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The Daily 5

Do you have The Daily 5 Questions? I think we all have questions when it comes to setting up our reading block!

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When to update book bins?  starstarstarstarstar
When do you find is a good time for your kids to go 'book-shopping' aka find good fit books to store in book bins?


Right now I'm using their center ...

Daily 5 Book Bins  starstarstarstarstar
How many books are in each student's bin?


Did they pick them from the library or from books you have in your room?


How often do they change ...

Daily Five in Kindergarten  starstarstarstarstar
My school district embraced the Daily Five philosophy a few years ago.

I totally "Kindergarten-ized" it and use it February through June.

It ...

Do we have to go to recess?  starstarstarstarstar
I started reading Daily 5 over the summer and while I wanted to get started, I decided to wait.

I finally started in November (right after Thanksgiving ...

What about Read to Someone and Listen to Reading?  starstarstarstarstar
I noticed that you skip 2 parts of The Daily 5.

Why did you remove them?

Are you going to add them in?

The Daily Cafe   Not rated yet
Do you use the Cafe book along with the Daily 5?


If so, how do you incorporate it into your day?


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Picking seats  Not rated yet
This is my 2nd year to do Daily 5 in kindergarten and we love it.

My kids choose where they want to go for each round which seems to work well.

However ...

Second grade Daily 5  Not rated yet
I bought the Daily Five book last summer, read it, and sticky noted it everywhere in the book.

My second graders loved the fact that they were "teachers"...

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