Well hello there!

 I was going back through all of my pictures from last school year and I found a bunch that I never blogged about.  Yahoo!  Fresh material!  I found a whole set of pictures from the beginning of the school year where we were setting up expectations for reading and writing workshop.

Each of the anchor charts reflects a mini lesson from the beginning of the year.

 One of the first lessons I do in reading workshop is to discuss what being a good reader even  means.  I think I got this from Fountas and Pinnell many years ago from their Guiding Readers and Writers book.

The same day I do the reading lesson, I carry it right over into writing and we discuss it here as well.

Another day we discuss what reading workshop is and how the Daily 4 (Work on Writing is done in Writing Workshop) fits in.

Here is our charting of stamina.  This is straight from the Daily 5.

As I was typing this post I realized that it would be a good place to share my getting started plans for the year.  Many years ago I shared my Starting Writer’s Workshop lessons on my website and I have used them without fail, successfully EVERY year. I didn’t know if everyone had seen them and thought they may help someone out there!  Also, I have shared these a million times, but thought it would be an appropriate place re-post my setting up Guided Math lessons as well. I don’t have any setting up Reader’s Workshop lessons because they are a big mash up of Fountas and Pinnell and the Sisters.

   
Hope your year is off to a great start!

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