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July 18, 2014 by: Jennifer

Daily 5 {Second Edition} FREEBIE and Book Study Ch 9

 The beginning of the chapter is focused on what to do when you have a “barometer” child who is repeatedly the one that is keeping your class from building stamina.  (Barometer as in, affects the “weather” of your room)  Hello?  My son! They list 4 steps to helping this type of child gain independence and build stamina: Step 1 Reflection Step 2 Extra Support Step

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July 4, 2014 by: Jennifer

Daily 5 {Second Edition} FREEBIE and Book Study Ch 8

Math Daily 3?  What?? Yep, that’s what Chapter 8 is all about and I have to say, I like it. I already do a lot of what they describe, we use Investigations (for better or worse) so the math games are a check, and whole group is something I  do well…if I do say so myself, but intervention/small group is my hugest source of frustration.

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June 27, 2014 by: Jennifer

Daily 5 {Second Edition} FREEBIE and Book Study Ch 7

We are working on Chapter 7 (instead of including Chapter 8 with 7, we decided to give Math Daily 5 a week all its own next week!) Get the FREEBIE Pack {HERE} on TpT! Chapter 7 is all about when to launch the next Daily 5.  They suggest waiting until children have demonstrated independence and increased stamina during Read to Self before going on to

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June 21, 2014 by: Jennifer

{A Bright Idea} for Foreign Language Children’s Books and Daily 5!

My bright idea is something I have used for years and recently started using it with Daily 5: 3 Ways to Read a Book, specifically “I can read the pictures”.  Upon introduction of the 3 Ways to Read a Book (book study blog post {here}) I show students one of my foreign language children’s books and ask them if they think I can read the

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June 20, 2014 by: Jennifer

Daily 5 {Second Edition} FREEBIE and Book Study Ch 5-6

I enjoyed Chapter 5, my favorite part is about creating independent readers and writers, with a gradual release of responsibility.  The key for independence with Daily 5 is multiple short practice sessions, with repetition and discussion throughout the first weeks of school.   My least favorite part was when they shared (which would be difficult for me) the idea of having mostly bare walls, for

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June 13, 2014 by: Jennifer

Daily 5 {Second Edition} FREEBIE and Book Study Ch 3-4

Ok, so this week we are looking at Chapters 3 and 4.  They are both all about Independence.  Chapter 3 was a large chunk of information, so let’s get started! Chapter 3 is about the 10 steps to teaching and learning independence.  I LOVE the idea of my kids being independent learners.  We all know that kids learn differently: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic…but the book

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June 6, 2014 by: Jennifer

Daily 5 {Second Edition} FREEBIE and Book Study

The latest book by “the 2 sisters” is the second edition of the Daily 5.  I have to admit that I am not a complete and faithful Daily 5 Believer.  I like a lot of things about it and there are a lot of things I took and adapted to fit my classroom over the years since reading the first book.  I can say that

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July 4, 2012 by: Jennifer

Daily 5 Chapter 4

I just finished re-reading Chapter 4 of the Daily 5 Book! I am happy to be part of another great group of teachers hosting a Linky Blog Hop on Daily5 =) Chapter 4 is all about the first Step, The key to this and most steps with D5 is that you move  Slowly and Thoughtfully.  The Sisters describe how you meet together on the floor, with

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