FREE Daily 5 Menu / Literacy Station Ideas Printable I have compiled ideas to use for Daily 5. The girth of these ideas stem from Work on Writing and Word Work. I have received a lot of questions from new teachers on how/what to do at those stations! There are so many awesome resources out there t...

This checklist is made for you by special request from a follower. I hope you can all get some use out of it. Please keep the special requests coming! Enjoy! This file is an "unofficial adaptation of the Daily 5 by Gail Boushey & Joan Moser". It is not endorsed by the 2 Sisters. To access of...

It's December and the 71st day of first grade. AGAIN, where did the time go?! I'm still struggling to find spare minutes to keep up with my ...

Hi y'all. Currently I am in the process of reading the 2nd edition of Daily Five. I have found that implementing Daily Five framework to be very successful in both my kindergarten and first grade classrooms. Let me admit this, I don't do everything that the two sisters recommend. I make changes and adapt in order to make it fit for my classroom. For the past 3 years, I never gave students the opportunity to make their own choices about where to go for literacy. I, the teacher, would make the…

I love reading how teachers run their reading block, and I've been wanting to write this post for a while now, because I am often asked how...

Hey there!!! It’s another week down…and this week was a fun one- – Apple Week! The pictures below will be from week 5 and you can download those lesson plans directly below! First up is our Apples Close Read! Here is our “bubble chart!” The kiddos really connected with our vocabulary words this week along …

I have been using interactive math notebooks in my classroom for as long as I can remember. Math notebooks are a great place for students to take notes, record definitions and sample problems, and practice new skills. They are perfect to use for direct instruction and guided practice, in small groups or as a whole class. But what I love most about them is that my students are able to use them as a reference tool throughout the school year. What to Include in Interactive Math Notebooks You…

FREE, editable rotation boards for reading and math rotations. Perfect for Daily 5 Reading and Daily 3 Math!

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Hey Friends, Happy Tuesday! 😀 I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. I LOVE the Daily 5. It is such a wonderful way to engage students in reading and writing independently while you get to work with small groups. In my classroom this year, I had used the Daily 5 instead of center time since I couldn’t use…

Lessons, ideas, resources, and more for your third grade classroom.

Last year I started Guided Math and shared a few things with you all, including a checklist that I used with my students. It was a great too...

As I'm traveling and presenting this is a question I get A LOT! So I thought I'd spend a week or two going through some of the things that my kids are doing while I teach small groups. Let's start with the basics. As I'm teaching small groups my kids are working at centers. This is my center rotation board. It helps me manage where my students are working each day. The first row of pirates shows the name of my groups. I have five groups: Pirates, Jolly Rogers, Anchors, Pirate Ships In these…

Tips for teachers-- what are rotations? Ideas for how I use rotations during Guided Reading in my classroom. Engaging them with hands on activities and ideas they will love!

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Any Grade--Any Words--10 Popsicle stick centers!