Angela, I teach fifth grade and am barely entering the world of the Readers Workshop model. I have heard of the Daily Five and browsed through the book. Does it seem applicable to fifth or even sixth grade? What does the program entail?
Thanks! -Magaly please consider the environment before printing this email -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Angela Almond Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 12:49 PM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Daily Five I am going to try an altered Daily Five next year in my fourth grade reading class. Here are my plans: We block, so I have each group of kids for 75 minutes. I will do 45 minutes of what I've always done: Toolkit lessons, strategy and skill instruction, etc. The last 30 minutes will be the Daily Five. However, it will really be a Weekly Five because they will choose one thing to do each day. There is a separate writing block so I am taking out the writing rotation and adding a computer rotation, since we are a 1:1 school and each child has his/her own laptop. I am hoping that this setup will allow me to meet with small groups more regularly in my lower blocks and do more literature circles in my higher blocks. This will also be the time that the EC and AIG teachers pull their kids so they are not missing instructional time or recess which has been the case in the past. I'm not sure if this answers your question. I am feeling some hesitation because of the newness of it but I am definitely ready for a change that will allow me to meet in small groups with my students and this is the only kind of structured approach I have found that looks like it might work for me. I would love to hear anyone else's thoughts on this. mosaic@literacyworkshop.org writes: >Hi all - We are making plans for a Daily Five study group this summer and >HI= >'d like a sense of how high in grades this format would be appropriate >andl/= >or helpful for. The only people I've directly talked to teach primary >grahd= >es. To me, it seems a bit "dis-jointed" (I can't quite figure out how to >es= >ay that it doesn't accommodate lengthy enough engagement periods..??) >fort = >grades that workshops alone really seem to fit the bill. Do any of you >haav= >e any guidance for me? Thanks. Bev Paul Angela Hatley Almond Fourth Grade East Albemarle Elementary School _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
