The only thing we love more than a beautiful conferring notebook is a beautiful clipboard for checking in with student choices. 

Every year we get questions and concerns about choice. Read on to see some of the answers!

Research on the importance of readability has made us rethink the old five-finger rule. 

What do you do when students want to choose the same spot to work? 3 ideas to help you out. 

Having many options ensures students can choose well each and every time. 

Here is an article explaining how we introduce choosing good-fit books with our students as well as a pdf of the I PICK form for you to use in your classrooms.

Teach students to find a good fit spot to work. Share this video with students and download a poster.

Even our youngest students can evaluate their performance after a round of Daily 5. In this video, Tessa has her kindergarten students reflect on their independence based on a 4-point rating system.

Discover why this is such a deeply held value. 

We teach our students how to quickly find someone of their own choosing to work with, all the while remembering to other's feelings.

A variety of text formats will help increase engagement and cement strategy instruction.