The Daily 5 is just for my literacy block. I teach 2nd grade, so we don't do other center activities. When I taught K (for 21 years, up to a couple years ago), I had a literacy center block AND a "free choice" center block (art, painting, blocks, legos, explore table, etc). Sometimes those centers included an academic activity or connection.
I have a colleague in K that has modified D5 a bit for the little ones, but her D5 time is separate from center time. When I taught 1st, they occasionally had K-type centers as part of their reading contract. You can see that I've tried various management systems--Daily 5 beats them all for ease of management and kids' independence. Love it!! Melissa/VA/2nd On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Susan Cronk <slhcr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Do they get to play and build in blocks, work at a water table, dress up, > have a writing center with all kinds and sizes of paper, mini books, > markers, pencils, gel pens for creative writing??? > > On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 10:40 AM, Courtney Cook <flynnte...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I currently teach kindergarten. I am wondering what independent lessons > > would benefit my students when I am working with another group. So far I > > have students copy the morning message ( filling in the missing letters); > > make weekly picture dictionaries (using a current theme we are studying); > > glue poems in order and underline any sight words or rhyming words; > listen > > to books on tape; and complete a word family packet. What else could I > > have > > them do that could work for the variety of levels in my classroom?? > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > _______________________________________________ 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.
