I know we mentioned earlier that we would be incorporating Daily Five into our classroom, so far it seems to be going well. I took this picture of our Daily Five Lesson the other day. Mrs. Biel explained how to choose the right book when you are reading independently.
She compared it to choosing different shoes for different occasions. For example, if you were going hiking you wouldn't pick the high heels, even though they are pretty (and many of our little divas wanted to pick them for every scenario!), they aren't practical. They would make it harder for you, just like when you go to read a book that is too hard or doesn't interest you, it's not a "good fit." We are hoping this sinks in when they are reading independently so they will recognize when a book they choose doesn't quite "fit" them :) These are the factors that we are emphasizing when they go to choose their book...
I found this book idea, hopefully we can share this with the kids sometime this week, it talks about too hard, too easy & just right books!
We also introduced them to the word "stamina." We discussed what it means and used it in a few different contexts. We explained that each day we will be doing some "reading to self" practice, and each day the time we read will get a little bit longer because we are building STAMINA :) They are already up to eight minutes, we are so proud of them!
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