Wednesday (9am-12am)

Time

Activity

Student Role

Teacher Role

9:00-9:15

Writing Mini
Lesson

Actively participate in mini

lesson by asking questions
and staying on task

Teach and model,

demonstrate new idea for
writing through mini lesson

9:15-9:55

Independent
Writing

Write, edit and revise their

writing based on the mini
lesson that was just taught

Answer questions after mini

lesson for student who have
questions, circle the room

9:55-10:10

Writing Partner
Conferences

Discuss with writing

partner about their work in
addition to providing
meaningful and helpful
suggestions to help better
their writing samples

Circle the classroom to

monitor student conferences

10:10-10:30

Reading Mini
Lesson

Actively participate in mini

lesson by asking questions
and staying on task

Teach and model,

demonstrate new idea for
reading through mini lesson

10:30-10:50

Interactive Read
Aloud

Students will listen closely

to the story and participate
through both verbal and
written participation

Read a selected text, stopping

at various parts to help
develop students critical
thinking while reading. In
addition, various reading
strategies will be introduced

10:50-11:20

Independent
Reading

Read their independent

reading book closely while
keeping in mind different
reading strategies
introduced through
everyday mini lessons.
Students will jot their ideas
in their reading notebooks

Circle the classroom to make

sure all students are on task.
In addition, teacher-student
conferences will be done
during this time as well as
guided reading groups

11:20-11:40

Literature
Circles

Student-led discussions
discussing a book that was
selected by the group and
read independently before
meeting

Circle the classroom to

monitor student conferences
(occasionally adding input,
but letting students facilitate
discussion)

11:40-12:00

Word Study

Explore different patterns

of language through
spelling

Teach and model, create

small homogeneous groups to
better help comprehend
concept