Daily 5 modeling

Daily 5 Modeling
On the third day I plan to introduce the first of the Daily 5, Read to Self. We will begin the lesson reviewing the topics of how to read a book and picking a good fit book. One of the key components of the Daily 5 is lots of modeling. 

1. Introduce the topic.
2. set the purpose and urgency
3. brainstorm behaviors and create I chart
4. model correctly
5. model incorrectly
6. practice and build stamina (start with 3 minutes)
7. check in and discuss how they did

REPEAT ~ REPEAT ~ REPEAT ~ REPEAT ~

Practice a clean up and gathering signal. I plan to use a bell that I will ding when it is time to clean up. When I ding the bell I usually have students put their hands on their heads so I know they have stopped working and I have their attention. This should be practiced and students should help create an anchor chart about what this looks like and sounds like.

Checking In
Checking in helps students engage in the reflection process. Students should share how they think they did. What went well? What can be improved on. "The Sisters" recommend using a thumbs up, thumbs sideways system. No thumbs down because everyone did something right and it avoids negativity. Students should also hold it close to their hearts. This makes it less obvious to the class how each student did. 

Each component should be modeled and practiced repeatedly. It is about forming positive habits. When the students are practice the teacher sits at her desk because that is where she will be working. You don't want to go around giving the students praise because that is not authentic practice. They shouldn't be dependent on praise.

When to clean up?
As soon as the first student becomes off task signal for students to clean up and gather. We want positive muscle memory. They shouldn't be given time to practice wrong. Each day try to build stamina by one minute. It is also recommended to use a stamina graph and show students their progress. This will help empower them on their goal for independence.