Well, I'll share my actual Daily 5 handbook since that's my own work. I have to think about the appendix. I don't want to get i...

Okay, well this is it... The last installment of my Daily 5 guide. For listening to reading I only use the computer. I don't purchase bo...

I want to start by saying I have a separate writer's workshop block, so my students can do anything writing related during Daily 5. If t...

On Mondays I teach 3 word study groups. I use  Bear's Words Their Way  and each group has a different spelling list based on what Words ...

I found that read to someone is the choice that my students need the most modeling for. We practice, practice, practice sitting EEKK (elbow ...

I forgot to mention modeling in part 3. The first month is almost all modeling and anchor charts. The original anchor charts are on large ch...

So I'm not going to lie... accountability is tough for me. I'm all into it at the beginning of the year but by November I'm tire...

Yesterday I posted an overview about how I run Daily 5 in my classroom. I also forgot to say yesterday that Daily 5 is the most amazing thin...

I've been asked to put together a Daily 5/Cafe handbook for new teachers. I have also received quite a few emails asking what I do for r...