The Daily 5:
In York Region, teachers use what is called the Daily 5. The
Daily 5 is a language structure that helps students develop the daily habits of
reading, writing and working with others. It is made up of:
- Read to Self (where students practice reading a variety of books to him/herself and sometimes write a journal entry about it)
- Read to Someone (reading to someone else to practice their oral reading and listening skills)
- Listen to Reading (listen to stories which provides a good model of phrased and fluent reading)
- Working on Writing (a variety of activities to build writing skills)
- Word Work (a variety of activities to build phonetic awareness and spelling skills).
After much time is spent modeling and practicing each piece of the Daily 5, the students have the skills required to work independently through the language activities, while the teacher can be engaged in guided reading or conferencing with students. The students work their way through each center throughout the week and are responsible for logging in a journal. This program is definitely something all teachers should consider when they are planning.
I am posting about this not only because I think it is a great program but also because I wanted to highlight a game form one of this weeks centers. The game is called Silly Sentences; there are two editions but in Grade 3 we are using the junior edition. The object is for students to work their way around the board and depending on which square they land on they have to create sentences using 3, 4, 5, or 6 letter words. Our students use the white boards to build their sentences with each letter from the word – they can also work together for the more challenging words. This game allows students to work on their awareness of spelling as well as the ability to build proper sentences, that sometimes end up as very silly!
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