If you guys go onto proteacher.com and create an account (which is free) there is SO much stuff for the Daily 5. You can't get to it unless you create an account. Once you do you click on "Home" and down towards the bottom there is a whole room (called the Peony Room) dedicated to the Daily 5 and different discussions. Or if you simply search Daily 5 on that site it will bring up all different resources and discussions with other teachers. I hope this helps.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
CH. 2 From Management to Principled Habits: The Foundation of the Daily Five
It is not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?
Henry David Thoreau
This quote really made me stop and think the first time I read it. Wow! It sort of felt like a slap in the face the more I pondered it. I began to reflect on my teaching style and the way I had been taught. Oh, my...I had some serious revisions I needed to do. Maybe it is just me, but have any of you sat down and really reflected what you have students do on any given day? Is it truly meaningful work? Work that helps your students grow? Work that allows your students to take ownership of their learning? When I reflected honestly, I discovered a majority of my work was busy work for the students which in turn came back to me as busy work 20-fold! (Ouch!-Yep, definitely a slap in my face!)
So now that I discovered I had revisions needed in my style of instruction. How was I going to make it-err...them- all work. When I say work I mean meaningful work that will help each child grow and develop at their rate and speed and also take some ownership of their learning.
I believe that the Daily Five core foundations truly helped me develop into the kind of teacher I really wanted to be! I slowly forced myself out of my comfort zone and into the D5 zone by doing the following:
Henry David Thoreau
This quote really made me stop and think the first time I read it. Wow! It sort of felt like a slap in the face the more I pondered it. I began to reflect on my teaching style and the way I had been taught. Oh, my...I had some serious revisions I needed to do. Maybe it is just me, but have any of you sat down and really reflected what you have students do on any given day? Is it truly meaningful work? Work that helps your students grow? Work that allows your students to take ownership of their learning? When I reflected honestly, I discovered a majority of my work was busy work for the students which in turn came back to me as busy work 20-fold! (Ouch!-Yep, definitely a slap in my face!)
So now that I discovered I had revisions needed in my style of instruction. How was I going to make it-err...them- all work. When I say work I mean meaningful work that will help each child grow and develop at their rate and speed and also take some ownership of their learning.
I believe that the Daily Five core foundations truly helped me develop into the kind of teacher I really wanted to be! I slowly forced myself out of my comfort zone and into the D5 zone by doing the following:
- Trusting Students
- Providing Choice
- Nurturing Community
- Creating a Sense of Urgency
- Building Stamina
- Staying out of students' way once routines are established
Monday, February 7, 2011
What does your literacy block look like?
WHAT DOES YOUR LITERACY BLOCK REALLY LOOK LIKE?
Is your focus on more of a teacher-driven model than a student-driven model? Why?
What parts of a teacher- or student-driven model do you like?
What parts of a teacher- or student-driven model will be most difficult to implement?
Is there any part of the student-driven model that intimidates you?
If you need to refer back to the book-see pages 12-13
- Basal?
- Seatwork?
- Centers? Reader's/Writer's Workshop?
- A combination of these?
Is your focus on more of a teacher-driven model than a student-driven model? Why?
What parts of a teacher- or student-driven model do you like?
What parts of a teacher- or student-driven model will be most difficult to implement?
Is there any part of the student-driven model that intimidates you?
If you need to refer back to the book-see pages 12-13
Are you already doing some of this?
Which parts of the Daily 5 are you already implementing? How often?
- Read to Self
- Read to Someone
- Work on Writing
- Listen to Reading
- Spelling/Word Work
Management-where does your classroom style fit in?
As you are reading, spend some time studying the table labeled Figure 1-1 Management: How We Have Evolved on the bottom of page 7 and on pages 8 and 9. Where do you and your management style fall into this figure? Are you still managing under first years? Five years? Are you at Now with Daily 5? Where would you like to be?
Daily 5 in Your Life
Our first task is to read Part I: Daily 5 Basics.
This covers:
Chapter One-Introduction
Chapter Two-From "Management" to "Principled Habits": Foundations of the Daily 5
Chapter Three-What's the Difference? Key Materials, Concepts, and Routines for Launching the Daily 5
Here is something I want you to think about and comment on...
The quote by Regie Routman on page 3 of Chapter 1: Introduction states, "The typical teacher has children doing a lot of "stuff." How is what I am having children do creating readers and writers?"
On Your Mark, Get Set, Read & Blog...
To begin this blogging journey, first you must have the book:
The Daily 5: Fostering Literacy Independence in the Elementary Grades.
It is written by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser, also known as, "the sisters."
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The Daily 5: Fostering Literacy Independence in the Elementary Grades.
It is written by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser, also known as, "the sisters."
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