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Daily 5 Task card checklist

4/10/2019

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I have been using Daily 5 in my literacy programme for the last three years and can hands down say it is the best thing to use in literacy time. Daily 5 provides students with five different activities/things to do that cover a range of skills to practice: 
read to someone
read to self
listen to reading
word work
work on writing

I of course add in a few extra things to do to make sure everything is covered that I need to. 
Every year, I always begin teaching the Daily 5 activities slowly and in tumble form. This helps students to learn what is happening in each one and form routines/expectations within literacy time. From term 2 onwards I usually implement my Daily 5 task card in place of a tumble. 

How does it work?
Students get to choose their own activities within reading time without teacher direction. Students receive their own Daily 5 checklist board (like pictured above) with a little picture of themselves on their one. This type of learning in reading time promotes student agency of their choices in learning, builds responsibility for their actions and is fun - no more teacher telling them what to do!
As i teach Year 3 students I chose to implement a practice version of this in the last week of school. This has helped my students see and know what is coming next term but also have a practice with it. This helps form new routines but practicing the expectations of how it will change. It really has been a great way to move from the tumble based programme to their own choice and would recommend doing a practice before hand to help with those routines. 

​My students are so excited to begin their real task cards next term after the holidays and I can't wait to see their ownership and responsibility of their learning shift from being teacher led to student led. 
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Want the resources?
Check out the pre-made Daily 5 checklist resource here. 




Want to design your own checklist task board? Check out this resource which is an interactive, create your own version! Add in your own pictures or use the ones pre-made for you!
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Sunday Spotlight

4/7/2019

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This weeks sunday spotlight is sharing this fun and interactive google slides activity around high frequency words! Each slide in the slide deck has some focus words that students need to read and identify. Students drag the correct colour counter over to the word to match them up. Easy, interactive yet great for students high frequency practice. 
Check out this quick video below to see it in action on an ipad! 
This resource can be purchase off my website here on from my Teachers Pay Teachers Store. 
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Sunday Spotlight

3/24/2019

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Daily 5 resources are still my most popular, best selling resources off my website and teachers pay teachers store!

Daily 5 is a fantastic way of students completing their learning in reading or literacy time. With students choosing between 5 activities to complete - read to self, read to someone, work on writing, word work and listen to reading. 

​Attached below are all my Daily 5 resources that I am sharing for Sunday Spotlight! Except with an amazing discount code - exciting!!
Use the discount code 'daily5' to receive 75% off all my Daily 5 resources. Only for a limited time!!! 
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Word of the week template

3/18/2019

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I was asked to create a word of the week template similar to the number of the week one I created a few weeks ago! So I asked for some key ideas and then whipped up this template!

This template features: 
write it in a sentence, what does it rhyme with, how many letters, write it as a rainbow word, how many vowels, how many consonants and write it as a silly sentence. 
There is also this other version that has a space for draw it as a picture instead of the rainbow words part. 

These templates can be downloaded here from the links below. 
Word of the week - rainbow word edition
File Size: 37 kb
File Type: pdf
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Word of the week - draw it
File Size: 37 kb
File Type: pdf
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Sunday Spotlight

3/16/2019

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This week I am sharing one of my new resources for Sunday Spotlight - word families! This is a resource made on Google Slides where students can drag the words over to the right word family. 

Simply make a copy of the slide deck and share the slides with your students. You could share the whole slide deck as an activity, or just share the one you want on Google Classroom. 

​Check out the video below to see how it works.
Check out more information on this resource here on my website or on my Teachers Pay Teachers store. 
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Ball Pit word Game

3/9/2019

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A lot of my students have low high frequency word recall and need lots of opportunities to practice/recognise/write/say their high frequency words. I recently saw an activity similar to this where students use words in ball pit but practice them or complete them in different ways. 
So I went to the shops and grabbed some different types of balls to go in my ball pit - being a plastic container box.  How does it work?

Students use the recording sheet alongside the box and can play either by themselves or with a buddy. They take turns picking out a ball, saying the word that is on it and then writing it down on the recording sheet. Students would leave that ball they picked out of the box so students can pick it again. 

Another way they could play is with the buddy, once they have picked out the balls to swap recording sheets. Students could then ask each other how to spell a word that was picked out!

Lots of great fun using this resource and I can't wait to get this going in word work time!
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recording_sheet__1_.pdf
File Size: 333 kb
File Type: pdf
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Click on the file link above to download the recording sheet for your classroom!

All the balls I purchased for this activity were from my local $2 shop. 
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Seesaw Templates Library

2/22/2019

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A few months again I spent my evening putting together all my Seesaw templates into one easy to access slide deck. There are over 700 different slide templates that you can use for maths or literacy programme. 
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For the past few years I have created templates that my students (and others across the world) have used for different purposes in learning. Number knowledge, addition, subtraction, spelling practice, word of the week and more! I still have them in seperate slides but really wanted to find a way of making it easier for others to access. 
So i put them together in one place >> bit.ly/mrspriestleyictseesawlibrary

Check it out if you're looking for some templates to use in Seesaw!
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Reading Timers

2/12/2019

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I have previously used a tumble board with pictures that you change when students go to each activities in reading time. I had used a google slide deck last year as an online version but had to click each time the slide timer finished. 

So I did some research, created my own timer videos and BOOM - now have an automatic transition powerpoint slide deck for reading! I just change the pictures around each day, press go and the slide works through it itself! It even has sound effects to let students know when time is up and to transition!

Interested in this resource? You can purchase it on my website below. It comes with 3 power points made already with timers and automatic transitions. Perfect for someone looking for a resource to just add their pictures and get started. 
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REady to Read QR Codes

2/12/2019

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Recently I uploaded a file on NZ Teachers Pay and on my facebook page with the link to a pdf with QR code stories - Ready to read version. Unfortunately the QR codes that were made were all invalid now. So I spent tonight quickly updating them all so they all work!

So if you used them already, I apologise for them not working. They have been fixed and should now link up to the audio files of the ready to read books. 

If you are interested in downloading them you can below!
ready_to_read_qr_codes_-_jordan_priestley.pdf
File Size: 2645 kb
File Type: pdf
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Ways you can use QR Codes in your classroom:
-children can listen to stories (listen to reading)
-children can listen to stories while reading along with the book (read to self)
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Sunday Spotlight

2/3/2019

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This weeks Sunday Spotlight is this new resource - writing road! It promotes visible learning in your class whilst moving through the writing process. Students can add cars, people or transport to the writing road and physically move their item along with them as they work through the writing road journey. 

In this resource there are 2 types of prompts for students:
-a junior/middle student prompts that align with writing progressions
-middle/senior student prompts that align with writing progressions

This also comes with the title sheet and road background to get it set up in your class. 
The writing process in this resource follows 6 steps displayed on stop signs:
1. Planning
2. 1st Draft
3. Editing
4. 2nd Draft
5. Final Copy
6. Publish

On the Editing and Final Copy stop signs are prompts to stop students to get feedback on their work from either self assessment, peer assessment or teacher feedback. 

Also attached in this pack are my feedback slips - which come from my Exit and Feedback Pack. These are in the form of a 'two stars and a wish' feedback prompt. These align with the feedback sections for students to fill in a slip for themselves in self assessment, or be filled in by a peer or teacher. This can be attached to their work so students can remember this in their work. 
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Download this resource from my Teachers Pay Teachers Store or check it out on my website! Use the code 'writingroad' for a discount - only on my website!
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