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Working with older students

Where can I find ideas and strategies for working with older students to use with the CAFE?
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Older Students in the Daily 5

It is hard for many older students to shift from one rotation to the another due to how deep they get into their learning. I feel that the stamina is there and they want and need time to delve into their passions. Is it better to have them come back to their work at another time or let them...
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Is CAFE posting board necessary for older students?

The Daily 5/CAFE book states the importance of posting the CAFE board in the classroom, so students can post their name next to their goal. If students each have their own copy of the CAFE menu to keep track of their goals, is there still a need to post the CAFE board in the classroom?
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Please can we have books for older readers on the Daily Cafe website

The videos and lessons are great on Daily Cafe. But has anyone noticed most of the books are for young readers. Can we also have a selection of videos and lessons using books for older readers? Its not cheap the subscription. My students are nearly at high school.
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Bring back students

Hello fellow educators! Can anyone share their thoughts about NOT bringing older students (4th and 5th) back to the meeting space throughout the Daily 5? Pros/Cons of doing so? During the Daily 5, there would be 1 mini lesson and then you send the learners out and they get choice on how long and...
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Frequency of reading with students

Hi.This year I am teaching a combined kindergarten and grade one class, and this is all new to me as I was teaching older children for the past 8 years. I am wondering how frequently should I read with all my students. I am finding it difficult to meet with all students, manage centers and daily 5...
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5th grade students fake reading

I am an literacy coach for a PreK-5th grade school. We have used Daily 5/Cafe for many years and our staff does a great job of teaching these to students. One thing that I see, no matter how many times students have been taught to find a good fit book, there are a few who will “fake” read. They...
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Introducing Daily 5 and Cafe to upper primary students (in Australia)

Hi, I am a teacher in Australia and have been teaching the lower primary years for the last few years. During this time, I implemented the Daily 5 and CAFE system to my students during our literacy blocks and they have absolutely loved it! This year I will be teaching upper primary for the first...
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Unable/Unwilling to practice reading at home

Our “Reading Room” is making many efforts to support those students struggling in reading and writing. Unfortunately, the students that need the most extra practice at home are either prohibited from this support due to poverty issues or student unwillingness to read at home with the parent or an...
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Guided math in high school

I’m a high school math teacher looking for others that have successfully created and implemented guided math groups in their teaching. I’m looking for centre ideas that will be applicable to the older students and any feedback, helpful tips, resource references, etc for starting up at this level. I...

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