Daily 5 stations for third grade

Wow, THANK YOU guys for the overwhelming response to my Word Work post! I can't believe how many people were interested in checking out my "stuff." You are all the sweetest. I do want to emphasize though that my Daily 3 is ALWAYS a work in progress. I am thinking about adding some additional word work practice this year that focuses on vocabulary skill and strategy instead of specific words. (Ex. root/affix work, homophone work, word families, etc.) Of course I will continue sharing with you…

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This is my 5th year using The Daily 5 in my classroom. Launching The Daily 5 is what I look forward to the most each fall. In this post I am going to explain how I manage The Daily 5 in my 2nd grade classroom. (The I-Chart templates are from Mrs. Jones' Creation Station.) 1. Read to Self Read to Self is the first activity I introduce to my students. I purchased my book bins from Really Good Stuff. They aren't the cheapest option, but they are well worth the money. I allow my students to have…

Can you believe we’re just days from November?? I swear time just speeds up. Although at the moment I’m really antsy! Yes, in part because I want to get past the hopped-up on Halloween feeling in my classroom, but I’m also excited to switch out my writing station. It tickles me to see how much ... Read more

This August, I made the decision to implement The Daily 5 in my second grade classroom. In planning for teaching a new grade level at a new school with a completely different structure for reading instruction, I figured Daily 5 would be my best bet for incorporating guided reading into my reading block while keeping my sanity. I honestly didn’t know much about Daily 5 when I initially bought the book, but was pleasantly surprised when the positive reviews I had read were true. The Daily 5…

Setting up for small group in 2nd grade can be challenging! This post outlines one teacher's simple center rotation schedule.

Here are 15 FREE Daily 5 Resources to use in your classroom with your intermediate grades 3-5 students. Make Daily 5 meaningful in your classroom.

They are doing it! My kids are actually doing daily five and really enjoying it. My grade level partners and I tried this a few years back, but honestly we

Word work activities for ANY words! Word work is an essential part of language learning in the primary grades. Make word work FUN while LEARNING takes place! There are seventeen different word work activities included in this pack. They can be used for absolutely ANY word learning! Perfect for literacy centers or sub plans. A must have for Kindergarten- Third Grade! #wordwork #wordworkactivities #spelling #1stgrade #2ndgrade #kindergarten