Readers Workshop Lesson Plan Template

How it works

This readers workshop lesson plan template opens on one day: Date, Unit, Mentor text and Independent work lines, two lines for the mini-lesson's teaching point, then a table for five conferences with Small group and Share lines below.

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Plan the mini-lesson, then confer

Press Print the lesson plan. Write the teaching point in one sentence and name the mentor text. During independent work, give each conference a row: the student, a compliment and one teaching point.

A workshop model lesson plan template for any subject

That sheet has ruled lines for an opening, a mini-lesson, work time, a check-in and a debrief. The week sheet sets a teaching point, a mentor text and students to confer with under Monday to Friday.

Teaching points for a reading unit numbers 15 days, with a box to check when each is taught.
The conference record has 25 rows, one for each student, and a Meet again box.

Questions and answers

Is this a reading workshop lesson plan template too?

Yes. Both names mean the same routine: a short mini-lesson, a long stretch of independent reading while the teacher confers, and a share at the end. The mini-lesson sheet plans the first part in five steps.

Is there a writers workshop lesson plan template?

Yes. The writers workshop sheet has the same teaching point lines above a table with Writer, Piece and stage, Compliment and Teaching point columns, and Mid-workshop tip and Share lines below.

Is there a reading and writing workshop lesson plan template?

Yes. One sheet sets a Reading workshop column beside a Writing workshop column, with rows for the mini-lesson, mentor text, independent work, conferences and share.

Does the page follow a published program?

No. The forms are our own and name no author, program, published unit or book. Unit and Mentor text are empty lines, and the sample names a kind of book.

All 9 sheets

Reading workshop 2

Readers workshop lesson plan with a conference table Date, Unit, Mentor text and Independent work lines and two lines for the mini-lesson's teaching point, then five rows for conferences with Student, Compliment and Teaching point columns. Small group and Share lines sit below.
Reading workshop mini-lesson, five parts Date, Unit and Mentor text lines, then ruled lines under Connect to earlier work, Teaching point, What I will model, Students try it, and Send-off.

Writing workshop, or both 2

Reading and writing workshop plan, side by side One day on one page: a Reading workshop column beside a Writing workshop column, with rows for Mini-lesson, Mentor text, Independent work, Conferences and Share.
Writers workshop plan, mini-lesson and five conferences The same plan for writing: a teaching point, then five rows with Writer, Piece and stage, Compliment and Teaching point columns. Mid-workshop tip and Share lines sit below.

Any subject, or a week 2

Workshop model lesson plan for any subject Teacher, Subject and Date lines, then ruled lines under Opening, Mini-lesson, Work time, Check-in during work time, and Debrief.
Workshop week, a teaching point for each day A sideways page with Monday to Friday across and five rows: Teaching point, Mentor text, Students to confer with, Small group, and Share.

Lists 2

Conference record for a class of 25 Twenty-five rows with Student, Date met and What we worked on columns and a box to check for Meet again.
Teaching points for a reading unit, 15 days Fifteen numbered rows with Teaching point and Mentor text columns and a box to check when the lesson is taught.

Filled-in sample 1

Sample: a workshop day on what a character wants, filled in Sample. The opening sheet filled in for a made-up class, with a teaching point and notes from five conferences.