Mini lessons

Find tips and strategies to help upper elementary teachers teach Reading Workshop Mini-Lessons in focused way with a limited amount of time.

What is a reading mini-lesson? Reading mini-lessons are a key component in the Reading Workshop. This whole group lesson explicitly teaches students applicable strategies that they can use during independent reading. Find out more about the components of reading minilessons and tips for implementation in this comprehensive guide. Plus download the FREE printable planning forms! #thereadingroundup #teacherfreebie #readingminilessons

Engaging ELA lesson idea for elementary to practice the reading comprehension strategy of questioning. Tips and strategies for ELA.

In this blog post you will find five mini lesson, in the order I would teach them, for your next informational writing unit. These mini lessons have been created based on standards and using common struggles students face with this type of writing.

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Looking for tips to keep your reading mini lesson and writing mini lesson short and concise? Try these easy to implement tips to keep your mini lessons short and mini.

Good Writers Anchor Chart for Kindergarten and First Grade

Architecture of a mini lesson

Now, I know that this article is titled “How to WRITE Your Own Mini Lessons” but I’m going to be completely honest and let you know I rarely actually write my mini lessons down. All I really do is write down is the skill I’m going to teach in my plan book and on the board, locate the appropriate materials depending on what I’m teaching and I’m ready. It’s that simple.