[LM_NET] TARGET: Elementary--Using Elements of the Daily5 in Your Library Lessons

[Ronda Foust <ryfoust@COMCAST.NET>]

One of my wonderful 2nd grade teachers came to me today to "recruit" me. This 
summer, she learned as much as she could about a program called the Daily5 and has 
been implementing it in her classroom this year. The program is geared primarily 
toward classroom teachers, but I am wondering if any of you are using elements of 
this program already in your library lessons or collaborating with your teachers on 
this. Some of the ideas my teacher told me about sound like they are hand-in-glove 
with what we are trying to do in the library. This teacher told me that this year, 
3 weeks into the year, she can honestly say that she believes her kids love 
reading--and she attributes the difference--both in her students and in her 
teaching--to this program. (And guys, this is a veteran teacher who already stood 
out as phenomenal in my mind.) She said that she wasn't aware of any libraries that 
were already using it, but thought that, if I could use some of it, just with her 
class, to reenforce what she's doing, that it would be great--and from the little 
I've seen so far, I am thanking my lucky stars that she thought to come to me. 

If you are curious, you can get some information from: 
http://www.the2sisters.com/the_daily_5.htm 

Ronda Y. Foust, Librarian 
Hardin Valley Elementary School 
Knoxville, TN 
http://hardinvalleyes.knoxschools.org (then click on "Library Media Center") 
http://thebookdragon.blogspot.com 

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