Daily 5

A while ago I posted a picture of my Daily 5 chart and I got a lot of comments about it so I thought I'd go into a little more detail now that I have it up and running in the classroom. This is what the board looks like now:

     I normally don't leave spaces between the groups but I had enough room so I went for it. This is just a standard sized poster I bought from the dollar tree, marked the grid, and then laminated. I made and printed the icons on different color card stock. I then wrote the names in using overhead markers so I can easily change the names as groups shift and change. I used the sticky-back velcro in the columns and then attached the other side of the velcro to the icons after I laminated and cut them all out. That took some serious time but they are very sturdy and should hold up for years.

    I touched on this a bit in my earlier post but I will elaborate.... After we have worked on each of the Daily 5's in isolation and built our stamina, I choose who will go where for each round of Daily 5. Gradually they will get more and more choice as I see they are ready for that responsibility. At that point they won't necessarily be spending every round with the same kids.

     I'm including my icons if you'd like to use them yourself. They do vary a bit from the original Daily 5 but still carry the same message.

Buddy Read = Read to Someone

I use Library also as part of Read to Someone, since they go as a group and work together to find Good Fit books.

The Computer and Listening centers both serve as Listen to Reading. When at the computer, the kids are usually on TumbleBooks, BookFlix, or PM Storybooks which our school has subscriptions to.

Read to Self

Reading with me!

Work on Words

Click Here to download my icons.