THE DAILY FIVE

Read to Self
We have been working on reading to self in class.  
The students are doing an excellent job finding a
"Just Right Book".
They are using schema and making
connections to improve their comprehension.

Listen to Read
The students can listen to and read along
with many fiction and nonfiction texts.  
We have introduced the listening center.  

Word Work
We have introduced word work.  
The students are doing lots of fun
activities and games while
working with sight words, word families,
blends and digraphs.

Work on Writing
The students have authored several little books and
also write in their Writer's Workshop journal.

Read with Someone
The children love to read with their peers.  
They use sticky notes to find picture clues,text connections and tricky words.

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