We are already moving into Chapter of 5 of our Daily 5 Kindergarten Book Study. Man, the summer is flying by isn’t it. This chapter actually deals with ‘Read To Someone’ and ‘Listen To Reading’ so it’s been divided into two parts for this weeks study. My blogging buddy Mary, from Sharing Kindergarten, will be taking on the ‘Read to Someone’ portion, and I will be covering ‘Listen to Reading.’
While I doubt that this will be the most challenging part of Daily 5 for you to implement, the ‘sisters do a really good job of pointing out WHY listening to reading is so important. Likewise, there are definitely some logistic/organizational issues you’re going to want to think about. These are the things that I think sometimes weigh us down and keep us from moving forward. We often can understand the WHY but the HOW, WHERE and WHAT can be daunting and so we do nothing. I want to make sure we think about how this is really going to look and work in our classrooms, not just the theory behind it.
1. How will you instill the importance (or urgency as the sisters call it) of ‘listening to reading’ in your students and especially those students who have had little ‘lap time’ or reading done for them in their own homes?
When there are students who haven’t had much exposure to ‘listening to reading’ it is difficult to ‘teach’ them that it’s important. I think the main thing that these little kinders need is lots of anticipation building, lots of excitement and lots of experience hearing reading. It may take bringing in some volunteer Grandma and Grandpa readers those first few weeks just to give them the experience. Or perhaps, I could create a ‘listening book in the spot light’ type of anticipatory display to create interest. Anyone else have any ideas?
2. What devices or strategies are you going to use to conduct listen to reading?’ Will you use a community recording device with one cd and several earphones, individual cd players, tape recorders, ipod-type devices or computers?
6. The sisters do not really talk about this in their book, but how do you feel about listening response sheets? Will listening to reading be just for ‘listening’ or will there be follow-up work required of your students? If there is reading response sheets, what will they look like?
I personally like to have students do a response sheet even at the beginning of their year if it’s only a picture of their favorite part of the book. I’m not big on worksheet-type stuff but I often have parents who tell me their children never have anything to say about school. If I have them refer to these listening response sheets it can be a simple way to start a conversation about what they did at school.
I kind of took some ideas from my followers and ideas of what I like to have my kiddos do and tiered them a bit and made a set that you may use if you’re interested. Just click on the picture here to download.
Also, because there are various levels of ‘writing’ abilities. I made this package editable so that you can add the title of the book if you choose to or have students write it. This is the first time I made an editable product so you guys are my guinea pigs. Let me know how you like them.
You are so organized!! Thank you for sharing all of your wonderful freebies. They will be a huge help in getting me organized.
Lindsey
Lovin’ Kindergarten
Lindsey,
I don’t feel that organized but thanks anyway. I’m so glad you can use the freebies.
Marsha
Lots of organization for me to chew on. Thanks for that! I am considering Raz Kids for this upcoming year since I was able to grab two more computers for my room. Most of last year I only had 1 computer–now I have 3. I would still have my traditional listening center with the headphones for my books on CD. This would allow more choice in my room too and more kinders the opportunity of listening to great stories.
Lack of reliable computers is a BIG problem or not having enough. I was able to use Raz Kids last year when my kids got to visit the computer lab. I love that it’s leveled. I think your kids would enjoy it.
Marsha
I love your organization ideas! I did the same thing with the buckets and bags of books with cd’s! Love your idea of taping the cd inside the book! Thank you!!! And I am in love with those cute bags! 🙂
Cheryl
Crayons and Curls
I can’t take credit for the cd in the book idea. I totally saw it on Pinterest somewhere and then couldn’t figure out where I had seen it but knew I was gonna do it.
Those bags are cute aren’t they. I ‘know a lady’ who makes them. These are my neighbor teachers. Each one is a little different but all go together. They are just the right size.
Marsha
Oh, your freebies are devine! I love, love, love them. Now I am going to have to sew some bags! Thank you for hosting this chapter this week. So many great ideas! I love your pictures.
http://www.kindergartencafeteria.blogspot.com
Carole Dawn
Thanks for your kind words Carole. Now get some cute material and send me a picture when you get your bags done. I want to see them.
Marsha
I love your reading sheets!! Thank you so much!
Lisa
Learning Is Something to Treasure
I’m glad you can use them.
Marsha
Great ideas!! Love those colorful bags… does your friend have an etsy store? I am thinking I may be able to bribe a friend to make some for me. Thanks for sharing your creations!
No she doesn’t but she should. She also makes fabulous teacher bags.
Marsha
Thank you so much for the tags and reading sheets! I have been following along with your daily 5 posts, even though I teach 2nd grade. 🙂 I will be using daily 5 and cafe this year in my classroom and your discussion questions are very helpful. THANK YOU! Stacey
Thanks so much. I’m glad you’re able to follow along with us.
Marsha
Love everything Marsha!! I too am planning to use bags to store my CD players, but I love all your little extras! Thanks again for a great post!
Aloha,
Corinna
Surfin’ Through Second
Thanks Corinna. I’m glad you can use them.
Marsha
I LOVE all of these ideas. I wish I had individual CD players (gonna have to work on getting those over the next few years), but I only have a CD/Tape player with a port for 4 headphones. It doesn’t leave a lot of individual choice or leveling when 4 have to use the same CD/book. I’m definitely going to tape the CDs inside the books now and I LOVE the response sheets. (I like it because it gives them the responsibility to actually pay attention and not just sit with the headphones on their heads!) Thanks for all your freebies! 🙂
I had that same kind of listening center. You’re right, it doesn’t leave much room for differentiated instruction unless you just offer tiered response sheets.
Thanks for following along.
Marsha
I just found your site today and my Daily 5 book just arrived in the mail today as well. Perfect timing! I will need to catch up with your previous posts regarding the other chapters but I have a few questions for you!
1. How do you “integrate” parents into this system?
2. When do you do art or activities related to literature/songs or poetry?
Thanks for everything, this is such a fun, new adventure!
Meg, I will be sending home a letter to parents explaining what their children learn during Daily 5 and if I have ANY volunteers this year, I will have them working with individual groups during read to someone or word work. I also will not being incorporating art and music into Daily 5 centers because I have other times during the day that I do that. Since I go all day, every day with my kinders there is more time to get those kinds of activities done.
Marsha
I have one computer and two CD players, more like small radios. A couple years ago I purchased a DVD story set from Scholastic that comes with 16 DVDs each with 4-6 stories on them. Not all of them have the words at the bottom. I have my computer listening center set up with 6 head phones. While it’s not the ideal, that was my listening to reading center. I resorted to this because I didn’t have any Books that go along with CDs.
While I plan to keep it in place next year, I also want to make sure that students have the choice of using the CD players with books, I also need to get more of those.
Did you end up making tiered response sheets?
Thanks so much for sharing all of your great ideas.
I couldn’t get the “Listen to Reading Response Sheets” to load on TPT. I’m not sure what the problem is. Would you mind sending it to me as a PDF?
Have a great day!
Jeanne
kidzkidzkidz8.2@gmail.com
What did you use to hang your bags on the peg board?
Thank you so much for the wonderful ideas:) I did not realize how many different web sites there were for listening…now I know I can try to incorporate my computers if they work this year..lol:)
This is my first time trying the daily 5, if you can give me any advice on the daily 5 and how to run it would be great and if you don’t mind checking out my blog too…This blogging stuff is all new to me:)
Those bags and tags are ADORABLE! I just found your blog and I’m glad I did… off to poke around and see what other great ideas you have!
Susan
T.G.I.F. (Thank God it’s First Grade!)
I have been going from one post to the next since I found your blog! Thanks for sharing such wonderful resources. Your tips, advice, and expertise are greatly appreciated!
Bea Samples
Thank you so much for sharing
How did you color the buttons on the personal CD players? Thanks!