When we first ask students to "Check In", they do it by telling us which Daily 5™ they will work on during that round of the Dailys. Eventually we teach them how to "Check In", by naming their Daily, their goal and finally the strategy they will practice. This video takes you into Heather's classroom as she introduces this more sophisticated "Check In".

Before Heather introduced this "check in" procedure, she assessed all of her students reading and writing abilities, met with each student to discuss their strengths, helped them declare a goal and identified strategies to accomplish this goal.

Gail asks the students to think about "Why?", we would ask them to state their goal and strategy each time they check in. The group has important insights into their own learning.

Most of her students are quick to articulate what Daily they will be doing as well as their goal and strategy. If you would like to see how Heather helps the 3 students who were not sure, check out the next video clip in this series.

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