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The Daily Five

Written By: Super Summarizer
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Thursday, September 10, 2015

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Chapter 1
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Introduction
The Daily 5 was designed to teach
students how to be independent and
how to build their stamina. With
these skills students become actively
engaged readers and writers. When
students are actively engaged,
teachers can work with students in
small groups or individually. Within
the process of the Daily 5, students
spend extended periods of time
reading and writing while receiving
instruction on building stamina and
independence. It teaches students to
be accountable for their actions,
working on skills and strategies, and
meeting with the teacher for
individual instruction. Students also
have the choices of their reading and
writing.

Chapter 2
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Beliefs
There are a variety of principles
that are essential to the Daily
Five. Which ones do you believe
in?
TRUST
Positive relationships are critical
in the learning process of our

students. Respect between the

teacher and students is one way to
create a meaningful learning
environment. The Daily Five
cannot be accomplished without
trust.
CHOICE
By allowing students to have a
choice, we are putting them in
charge of their learning. It pushes
them to become more engaged and
motivated.
COMMUNITY
Get to know each other. The sooner
the better. By creating a classroom
community, students will learn to
hold others accountable for
behavior, learning, and kindness.
ACCOUNTABILITY
Teaching students to be
accountable for finding their own
workplaces and keeping their
voices low is very important. If
students are accountable for their
own actions, meaning reading and
writing will take place..
BRAIN RESEARCH
The importance of brain
compatible learning time must be
understood by the teacher. The
average age of our students is the
number of minutes they can pay
attention during direct instruction.
TRANSITIONS AS BRAIN AND
BODY BREAKS
Long periods of working should be

Chapter 3
The 10 Steps to Independence
1. Identify what is to be taught
2. Set a purpose and create a sense
of urgency
3. Record desired behaviors on an IChart
4. Model most-desirable behaviors
5. Model least-desirable behaviors
and then most-desirable behaviors
again
6. Place students around the room 7.
Practice and build stamina
8. Stay out of the way
9. Use a quiet signal to bring
students back to the gathering space
10.Conduct a group check-in ask,
How did it go?

Chapter 4
How to Begin:
To get started with the Daily
Five, there are a few materials
you may need.
1. A quiet signal
2. Chart Rack or Interactive
Whiteboard
3. Tools
4. Book Boxes
5. A Gathering Place and Focus
Lessons
6. I-Charts
7. Classroom Design
Low tables for floor sitting
Regular tables with chairs

split into breaks and movement. As

the stamina of the students
increases, the length of instruction
should increase.

High counters for standing

Comfortable chairs, couch or
loveseat
Area rugs
Loft with seating above and
below
Few single seats in spots with
privacy and reduced distractions.