How to Use the Daily Five in Kindergarten
The Daily Five is a literacy program that educators use to incorporate reading and writing in the classroom. This program offers students all aspects of reading, helping children to understand reading concepts and to create their own writing. As an educator, it is tough to teach children everything required. Sometimes teaching reading is difficult because of a heavy workload. The Daily Five puts some of the teaching responsibility on the student and the family.
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Things You'll Need
- Age-appropriate reading books
- Handwriting tablets
- Pencils
- Poster
- Markers
Instructions
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Assign each student a book to read each week. The entire class can read the same book or each child could read a different book. Reading every day helps establish a reading routine.
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Instruct each child to read a page aloud to the class or to his reading group. Shy children may be willing to read to the teacher independently.
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Assign children writing projects every day, such as writing their own book or writing a book report. These projects should contain information from the book the student is reading if possible. Keep the projects on a small, kindergarten-appropriate scale.
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Ask parents to read to children each night before bed. Encourage them to read the book sent home or one from the student's home library. These books should be age-appropriate. Send home information about the Daily Five program and ask parents to participate.
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Pull out sheets of paper from the handwriting tablets. Give each child a sheet of paper. Assign him spelling words from the story he is reading. Ask him to write the spelling words five times each.
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Make a poster listing the Daily Five. Make it colorful with simple writing that kids can understand. Place it somewhere where the kids can read it every day. You may want to place the poster in the reading center or a reading area.
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Tips & Warnings
Use the fingers of your hand to review the Daily Five ideas with your class every day or every week.
References
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