read and practice on word work so I think it is okay for them to make their own choices. I know they are learning and are invested in their choice since they got to pick. I'm pretty easy going about this but if you know you're more structured their are a lot of ways to keep track of who goes where and what they need to go to next. Hope you found all of this helpful! Thanks for reading!
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