Daily Five

Well, as I continue with the Daily Five, I have been amazed how motivating the Listen to Read center has been for students.  Most curiously, the ten year olds seem to love it as much as the first graders.  Though of course, the ten-year olds require different listening materials for the most part. 

 I'm planning on having a reading unit on responding to literature in the coming month or so.  Now, I'm trying to decide what unit to follow.  I've tried a few units now including a Teacher's College reading unit and parts from our Pegasus curriculum.  

 Many of you in the Seattle area may be familiar with the Daily Five, written by the Kent sister teaching duo.  Since my school and much of my district is moving to Writers' Workshop, the Readers' Workshop model is also gaining in popularity.  Several of us are now implementing the Daily Five as our reading workshop.  I love the Daily Five because it involves really teaching kids the routines, and I have some challenges with bringing all my kids on board.