Setting clear and specific reading and behavior expectations and procedures will help your reader's workshop run like clock-work all year long!

Through clear teacher lesson plans, video tutorials, student activities and more, this unit will help you walk your students through the format of reader's workshop, what to expect, how to organize their reading materials and much more!

The following topics are covered in this unit:

• What is Reader's Workshop? (introduces the format)

• Using A Reader's Notebook (materials included)

• Choosing "Just Right" Books

• Setting Reading Goals

• Exploring Reading Genres

• Taking Care of Yourself During Reader's Workshop

• Partner Reading - Expectations and Procedures

• Making Reading Responses

• Thinking About Reading

• An Intro to Word Attack Strategies (5 lesson total)

• An Intro to Reading Comprehension Strategies

This unit helps you to set a solid foundation that will set your students up for success for the entire school year. This comprehensive unit not only introduces the workshop model to your students, but it also helps you establish critical reading behaviors that will help your students grow as readers.

There are a total of 15 lesson plans, however, some lessons are designed to take more than one day. The unit will take approx. 1 month to complete and gives your students a complete run-down (with LOTS of practice) on how to be successful in reader's workshop. There are also options to add in your own lessons should you need to cover a topic or lesson that is specific to your school/district's requirements.

Student Resources Included (Printable or Digital):

• Reading survey

• Reader's notebook materials (over 25 pages!)

• Student bookmark with a reminder of what a "Just Right" book is

• Activity sheet for finding "just right" books

• Activity sheet for learning about reading genres

• Reference sheet on reading genres

• Reference sheet on word attack strategies

• Reference sheet on comprehension strategies

• Comprehension learning cards (for independent practice)

Includes a Teacher Guide with all resources downloadable directly from the guide including:

• "A Teacher's Guide to Reader's Workshop" (What to know before getting started)

• Unit lesson plans (CCSS aligned for grades 3-5)

• 70+ anchor slides (provided in PPT, PDF, and PNG image files)

• 40+ bulletin board set

• Reading conference forms

• Student reading progress trackers

• Small group lesson planning templates

• Observation forms

• List of suggested mentor texts to use during mini-lessons

• video tutorials

What other teachers are saying…

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This has EVERYTHING I need to introduce my 3rd graders the rules/expectations surrounding reader's workshop. It even includes a list of recommended mentor texts, which helps me because I'm moving from 6th to 3rd this year.” - Sarah P.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “For years I have been using the workshop model, but I've never had sequenced lesson plans which has caused some years to go more smoothly than others. I am excited to use these lesson plans, and for once have some consistency within my classroom lessons. Thank you!!” - Kelsey K.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I love how comprehensive this product is. Lesson plans, slides, activities, and more. I feel very prepared to tackle reading workshop this year after purchasing this product.” - 4th grade teacher