I'm thrilled to let everyone know what a wonderful journey I have been on learning about and implementing the Daily 5 this school year. One thing I must say is that if you want to begin the Daily 5 in K...remember to be patient. It is now January and my children can Read to Self and Read to Someone independently for 17 minutes while I teach a small group, meet with a student for 1:1 or assess. It's wonderful!
I followed most of the suggestions in the book 'The Daily Five' but had to adapt and tweak a few things to fit our schedule and make it work for me. The Read to Self piece took the longest to develop and to get the children at the level of true independence. When we returned to school after the holiday break I introduced Read to Someone on the 1st day back and...THAT day it worked! I had prepped my kids for the addition of Read to Someone prior to the holiday so that when they came back...they would look more like 1st graders. It worked and my kids love it! The best part about the whole process is that not only do my kiddos look forward to reading EVERYDAY, but if someone is absent from 'Read to Someone they automatically go into Read to Self mode...without even being told.
My adaptation for the Daily 5 is that at this time, I only do Read to Self and Read to Someone. My word study, listening to reading and writing are all during my small group time which actually takes place immediately following Read to Self and Read to Someone I think I am now ready to add the listening center to this reading time. I love this and it works best for me.
I will try to add some pictures soon so that you can see our work in progress!
