
Reader’s Workshop consists of a 15 minute mini lesson, 35 minutes of independent reading, and 10 minutes of sharing time at the end.

We had time for centers every day 3 years ago when I started, but that got taken away after my first year in favor of more time in Reader’s/Writer’s workshop. My schedule most days (some variance due to an early release on Thursdays) is as follows:Ĩ:30-8:45 – morning work (as students come in 2nd bell rings at 8:45)Ĩ:50-9:50 – Reader’s Workshop (60 minutes mandated)ĩ:50-10:45 – Writer’s Workshop (60 minutes mandated, though I do 55 because of lunch)ġ1:15-11:35 – word work/phonics instruction block (in K, we are only allowed to take 20 minutes for this)ġ1:35-12:20 – Guided Reading (my kinders who are not in my groups do literacy stations at this time…the closest thing to centers we’re allowed to have–all stations must be academic)ġ2:55-1:50 – math (60 minutes mandated 5 minutes in the morning + 55 here)ġ:55-2:20 – science or social studies 1 day a week this is computer lab time, and 1 day a week it’s for specials due to early release, so we get science or SS 3x/week.Ģ:20-3:20 – specials (PE, Art, Music, Library, Counselor, Health–first 4 get 1 hr/wk, counselor/health are 30 min/wk) So jealous of your schedule!! We are not allowed to have rest time, centers, etc.
