Choosing+Just+Right+Books

=__**Plan for Choosing Just Right Books**__=

DAY 1
Teacher will: 1. choose a new Just Right book for students every Monday 2. collect the Just Right books every Friday 3. students will get a "teacher chosen" book and students will also get to pick their own "just right" book
 * collect books from book room
 * mark with a post-it


 * The Bees are using bags and the Bears are using magazine boxes

I can use the five-finger rule to choose a book that is just right for me.
 * __Learning Target__**

__**Materials**__ file:///Users/teacher/Desktop/Five%20Finger%20Test%20Poster.html
 * just right books for each student chose by teacher
 * create the "just right" poster
 * magazine boxes
 * an anchor chart that has the following written on it
 * checklist for students to check off when you give them their just right book: [|Just Right Check List]
 * HOW TO CHOOSE A JUST RIGHT BOOK
 * 1) open your book to a page in the middle that has more words than pictures
 * 2) hold up 5 fingers in one hand
 * 3) begin reading at the top of the page
 * 4) put one finger down each time you stumble over a word or come to a word you don't know
 * 5) if you get to the bottom of the page and have at least one finger up then this book has passed the five finger test
 * Now you have a book that is just right for you

__**Opener**__ Since the beginning of the school year, you all have been reading books from our library. And it's great to enjoy those books but sometimes those books in the library might feel a little too hard. Today we are going to show you how to choose a book that is just right for you.


 * __Plan__**
 * Introduce the five finger rule
 * explain that students are going to have books that they choose in their magazine boxes and they are also going to have books that they choose in their baskets
 * give students the book you have chosen for them and have them check whether or not they are just right (give them a check list to pass in)
 * tell them that you tried your best to choose a book that was just right but that you might have made a mistake

__**Share**__ Ask students how they knew the book they had was just right for them.

** DAY 2 **
Students get a card with their reading level on it. They sit at their desks with their magazine box and read the book you had chosen for them they day before. You tap students on the shoulder when they can go to the books and choose their own independent reading books. It's a silent independent reading time. Teachers float and check in with students to make sure that students are using the five finger rule to see if the book is just right for them.

Split list among three teachers so teachers are checking in. Teacher should be floating and taking notes on students: [|Just Right Books Teacher Notes.doc]