So I’ve just finished up my second year of my revised, made-to-fit-for-me version of Daily 5, and, honestly, it just gets better and better. I feel like I’ve made it my own, and my kinder friends have found great success with it. So when the Freebie girls threw around the idea of doing a second ‘The Daily 5’ book study on the new 2ndEdition, I knew that I wanted in. I needed to know what ‘the sisters’ had in store for us now. So if you're interested too, just make sure you stop by ... VIEW POST
The Daily 5 Second Edition Book Study: Chapters 1 and 2
Chapter 3 and Time for a Freebie!
It's time for my reflections on Chapter 3! I love that we are getting into the nuts and bolts of D5 now. This is the putting it all together, getting organized and making it work . . . all starting to come together little by little. So here's what I came up with while I followed along with Tammy's guiding questions:1. Establish a gathering place for brain and body breaks. (Do you call your gathering place anything special? A few of my teammates did. Annie called ... VIEW POST
Chapter Three of the Next Step: Non-readers and Emergent Guided Reading Tips, Skills and a Couple of Freebies
Chapter 3: The Next Step You know, I tell myself every year, “this summer, you’re not going to do a book study.” And every summer, of course, I do and I never regret it because, quite honestly, every time (so far) I’ve learned new things or have been able to tweek what I’m currently doing to make things better in my classroom. This year is no exception. I am LOVIN’ this book and these ideas because it really does attend to all the readiness levels in my class and I can totally see how ... VIEW POST
Daily 5 Chapter Two- Reflection and Some Freebies
So I hope you had a chance to head over to Kindergarten Smiles and Live, Love, Laugh Everyday in Kindergarten to get some questions to help you through this week's chapter. I know it was certainly helpful for me. Before I start with Chapter Two, I had several people contact me about a couple of pictures from my Chapter 1 reflection. Specifically, the pictures of the 'book hospital, lost and found and extra items' labels use in regards to 'where are supplies stored.'Since ... VIEW POST
The Next Step Chapter One: Welcome to Our Book Study Adventure
And so it begins…another summer book study! Chapter 1 of The Next Step. Today's host is Crystal from the one and only Kreative In Kinder and Tammy from Live, Love Laugh Everday in Kindergarten. Make sure you check out their posts. The reason I’m so excited about this book is that so much of it can be directly tied into what we are already doing with Daily 5. You remember our Daily 5 book study from last year don’t you. If not, you can click HERE to find my first ... VIEW POST
Daily 5 2nd Edition Chapters 3 and 4. Let’s Do This!
Ok, so we are ready to get into the thick of things with Chapter 3 and 4 this week. I hope everyone has their book by now and is ready. But if not, the beauty of Daily 5 2ndEdition is that it is a VERY easy read and you can catch up quickly even if you don’t have your book yet. If you need a book, click on the link below and it will take you to Amazon’s link. Chapter 3 gets us started with the the '10 Steps To Teaching and Learning Independence.' It's one of ... VIEW POST
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