I had the privilege of observing a coworker do small groups using "The Daily Five". Ginger Henshaw had suggested I read the book over the summer and I really enjoyed it; however, I needed to see it in action before implementing it in my classroom. One of my second grade coworkers does this in her classroom and I was able to go and observe her. The Daily Five is a model of how students can work independently while a teacher is working with small groups. Students are trained to do five things every day which include: read to a partner, read to self, word work, listen to reading, and writing. Everyday students are responsible for doing each of these tasks while the teacher is working with other students.
It was neat to see this in action. I was amazed at how the 2nd graders were able to work so independently without needing much guidance. It was very evident that the teacher had spent a great deal of time teaching students routines at the beginning of the school year.
My student teacher finishes teaching this week, so I'm going to implement this in my classroom next week. I look forward to training my students to work independently and seeing the growth they will have in language arts.
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