Daily 5 in the classroom

I have had lots of interest in my Daily 5 products over the last few days so thought I would give a quick blog post on my experience with Daily 5. 
It has been a huge part of my literacy programme for the last two years. This year will be my third year using it, this time with Year 3's. Previously I have done in with Year 1s and then Year 1/2 composite. I first came across Daily 5 online and purchased this book 'The Daily 5'. It unpacks it very clearly and highlights how you should implement it in your classroom. If you're looking to get it going in your classroom then start with this. 

I have used Daily 5 in a very unique way, a way that builds student agency and choice in class. For the first term I always use Daily 5 as part of a normal rotation where I tell the students where they are going and what activity to do. This is while they are learning the Daily 5 fundamentals and we are unpacking it together. 

I first break down what each Daily 5 part will look like for both the student and the teacher. This makes it clear to everyone who is doing what, and my expectations throughout literacy time. 

After one-two terms I then move onto a more fluid way of using Daily 5. I developed a checklist for each student to use that they cross off while they go during the week. This is for both of us to keep track of their choices and to make sure they aren't just doing the 'fun' activities all the time. This checklist was the best thing I have ever implemented in my class and once my students were trained the programme ran itself. 

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My Daily 5 Resources I have created:

Daily 5 Pack: This comes with everything you need to set up Daily 5 in your classroom.
-bunting for each section
-daily 5 sign for each section
-self assessment checklists for each section (filled in one with ideas and empty for your own ideas)
-work on writing templates and examples to be used in work on writing section
-work on writing mini signs (that go with each template and example)

Daily 5 Anchor Charts: These anchor charts are to be used with the Daily 5 programme. Perfect for outlining what the teacher and students need to be doing when using Daily 5 for each section.

Daily 5 Checklist: This checklist is perfect for using in your Daily 5 programme! I use this in my teaching programme and my students love having student agency over their choices! Each student gets their own checklist with the blank square for a picture of them so they know which one belongs to them. Each day in reading they can cross of their choices so you can monitor reading choices.

Daily 5 Checklist (make your own): This checklist is a 'make your own' version of my other Daily 5 Checklist. Here you are able to create your own Daily 5 checklist with your own choice of Daily 5 element icons already made on the template. Not all classes teach the same thing, so you can drag into the checklist what aspects of Daily 5 you will use.

Daily 5 Bundle: This is a combination of all of these resources above but at a cheaper price!!!!

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Along with all of that, there are also some Daily 5 slides that I made for a PLD session I ran with some teachers at my school. This summarised everything that I learnt and how others could learn from something I was using in my class. You can find the links to the slide presentation here. 

If you have any questions please email me i[email protected]! If you use any of my resources please tag me in your posts or share your feedback with me!