Mrs. T & Mrs. P and the Daily 5 Centers

I've been to two classes recently that use Daily 5 during their Literacy Block. I found a few good ideas for setting up and carrying out Daily 5 routines that I'm going to, hopefully, remember for the future!

In the first classroom, Mrs. P had a bulletin board for her Daily 5. She has her first grade students select their Daily 5 choice by moving a mini clothes pin that have their name on it. My favorite part of the bulletin board were the specific posters for each choice. Listed on the poster was a description of the choice and then two columns of instructions. The first column listed what the student does when selecting that specific center and the second column lists what the teacher does. I especially like the part about what the teacher does, it reminds students that we are ALL working during Daily 5! 

The second classroom was third grade and Mrs. T had a Daily 5 Report the students fill out each week. There are 15 Daily 5 sessions a week and she has come up with a way to monitor who goes where and when. What a great way to ensure that students are rotating to each center!!  

To interpret the Daily 5 report, Mrs. T has 3 twenty minute sessions a day, 5 days a week. That's 15 sessions :) The students rotate to 3 different centers in one day and check them off on their report as they go. The number of times a student visits a center is preassigned by the teacher. The tickets are turned in every Friday and graded. I love that Mrs. T uses this card to manage where students can/should go to accomplish Daily 5 choices! Her system can be implemented into any classroom, changing the centers and stats would be easy to ensure these Daily 5 Reports have the "just right" fit for your Literacy Blocks!