READING/LANGUAGE ARTS-
THE DAILY FIVE
Each day during Reading/Language Arts time, students work on a variety of activities. Each class period begins with a short lesson, taught by the teacher, that focuses on a reading or language arts skill. Next, students move on to different activities in the room, known as the Daily Five. While students are working on the Daily Five, I work with small groups of students. In our small groups, we read short stories and discuss the stories in depth. We focus on comprehension, vocabulary, reading strategies, grammar, and many other things. I also conference with individual students throughout the week. During our conferencing time, I evaluate the student's choice on the book he/she is reading, and we discuss the reading level of the book. I also listen to the student read, and we evaluate how progress is going on the book and whether or not that book is a "good fit" book for his/her reading level.
The Daily Five
Each day during Reading/Language Arts time, students will take part in The Daily Five. The Daily Five is comprised of five activities:
Read to Self-During this time, students will read a book of his/her choice. The book can be a "just right" book that is chosen by the student and is "just right" for his/her reading level. A student might also occassionally choose to read a "sometimes" book that is a high interest book but below his/her reading level.
Read to Someone-In partners, students choose a book to take turns reading. There are rules that students must follow when reading with partners.
Listen to Reading-Students listen to books on the computer, on cassette or CD, or on the ipad, and follow along with text.
Word Work-When doing Word Work, students engage in a variety of activities in which they practice their spelling words or phonics rules. Some examples of activities that students do during Word Work time are: using beans or shells to form the letters of their words, writing their words in clay, and using magnetic letters to spell the week's words.
Work on Writing-After listening to a short lesson on a writing skill, students will use time in class to work on writing stories. They follow a writing process in which they brainstorm ideas, draft a story, revise the story, edit their writing for spelling and grammar, and finally, publish a finished piece of writing.
THE DAILY FIVE
Each day during Reading/Language Arts time, students work on a variety of activities. Each class period begins with a short lesson, taught by the teacher, that focuses on a reading or language arts skill. Next, students move on to different activities in the room, known as the Daily Five. While students are working on the Daily Five, I work with small groups of students. In our small groups, we read short stories and discuss the stories in depth. We focus on comprehension, vocabulary, reading strategies, grammar, and many other things. I also conference with individual students throughout the week. During our conferencing time, I evaluate the student's choice on the book he/she is reading, and we discuss the reading level of the book. I also listen to the student read, and we evaluate how progress is going on the book and whether or not that book is a "good fit" book for his/her reading level.
The Daily Five
Each day during Reading/Language Arts time, students will take part in The Daily Five. The Daily Five is comprised of five activities:
Read to Self-During this time, students will read a book of his/her choice. The book can be a "just right" book that is chosen by the student and is "just right" for his/her reading level. A student might also occassionally choose to read a "sometimes" book that is a high interest book but below his/her reading level.
Read to Someone-In partners, students choose a book to take turns reading. There are rules that students must follow when reading with partners.
Listen to Reading-Students listen to books on the computer, on cassette or CD, or on the ipad, and follow along with text.
Word Work-When doing Word Work, students engage in a variety of activities in which they practice their spelling words or phonics rules. Some examples of activities that students do during Word Work time are: using beans or shells to form the letters of their words, writing their words in clay, and using magnetic letters to spell the week's words.
Work on Writing-After listening to a short lesson on a writing skill, students will use time in class to work on writing stories. They follow a writing process in which they brainstorm ideas, draft a story, revise the story, edit their writing for spelling and grammar, and finally, publish a finished piece of writing.