Guided Reading Lesson Plan Template – Before, During, After

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One group, one book 4

Guided reading lesson plan for beginning readers For kindergarten and other beginning readers: Sight word review, Book introduction, Reading with a pointing finger, Letter or sound work, and Writing one sentence.
Guided reading lesson plan for fluent readers Adds a Pages line and a Comprehension focus heading at the top, then Before reading, During reading, Discussion questions and Written response.
Guided reading lesson plan, one group Lines for Group, Date, Book and Level, then ruled lines under five headings: Before reading (introduce the book, new words), During reading (notes on each reader), After reading (talk, teaching point), Word work and Writing.
Guided reading lesson plan, two days with one book One book over two meetings. Day 1: before, during and after reading. Day 2: reread and discuss, word work and writing.

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Two groups, or a week of groups 2

Guided reading lesson plan, 2 groups to a page Two short plans with a cut line between them. Each has Group and Book lines and ruled lines under Before reading, During reading, After reading and Word work.
Guided reading week for four groups A sideways page with a row for each of four groups and a column for each day, Monday to Friday. Write the book and the focus in the box for each meeting.

Notes and group lists 2

Guided reading groups list Five rows, Group 1 to Group 5, with columns for Students, Book and Level, and a Date line to show when the groups were last changed.
Guided reading notes grid Six tall rows, one a student, with columns headed Student, What I heard and Next step. Group, Book and Date lines at the top.

Filled-in sample 1

Sample: four reading groups across a week, filled in Sample. The week for four groups filled in to show one way to spread the meetings: each group has a first read, a reread with word work and a writing day.

How this list was compiled: Written and laid out in-house for this page on October 2, 2026. Every sheet is a plain form to fill in by hand; the headings are everyday planning words, and no school district's, publisher's or program's form is copied. The sample week is made up and names no book. Licence: own work

How it works

This guided reading lesson plan template opens on a page for one small group and one book. Lines for Group, Date, Book and Level sit above five headings: Before reading, During reading, After reading, Word work and Writing.

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One group, one book

Press Print the lesson plan. Under Before reading, write how you will introduce the book and which new words to show. During reading has five lines for notes on each reader. After reading holds the talk and one teaching point.

A kindergarten guided reading lesson plan template

For beginning readers, pick the sheet headed Sight word review, Book introduction, Reading with a pointing finger, Letter or sound work and Writing one sentence. The sheet for fluent readers opens with a Comprehension focus and ends with a written response.

The Level line is blank: write the level in whatever system your school uses.
The notes grid has three columns: Student, What I heard and Next step.
One sheet spreads a single book over two days.

Questions and answers

What are the parts of a guided reading lesson?

Three: before reading, the teacher introduces the book; during reading, each student reads while the teacher listens; after reading, the group talks about the text. This template adds Word work and Writing.

How do I plan a week of guided reading groups?

Print the week for four groups: a row for each group and a column for each day, Monday to Friday. The sample shows one way to spread first reads, rereads and writing days.

Does the template name a leveling system or books?

No. Book and Level are blank wherever they appear, and no publisher, program or title is printed. The page makes no claim about how well any way of teaching reading works.