Readers' Workshop

Readers' Workshop is well under way in our first grade classroom and I wanted to take a moment to share about it. Each day Readers' Workshop begins with a focus lesson where the class learns something new. At this point in the year lessons are focused on topics such as how to pick out "good fit books," how to use our classroom library, how to read silently and read quietly with a partner, how to choose a reading spot in the classroom, how to use a book box (for student choice books) and book bag (for good fit books picked by the teacher). After the short focus lesson students have time to practice independently reading to self, reading to a partner, and practicing the skill taught in the focus lesson. The third and final component to Readers' Workshop is a share time. The class comes back together and students have a chance to share what they practiced related to the focus lesson. For example today's focus lesson focused on how to pick a good reading spot in the classroom. Our share time gave students an opportunity to tell the group how they picked a successful spot and what they did there to make it a successful choice during silent reading. Below are some photos of the kids in action during Readers' Workshop on a few different days.

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