Daily 5, Daily Cafe Management

[steve]

If you are familiar with D5, you know that kids pick the area they are to work during a 90min. time block....typically 3 to 5 activities.
Anyway, I'm trying to think of a way to use my SB to allow the kids to show where they will be...kind of a giant check off list. The problem is I have 25 students and if I put 5 choices by each name, it's too much....
any ideas? This won't make sense if you're not familiar with D5, but if you use centers it is similar.....
I was thinking of cloning their picture (if that's possible) and letting them drag it to the activity....
Steve

[Obe Hostetter]

Using the SMART Board as a center or for a way for kids to select which center they are going to work at sounds like an excellent idea. You could create a chart and have each of the students' pictures on the edges of the chart. Students would then drag their picture to the activity/center they plan to go to and move it when they go to a different center.

PS You can clone any picture or word by clicking once on the picture to select it. Click on the down arrow and choose infinite cloner.

[Aly]

Here's mine that I use for Daily 5 Choices. I combine Word Work with Work on Writing so I am able to have a computer choice. Hope this helps!

Aly
www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/mrsfox