The Daily 5

This school year I will have 30 children in my class! This will be the largest class I have had so far. Last year was the first year at my new school and I had 22 in my class. When the year ended, I started thinking about what worked well and what I would need to change to meet the needs of more kids. So, I went to pinterest and started to do some research on small group ideas. I stumbled upon the Daily 5 and I was very interested to learn more. I ordered the book from amazon and read it in two days. I really like a lot of their ideas and I am very eager to try them out this year.

For those of you who have not heard of the Daily 5, it is basically a way to get your class reading and writing and being independent while they do it. It is broken up into 5 activities:

1. Read to Self

2. Read to Someone

3. Listen to Reading

4. Word Work

5. Work on Writing

The book is an explanation of how to introduce the daily 5 to your class and what to expect. I like a lot of the ideas and my plan is to tweak it and use parts. I would love to hear about other Kindergarten teachers experiences with the Daily 5 and how they use it in their classroom! Please feel free to share in the comments.

Click on the photos below to see the books on Amazon. 

    

Word Work

I have found so many great ideas for this part of the Daily 5 on Pinterest. From Wikki Sticks to Letter Stamps, the possibilities are endless! I have some great stuff in my TPT store that I think will work well with the Word Work part of the Daily 5. I am working on designing more things and would love your input!

Coming Soon

Thanks for reading and I hope you share some ideas from your experience with the Daily 5!