Common Core Daily 5 Math

Daily 5 for our ELA blocks have become quite a popular structure!  Teachers incorporating the D5 structure are finding success...witnessing vast amounts of growth in the reading abilities and self-confidence of their learners.  This makes me wonder what kind of results we would see if we adapted the same concept for math! 

It really makes sense, if you think about it!  Short, whole group mini-lessons paired with fair amounts of 'small group/individual' work time (at each students' "just right" level) on a daily basis should result in greater growth in student mastery of math concepts.  Just as with the D5 for ELA, meeting with your struggling math students on a daily, more individualized basis, will not only allow you to get to really know your students and their needs.  This structure would also offer your exceptional math students the opportunity to investigate and solve real world problems, develop their higher level thinking skills, checking in, let's say, every other day or so. 

Many of us are quite familiar with the framework surrounding the Daily 5, having read the books, adapting the concept to fit our own classroom needs for ELA.  There are many resources floating out in cyberspace for ELA.  However, Daily 5 Math resources are limited.  I remember when I was a classroom teacher, I was enthusiastic to begin implementing this structure in my math class, but often struggled to narrow down the categories for our work stations.

I came across this example from one first grade teacher which could be adapted to fit any grade level.  She labels her workstations according to Common Core Domains - (1) Numbers & Operations in Base 10, (2) Operations & Algebraic Thinking, (3) Geometry, (4) Measurement & Data.  The fifth work station is called "Reading Math." 

Take a look!!

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Give it a try and let me know how it goes!!