Daily 5 Chapter 4

Oh my, I loved this chapter! I really feel like I'm starting to "get it" and with the detailed ideas on how to implement the parts of Daily 5, the little wheels in my head are really turning!

This chapter focuses on Read to Self. Which I've always done in my room, but since I never really taught them how to do this, you can imagine that I had several mostly off-taskers. They always got a book, looked at a few pictures, showed them to their friends, then went back to the library to get another book. They did this over and over and I would remind them to hurry and choose a book, but I was always scared to discourage them too much because I've always wanted my kids to love "independent reading" time. This chapter will really help me with those kids.

I also love the book boxes and giving the kids many books in their boxes from day one! That's awesome and I've never thought to do that. I've always just had one basket of books on each table that each child could choose from. So they were at least getting some free choice, but they never felt like they belonged to them. They were the table books.

I'm not ready to go back to school yet, but this sure gets me excited. I do have a few questions I need help with, though...

1. What about the books the kids get for guided reading? Do these go in a separate book box or bag? How do I keep these organized?

2. How long do I keep the books in their boxes? Am I missing the point? Should I not worry about that?

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