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Literacy
Plan
Writing, whole Writers 5 minute recap Writers 5 minute recap 2-3 students
group workshop of mini lesson workshop of mini lesson read work that
20 minutes Teach a mini Students have Teach a mini Students have they have
lesson 10-15 minutes lesson 10-15 minutes published
Students have to write Students have to write Students have
10 minutes to Students can 10 minutes to Students can 10 minutes to
write peer edit with a write peer edit with a write or
Conferences or neighbor neighbor brainstorm
walking around ideas for next
to discuss week
writing with
students
Center
rotations (20
minutes each)
SSR Students read a Students read a Students read a Students read a Students read a
book on their book on their book on their book on their book on their
reading level reading level reading level reading level reading level
that interests that interests that interests that interests that interests
them them them them them
Word Sorting
Copy words and Buddy Word Speed sort/word Game
sort sort/draw and hunt/rainbow hunt
label writing
Fluency Expression: Expression: Expression: Expression: Expression:
Readers Theater Readers Readers Readers Readers
 Students will (or similar Theater Theater Theater Theater
switch activity, i.e. Students read Students read Students read Students
between poetry) lines with lines with lines with Perform readers
expression and Students get expression to a expression as a expression as a theater to the
speed parts of script partner whole group whole group SSR group and
activities for and practice then join them
fluency each reading lines Speed: (tongue Speed: Speed: in silently
week or every twisters etc.) Students Students reading
two weeks Speed: (tongue Students time partner read a partner read a
twisters etc.) themselves story, story, Students time
Students time initially on the encouraging encouraging themselves on
themselves reading, then each other in each other in the tongue
initially on the practice reading speed and speed and twister for the
reading, then the words accuracy. accuracy. (15 last time and
practice reading clearly and Students will minutes) set their weekly
the words clearly quickly to a read the book record.
and quickly to a partner, time again tomorrow Students
partner, time themselves at (15 minutes) practice tongue Students listen
themselves at the end (5-10 twister and time to an audiobook
the end (5-10 minutes) Students each other (5 or partner read
minutes) practice tongue minutes) the book from
Listen to an twister and time yesterday
Listen to an audiobook that each other (5 again. (15
audiobook that models fluent minutes) minutes)
models fluent reading and
reading and read read along (10
along (10 minutes)
minutes)

Teacher small Intro new word Reading Continue with Have students Wrap up basal
group (reading study words comprehension basal model weekly topic
and Introduce day 1 activity with curriculum or comprehension
comprehension of basal basal do a guided strategy in a
) curriculum curriculum leveled reading new text.
based on Incorporate
Teach a content, literature
comprehension incorporate new circles.
strategy comprehension
strategy

2nd grade:
100 minute block

Four small groups: 15-20 minutes each (including transitions)

Word study words
Fluency
Reading leveled texts
Comprehension

20 minutes writing

Beginning of the year:

Start with everyone writing: 5-10 minutes to introduce and do a mini lesson, 10 minutes for students
to write
Happens every day, adjust time frame based on mini lessons, conferences, publishing etc.
5 minutes to introduce centers:
SSR
Word study sorts
Fluency station
Teacher directed small group reading leveled texts and comprehension