We are beginning our journey into the world of the Daily 5. I know several elementary teachers that have implemented the Daily 5, and have loved it. After doing lots of research, talking to other teachers, reading the book, and doing lots of searching on Pinterest, I am ready to start using it with my four year olds. We have been working all year on being more independent, and I think we're at a point in the year where we can begin our journey. I will be sticking to the basic premise of the Daily 5, but altering it to fit the needs of my littles. They will be the guiding force in our journey and we will be moving along according to their needs and wants.
There are several aspects of the Daily 5 that we have been doing all year.
Read to Self has been used as a transition between Snack Time and Story Time. My littles sometimes need reminders on treating books nicely, but they've come a long ways in learning how to read books independently. We've been working on reading the pictures and making up stories using the pictures or retelling familiar stories.
Listen to Reading is another aspect we've already been using all along. Our listening center is a free choice center that the students always have access to. I switch the books out frequently so there are always new books for the students to listen to, and my littles love listening to the books several times. We also use Storia from Scholastic. This allows the students to easily follow along with the book, and gives them more choices of books for them to choose from. We also have Story Time every day where I read one or more books aloud to the class.
Read to Someone is another aspect that we have started using, but less frequently than the others. As my littles have become more acquainted with each other and have started building friendships, they have become more interested in sharing books and reading to other students, without any prompting from me! It is amazing what they can accomplish on their own when given a chance to let things develop naturally. This aspect of the Daily 5 we will let continue to develop naturally according to the students' needs and wants.
Stay tuned for more information on how we plan to implement the other aspects of the Daily 5!
A picture of our reading and listening center.
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