Doodlebugs is taking a brief vacation from Five for Friday, but I decided to share my 5 things from the week anyway, because it helps me...

  Time to link up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for Five For Friday for a look back at our week. This week we had parent teacher confere...

Well, I have survived the first two days back after vacation!  They haven't been bad, but I have been exhausted after resting for two we...

Daily 5 is underway and going well in our classroom.  We usually manage anywhere from four to six rounds each day.  I use the time t...

I am participating in the book study at  We Read, We Blog, We Teach. Chapter 6 Work on Writing and Word Work During the Work on Writi...

I am participating in the book study at  We Read, We Blog, We Teach. Chapter 5 Read to Someone and Listen to Reading According to the...

I am participating in the book study at  We Read, We Blog, We Teach. Chapter 4 Read to Self  "Having children read to themselves...

When I did my student teaching, my lead teacher was just starting to implement Daily 5 and the CAFE, so my experience with it was very m...