Intermediate ELA Block Suggestion

10-15 Minutes 10-15 Minutes 45-60 Minutes 30 Minutes

Phonics/ Shared Learning Writers Workshop

Flexible Groups
Word Study Experience

Guided Reading Group Strategy/Skill Group Conferences

Whole Standards
(4-6 students) (5-8 students) (1-3 students)
Read Aloud (Mentor Text)
Group OR Based Set the Scene Pre-read Text Compliment:
Whole group or small
Small Group Quick, 90 seconds
Explicit Vocabulary Teach/Reinforce group
Skill/Strategy Coaching: Skill/
Phonics teaching Picture Walk Strategy Focus, 3-4
Teacher led Mini Lessons
minutes
Word Study Skill/ Read the Text Discussion
Research, De- Grammar
(word parts, Strategy Practice of Skill/ cide, Teach: Com-
Return to the Text
word forms) Strategy pliment & Strategy Extension involving au-
Respond to the Focus, 5-7 minutes
Closing/Exit thentic reading and writ-
Words Their Text
Ticket
Way ing activities
Word Work
(when necessary) Flipped Writing Lessons
Fluency
Explicitlyteaching types
Decoding (
of writing (Narrative, In-
formational, Opinion),
Students Lucy Calkins
Writing Conferences
Meaningful Independent Work

Reading Independent Level Text

Reading Workshop Activities

Responding to Text

Flipped Lessons

Research

Alternative Read Aloud Time Can Be Incorporated Within the Instructional Day
 Primary ELA Block Suggestion

20-30 Minutes 10-15 Minutes 45-60 Minutes 30 Minutes

Phonics/ Shared Learning Writers Workshop

Flexible Groups
Word Study Experience

Guided Reading Group Strategy/Skill Group Conferences

Whole Standards
(4-6 students) (5-8 students) (1-3 students)
Whole group or small
Group OR Based Set the Scene Pre-read Text Compliment: group
Small Group Quick, 90 seconds
Explicit Vocabulary Teach/Reinforce Mini Lessons
Skill/Strategy Coaching: Skill/
Phonics teaching Picture Walk Strategy Focus, 3-4
Teacher led Grammar
minutes
Word Study Skill/ Read the Text Discussion
Research, De- Extension involving au-
(word parts, Strategy Practice of Skill/ cide, Teach: Com-
Return to the Text
word forms) Strategy thentic reading and writ-
pliment & Strategy
Respond to the
Closing/Exit Focus, 5-7 minutes ing activities
Words Their Text
Ticket
Flipped Writing Lessons
Way Word Work
(when necessary) Explicitlyteaching types
Fluency
of writing (Narrative, In-
Decoding
formational, Opinion),
Lucy Calkins
Students Writing Conferences

Meaningful Independent Work

Reading Independent Level Text

Daily 5/Reading Workshop Activities

Responding to Text

Flipped Lessons

Research

Alternative Read Aloud Time Can Be Incorporated Within the Instructional Day