Last year I was right there with Lindsey over at The Teacher Wife. I did guided reading during my literacy block and felt like although the kids were successful and became strong readers, I was working like a crazy person. I couldn't sleep at night and constantly worked longggg hours in order to be prepared for my literacy block with my kiddos.
This is why I am super excited about the Daily 5! I am reading the book currently and plan to implement it into my classroom next year.
I'm on page 40 or so right now and loving every single page!
I'll admit, although I can't wait to implement it, I am a little bit aprehensive about a few things. It makes me nervous to not be checking up on the students' work all of the time, to let them choose which Daily 5 activity they will go to each day, I also am nervous about the 5 mini lessons throughout the block. But, I am ready to try! This is obviously a system that works if you put full faith into it and train yourself along with the kids!
I am VERY excited about the idea of the students becoming strong independent readers, engaging in reading with each other and choosing to be active and engaged readers!
I have seen so many awesome Daily 5 posters out there, but I wanted some to match my primary colors classroom. I will have uploaded ASAP!
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