• daily 5
    Students will have the opportunity to participate in a daily literacy block of at least 90 minutes.  The Daily 5 is a structure that will help students develop the daily habits of reading, writing and working with peers that will lead to a lifetime of independent literacy.

    Students will complete "rounds" each day.  Students will move in a rotation cycle through each of the following components of The Daily Five.

    Read to Self
    Students each have their own book box full of "good fit" books that they read from as well as our weekly story to read during read to self

      Read to Someone
    Students can develop their fluency by reading to someone.

    Work on Writing
    Students work on original pieces related to their reading. Students also have the opportunity to work on their weekly journal entries while they are working on writing.  

    Word Work
    Students practice spelling words using manipulatives such as bendaroos, magnetic letters, letter tiles, dry erase boards, and much more! Students may also be assigned spelling sentences, rainbow writing, spelling words 3x each. 

    Listen to Reading
    Students listen to fluent reading  on smartboard or in our cozy reading center on CD.