To get the kids exploring the room for read to self spots and make connections with the character, we had them find "David Spots" for read to self all around the room. It was so silly being David!!
After our initial launch, the kiddos were finding a few good read to self spots, but weren't really utilizing the entire room. Mrs. Roeschley used No, David! to practice the three ways to read a book. We discussed the character, David, and determined he had a hard time making good choices. To get the kids exploring the room for read to self spots and make connections with the character, we had them find "David Spots" for read to self all around the room. It was so silly being David!! The next day we reviewed character traits by describing David. We decided to make better choices and find our own smart read to self spots in the room. Look at these cuties building their stamina! No one even looked up to see I was taking pictures. :) We will be making a class book inspired by No, David! by David Shannon to show bad vs. good read to self spots in our room. Pictures of the book will come as soon as it is finished!
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As a fourth grade teacher, I used the Daily 5 and CAFE model to structure my language arts block. As soon as I found out it was a possibility for me to teach kindergarten, I was on the internet (actually in Mr. J's parking lot!) researching how the Daily 5 would work in kindergarten. After much research and planning, the day finally came for Mrs. Roeschley and I to launch Day 1 of The Daily Five in kindergarten! The Kissing Hand helped us learn two of the three ways to read a book. First we read the pictures and then we read the words. My kindergarten friends decided it would be fun to get to read books on our own. We brainstormed reasons why we wanted to read to ourselves. Then we decided what students would look like and sound like during read to self. They thought they were ready to practice on their own, so we had a friend model the correct way to read to self. She did an awesome job! Another friend showed us the incorrect way to read to self. It was difficult for him to show the wrong way... at first! Then he tried again to show us the correct way. He, too, was great. We made a stamina goal of two minutes and I let them go.
So, we were ready, right?! After several practices, we finally reached one minute of stamina. Not our goal, but definitely something to celebrate! By the end of the first week, all of our kindergarteners were reading to self for four whole minutes!!! I'm so, so, SO proud of them. |
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AuthorHi! I'm Katie Flanary. I've been teaching for seven years and absolutely love it! I'm excited to start my eighth year making this my fourth year in kindergarten. Categories
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