On day 1 of Read to Someone I introduce the concept of "EEK". We also demonstrate the right and wrong way to Read to Someone. Click on any D5 pics below to grab your FREEBIE Read to Someone & Listen to Reading packet. After you are done modeling this you proceed to discuss the various ways to Read to Someone. I READ, YOU READ! One student reads a page or two & then their partner reads. Some really awesome books that our HSA bought for us. CHORAL READ Partners read the same page or section at the same time. READING ONE BOOK One book is shared between the partners. I use the following books for this as well. These two little cuties are reading the "You Read to Me, I'll Read to You" books. … [Read more...] about Daily 5 Chapter 5 Book Study
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Daily 5 Chapter 3 Book Study
Melissa Freshwater from Mrs. Freshwater's Class & Jana from Thinking Out Loud are hosting Chapter 3 of our book study. If you choose to participate through your blog please link back to the chapter hostesses. Establishing a Gathering Place: Part of D5 is establishing a gathering place in your classroom. The space above is my classroom library where we gather when I don't use anything digital. I am not one to have big anchor charts, I use them but they are digital & displayed on my Smartboard. When I am using my Smartboard the gathering place is at their seats. I will pull up certain anchor charts through my Smartboard or simply through them on my Elmo or Luna Projector. With the way technology is going I don't feel the need to waste the paper on an anchor chart BUT there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with doing that...I just don't have the space. This is the only picture I could find of my calendar area. This will be changing … [Read more...] about Daily 5 Chapter 3 Book Study
Daily 5 Chapter 2 & Memories of My Beloved Nephew
I'd first like to share a photo of my beloved nephew, Jordan Robert, who we buried yesterday. The days seemed to have rolled together this week being put through such a tragedy. I am finding comfort in knowing that Jordan is now in my brother's (his father) arms on Father's Day. Jordan was a kind & gentle soul who taught me so many things in his time on Earth. I want to be more "Jordan-like" and be strong for those around me. Being a strong person emotionally is not my thing, but I am really trying. Last Father's Day my grandfather went into a coma. The anniversary of his death was June 20th, 11 years to the DAY of my grammie's death. He started to have her come to him in his dreams & he took it upon himself to make his own arrangements a week before he died. He had 5 daughters who he didn't want to have to deal with all of that as well as the grief of losing him, he just knew it was his time. Unfortunately, none of us were prepared for Jordan's death … [Read more...] about Daily 5 Chapter 2 & Memories of My Beloved Nephew
Daily 5 Book Study: Chapter 1
I am hosting Chapter 1 (Introduction) of the Daily 5 (D5) by the brilliant sisters' Gail Boushey & Joan Moser. I read this book last summer to prepare myself for the 90 minute literacy block our district was implementing. I had read about the D5 in blogland but didn't think much of it because I never educated myself about it. Let me tell you, I am so glad I did! I am absolutely IN LOVE with the D5! I implemented it this school year & it blew.... my..... mind. One of the MOST important things about this program is doing it the correct way & a few teachers learned that the hard way. The sisters developed this program as a way to change the atmosphere of their classrooms from micro-managing students, to creating routines and procedures that fostered independent literacy behaviors that were ingrained to the point of being habits. Independent??? Really? First graders?? Yeah...right! That is truly what I thought after reading the first chapter. After … [Read more...] about Daily 5 Book Study: Chapter 1
Daily 5 Book Study Calendar
As I am obsessing over this book study I keep thinking of everything we need to keep organized. I made the sheets yesterday to take notes when I stalk follow along on each chapter. If you missed the notes click HERE. I've received several emails asking how to participate. It's really very simple. All you need to do is follow all of our blogs listed in my announcement HERE. How it Works: Each of us will host a chapter. It will be broken down by grade level. For example, I will be hosting Chapter 1 & Nicole from Teaching with Style (Grade 3) will be hosting the same chapter...the same day. Then each of us will host a linky party inviting other bloggers to share their ideas. I will be linking up to everyone's Daily 5 linky parties BUT will only be hosting 2 chapters. Click on either picture to print out your very own "fridge copy". I will be keeping several copies so I don't miss a thing! Nicole from Teaching with Style … [Read more...] about Daily 5 Book Study Calendar
Daily 5 Book Study Freebie
I'm going to double side this page while I follow the Daily 5 book study! Click on either pic above to grab yours for free OR click HERE. If you go to my side bar & find "labels" you will find "Daily 5". Click on it & you can view all my previous Daily 5 posts. Interested in ideas for kindergarten or upper grades???? Follow the blogs below for other Daily 5 book studies. … [Read more...] about Daily 5 Book Study Freebie