4.  Work independently  Follow directions  Accept responsibility for actions  Practices self-control, follows rules  Respects the rights of others  Listens attentively  Works with others

5.  Phonemic Awareness  The ability to hear and manipulate sounds in words.  Phonics  Connecting sounds with letters and the ability to blend sounds together to produce the pronunciation of words.  Fluency  Smoothness or flow with which sounds, syllables, words, and phrases are joined together when speaking quickly.  Comprehension  The ability to understand what is read  Vocabulary

6. What is The Daily Five? *The Daily Five is a literacy structure that allows for differentiation in the classroom and provides consistency. *It is an integrated literacy instruction and classroom management system for use in reading and writing workshops. *It is a system of five literacy tasks that teaches students independence.

7. What sets The Daily Five Apart? For Teachers…. Deliver 3 – 5 whole group lessons each day Teach 3 – 4 small groups of children each day Confer with 9 – 12 individual students each day Hold all students accountable for eyes-on-text For Students… Engaged in the act of reading and writing for extended amounts of time Receive focused instruction on building and maintaining independence Receive tailored instruction through whole group, small group, and/or individual conferring, by their skilled classroom teacher, each day.

8.  Focus  All sentences should be clearly focused.  3-4 sentences  Conventions  Capitals, periods, and grammar used correctly  Spelling  A combination of phonetics and conventional spelling throughout the story.  Spacing/Handwriting  Letters written left to right and top to bottom.  Appropriate spacing  Easily recognized letters  Details  Sensory details to enhance writing

9. 3 Types of Writing  Informational: to inform or explain something.  Narrative: tells a story (plot, characters, etc)  Opinion/Persuasive: state your opinion about something/try to persuasive someone to do something.

10.  Number sense  Addition  Subtraction  Time  Measurement  Collect and Display Data  Patterns  Geometric Shapes  Sort and Classify

11.  Understand characteristics of various environments and behaviors of humans that enable plants and animals to survive.  Understand the physical properties of Earth materials that make them useful in different ways.  Recognize the features and patterns of the earth/moon/sun system as observed from Earth.  Understand how forces (pushes & pulls) affect the motion of an object.

12.  Individuals, Families, and Groups  Citizenship  Change in Various Settings  Holidays and Community Days  Geography  Economic Concepts  Technology

13.  Problem solving and decision making  Personal safety  Coping skills  Conflict resolution  Identify a variety of healthy foods from each food group  Recognize heart rate  Demonstration of beginning locomotor, non-locomotor, and manipulative skills  Work cooperatively with others

14.  Reading  Recognizing that mistakes can be turned into creative opportunities  Repetition, pattern, geometric shapes and texture  Telling and recording original stories through art  Observing how artists tell stories through their art

15.  Developing appropriate vocal and instrumental practices  Developing skills in improvising and creating music  Recognizing simple symbols and terms  Reading and notating melodic and rhythmic patterns  Developing skills in listening to, analyzing, and evaluating music  Developing understanding of music in relation to history, culture, and other content areas  Showing respect for the efforts of others

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