Lucy Calkins Reading

I was excited and delighted when our school purchased the Lucy Calkins Units of study for us - so excited I posted a review on the blog that's been pretty popular, so I know y'all are pretty excited too. :) When we purchased the set, I was lucky enough to go to a workshop with Lucy. {Spoiler alert: it was amazing, I highly recommend it.} As a way to share our knowledge, my principal asked those of us who were part of the workshop to share our thoughts on implementing the Lucy Calkins…

Literary Essay We are just about to finish up our third writing unit from Teacher's College/Lucy Calkins, so I wanted to share how it went, what we did, what worked and what (definitely) did not work! This quarter we focused on writing Literary Essays, which, before working my way through this unit, I could not have explained to anyone! So, since I wasn't 100% sure what a Literary Essay was and I knew my students weren't either, we started by just reading a bunch of sample essays and…

Readers Workshop First Day Lesson Plan | FREE Building a reading life minilesson and student activity to help you discuss and develop students' love of reading at the beginning of the year; Back to school will be so easy with free lesson plans. Inspired by Lucy Calkins units of study for reading; tips and ideas will have you helping even reluctant readers fall in love with reading! #tptfreebie #backtoschool #readingworkshop

Lucy Calkins curriculum

Readers Use Think Marks. We Think While We Read

What does writer's workshop look like? Here is a simple pie chart infographic that is a perfect explanation for teachers. Teachers can also use this in their classrooms to help students understand the flow of writer's workshop time. While you may not have the exact time to give as in this example, you can start with it as reference point to work from. Check out this featured idea from the original teacher using the link below! Writer's Workshop Infographic Take the parts of a writer's…

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Reading...when to stop and jot

Stop and Jot Anchor chart