The Sisters' CAFE book addresses the teaching and practice of comprehension, accuracy (word attack), fluency & vocabulary strategies during workshop. It was just published a couple months ago, and is available in the usual places (Stenhouse, Amazon, B&N). I've skimmed the entire book, and am now going back to really read it. I'm several chapters in, and it sounds very doable. There is a discussion going on in the Yahoo The Daily Five group.
Melissa/VA/2nd On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Patricia Kimathi <pkima...@earthlink.net>wrote: > Is anyone that uses and is thinking about using Daily5 interested in > looking at how to combine Mosaic strategies with Daily 5 procedures. I love > both, but I am working on how to include the best of both worldssmoothly. > > On Jun 13, 2009, at 8:14 AM, Courtney Cook wrote: > > I'm going to look into the Daily 5- Thanks for the suggestion. And as far >> as the center activites go- I have academic times for guided reading >> centers, and then "centers" which revolve mostly around play and creative >> exploration. >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 2:18 PM, Melissa Kile <tchkg...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> 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. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> 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.
