Five finger rule

Use this simple yet effective cut and paste 5 finger rule for choosing a book activity to help your students learn how to choose a suitable reading book.

This past week my students worked hard to make sure they filled their book bins with good fit books! We spent all week practicing and reading those good fit books. My kids have quickly fallen in love with read to self and we make sure we get our 15 minutes in each day. Here is how we learned how to find our good fit books: First, we read the book, "Goldie Socks and the Three Librarians." In the book it talks about how Goldie Socks found her good fit book and it just so happened to be the…

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Christmas Around the World was a huge unit that taught the students so many things. They learned how to read nonfiction text, as well as facts about Christmas in other countries. This was our Reading Workshop unit and you can find this unit in my TpT store by clicking on the picture below. The unit starts by introducing nonfiction text to the students. They learn how to read a nonfiction text and how it is different from fiction books. We made a T chart on the Smart board and discussed the…

If you’ve ever had (or possibly you currently do have) a student who struggled with phonics even after receiving daily, systematic instruction, it’s most likely because they have not yet developed their phonemic awareness abilities. Read more

The 5 Finger Rule is a management technique I used when I was a classroom teacher to get my students attention. It helps students remember the 5 things I am expecting from them while I'm teaching: their hands are empty, their eyes are watching, their ears are listening, their mouth is quiet, and their body is still. As a school counselor, I go into classrooms for guidance lessons and every classroom has their own techniques they are used to. To alleviate the stress of remembering each…

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