My classes are 45 minutes long. Is Daily 5 a method that will in the end take up the complete class, or just part of it? I found a link on pinterest where a teacher explains how she got her kindergarten students started with Daily 5 - building up stamina, starting from 1 minute per 'section', student behaviors, etc. How does guided reading fit into the Daily 5? Is it part of the rotation?
Daily 5 is is where students are trained to independently either read to themselves or read with a partner, or write, or listen to reading or do word work. They have a rotation or routine established in which they were trained, minutes at a time, to work independently, building up stamina as they go.
Technically, you won't be doing daily 5 because you won't get all 5 done in a 45 minute class, but we still call it that. Check out The Daily 5 by by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser - it's an easy read and worth it for any classroom teacher. They go through in detail how to train your students to work independently.
How does guided reading fit in? When some students are working independently on daily 5 activities, the teacher is free to teach the other students. Incidentally, the daily 5 the 'others' are doing is based on what they are doing in guided reading with you and is really a practice session. All the components, guided reading, read to self, read with a partner, writing, word work, listen to reading, fit together as a balanced whole.
Can I make other concept sorts (ex. Seasons, colours, numbers, size, number of syllables)?
Other concept sorts - absolutely you can do others. But you can also use the clothing sorts as seasons sorts and you should be able to use the concept sorts as colour sorts as well. You can use the concept sorts to do numbers of syllables, etc.
I could add some specific syllable sorts and maybe seasons to the Teaching Guide but I believe colour sorts can be done by using the ones in the TG already.
I'm sure you said this, but just to confirm - Can I use concept sorts with my kindergarten students who are not yet doing guided reading?
Sorting is one of the first activities you can use with K kids and it's an important one in terms of building thinking skills. For sure use with Ks who are not doing guided reading yet.
Daily 5 is is where students are trained to independently either read to themselves or read with a partner, or write, or listen to reading or do word work. They have a rotation or routine established in which they were trained, minutes at a time, to work independently, building up stamina as they go.
Technically, you won't be doing daily 5 because you won't get all 5 done in a 45 minute class, but we still call it that. Check out The Daily 5 by by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser - it's an easy read and worth it for any classroom teacher. They go through in detail how to train your students to work independently.
How does guided reading fit in? When some students are working independently on daily 5 activities, the teacher is free to teach the other students. Incidentally, the daily 5 the 'others' are doing is based on what they are doing in guided reading with you and is really a practice session. All the components, guided reading, read to self, read with a partner, writing, word work, listen to reading, fit together as a balanced whole.
Can I make other concept sorts (ex. Seasons, colours, numbers, size, number of syllables)?
Other concept sorts - absolutely you can do others. But you can also use the clothing sorts as seasons sorts and you should be able to use the concept sorts as colour sorts as well. You can use the concept sorts to do numbers of syllables, etc.
I could add some specific syllable sorts and maybe seasons to the Teaching Guide but I believe colour sorts can be done by using the ones in the TG already.
I'm sure you said this, but just to confirm - Can I use concept sorts with my kindergarten students who are not yet doing guided reading?
Sorting is one of the first activities you can use with K kids and it's an important one in terms of building thinking skills. For sure use with Ks who are not doing guided reading yet.