FAB 5 First Chapter Fridays
Fridays are FABULOUS in fifth grade! Our class loves "First Chapter Fridays"! Every Friday, I read aloud the first chapter of 4-5 different books throughout the day. I read the first chapter ONLY - just enough to give the students a "taste" of the book and leave them hungering for more. Students sign-up to read as few or as many of these shared books as they choose. At the end of the day, a "book lottery" is held to see which student gets to be the first student to read the "First Chapter Friday" books. As soon as a student finishes the book, he/she gives the book to another student who requested the same book. "First Chapter Fridays" help make reading FABULOUS!
The attached pictures show our books from our latest First Chapter Friday and the line of readers anxiously waiting to get their hands on a book.