Starting the Daily 5

Okay, so I thought I would share what my plans are for starting the Daily 5 in my classroom. I am hoping this will help me to organize my thoughts and get ready for school.I am also hoping to post in few days my reflections on how it went. 

Day 1
On the first day of school I plan to start off with a lesson on the 3 ways to read a book. I will ask students if they know the different ways we can read a book ( read the words, read the picture and retell a story). I will save retelling for the next day. Once we discuss how everyone can read because we can all read the pictures I will read the book The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn. We will stop on different pages to look at the pictures and see how they help us tell the story. We will make an anchor chart on the ways to read a book. This all I plan to do with the Daily 5 for Kindergarten on Day 1. I will continue the lesson to talk about how each student felt on the first day of school and we will make a feelings poster. We will also make a hand print home to send home to the parents. I also like to give each student a Hershey kiss for a great first day.

Day 2
I plan to revisit the 3 ways to read a book. Today we will focus on retelling a book. We will go through the pages and the students will tell the story without reading the words. We will add it to our anchor chart. We will then move into a lesson on Good Fit Books. I will read the book Dog in Boots.  I will bring in different types of shoes. We will talk about what purpose different shoes have (dress shoes, slippers, sneakers.) We will relate this how different books have different purposes (informational, pleasure, poetry.) Then we will talk about interest. We wear different shoes for different interests. It is important for students to read books they are interested in. I don't have soccer shoes because I am not interested in playing soccer. We will also talk about the right fit. I can't wear my dad's shoes because they are too big. I will have students come up and try to switch shoes. They won't be a good fit. We will talk about how not all books are the right fit. I will bring in a technical manual and explain that it is too hard and not a good fit for me. I will then show students what books are in the library and have students share what books they might think are a good fit for them. We will put this book in their drawers for tomorrow. I will also put some books in their drawer for the next days lesson. This will give them some choices. We will also need to establish when are appropriate times to get new books.