The Sisters recommend launching the next component of Daily 5 after students have built stamina for a certain number of minutes. Intermediate students is 12-14 minutes Primary is 10-12 minutes Kindergarten is 7-8 minutes Just remember EVERY CLASS IS DIFFERENT. This couldn't be a truer statement. Each class is unique. You will definitely KNOW when your students are ready to move on. Please do not rush them. I used to introduce Work on Writing last because my students always struggled in this station. We do start out slow and I do not introduce everything up my sleeve at once. Remember, we are just starting to build our stamina. With students getting daily writing time they will become proficient writers before you know it! They will love the choices they have during writing and the choice of which station they CHOOSE to go into first, second, or third. Since we are at the beginning of the year I … [Read more...] about Daily 5-2nd Edition Chapter 7 + FREEBIES!
Listen to Reading
Daily 5 Chapter 5 Book Study
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