The next generation of Daily 5 and CAFE is

PREPARED CLASSROOM

An Improved Approach

We are excited to introduce you to a new and improved approach to teaching and learning that builds on the best practices of Daily 5 and CAFE.

Whether you are familiar with these systems or new to them, Prepared Classroom is designed to help you and your students thrive.

Prepared Classroom integrates the most effective components of two renowned systems—Daily 5 and CAFE.

Prepared Classroom enhances them with the latest research and evidence-based practices. It’s an approach to teaching and learning that isn’t just about literacy—it's practical, effective teaching strategies to use throughout the entire school day!
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Why Prepared Classroom?

It's the best of both worlds:
Daily 5 and CAFE

Daily 5 was

a management structure developed to help teachers simplify their literacy block. It helped thousands of classrooms around the world build independent learners. About the book.

CAFE was

a system to help teachers differentiate instruction. It helped educators get to know their students and build a plan for their needs. About the book.

Prepared Classroom is

The next generation, combining the strengths of both Daily 5 and CAFE with new, innovative practices to support teaching and learning throughout the entire school day. Buy the Book

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From Daily 5 to Daily Purpose

We’ve spent a lot of time talking with teachers, walking school hallways with administrators, and talking with teams about the heart behind our new book, Prepared Classroom. Each conversation is full of passion, honesty, and the shared goal of helping kids thrive.

But no matter where we go or with whom we talk, one question keeps coming up:

“Is this the next version of Daily 5?”

We love that question... Read on

For Teachers Familiar with Daily 5 and CAFE

Key Improvements and Innovation

Focus Shift
Daily 5 was literacy-focused. Prepared Classroom is teaching and learning-focused, covering the whole day.
Learning Modes
Daily 5 had five tasks. Prepared Classroom simplifies this into two modes—independent and collaborative learning.
Skill Development
Prepared Classroom teaches the skills needed for both independent and collaborative learning.
Responsive Lessons
Lessons are brief, focused, brain-compatible, and responsive to the learner's needs.
Immediate Feedback
Start with informative quick checks and behavior check-ins to ensure continuous improvement.
Measuring Engagement
Instead of measuring stamina, we now measure the length of time students are actively engaged in learning.
Comprehensive Approach
Prepared Classroom integrates best practices to support all aspects of teaching and learning.

Please tell me more specific examples

Instead of . . .We . . .
brainstorming behaviors on the I-chartprovide behaviors on the I-chart
starting Read to Self on day onestart relationship building and foundation lessons on day one
graphing staminagraph engagement (receptive and expressive)
three ways to read a bookengage with text in three ways
stopping the whole class to revisit behaviors when a few students lose focus practicingconfer individually about behavior and set goals with individual students
posting a CAFE Menu with 38 commonly used ready strategiesencourage CAFE and PATH Menus as visual learning aids. The strategies come from your grade-level standards and student needs
focusing on assessment and what we can learn from the assessments we giveprogress monitor using assessment information, along with conferencing and student work, to plan instruction and next steps
planning instruction around the settingplan instruction around student needs and grade level expectations and we deliver it in the most appropriate setting for the content being taught

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Ready to take your teaching to the next level?

180 Go: The Complete Prepared Classroom Training Bundle

$199/person

  • Online and on-demand training
  • Comprised of 9 components of teaching (broken down into nine 50–70 min online courses)
  • Twice monthly Q&A sessions with a Teach Daily expert
  • Online resources to support implementation (including memberships to TheDailyCAFE.com and ConferringNotebook.com)
  • School leader guide (for group training)
  • 6 months of access

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