Planning+for+Groups

[|Flexible Small Groups Reading Folder Has Finally Arrived!]
February 28, 2010 by [|debbiediller] If you have read my book, //Making the Most of Small Groups,// you might already know about the flexible small groups folder I recommend making to keep track of your reading groups. It helps you organize and keep track of who is in each group and what you might focus on in teaching. There are pictures of this folder on the book’s cover and in chapter 2.

Great news! This folder is now available (already made) from Really Good Stuff. All you have to do is write each child’s name on a card and insert it in a precut strip. Everything you need is included… the strips telling what to focus on in each small group, the color-coded file folder (one color represents each small group), and the little name cards. It is a huge time-saver. Hope you like it as much as I do!

Front cover of the Flexible Reading Groups Folder from Really Good Stuff

The inside of the folder is color-coded and includes strips for what to teach at each level and name cards to show who is in that group You can also use small post-it notes to write students' names and reading levels on. You can easily move them from group to group as needed. =[|Make your own flex group folders using these printouts from Debbie Diller.]= [|Tips for Guided Reading]

Set up your Guided Reading area with everything you will need... access to leveled books, monitoring notebooks for note-taking, paper for running records, materials for building words activities, etc.



[|Text Leveling and Little Books in First-Grade Reading]James V. Hoffman, Nancy L. Roser, Rachel Salas,Elizabeth Patterson, and Julie Pennington The University of Texas—Austin CIERA REPORT #1-010 March 31, 2000

Sample Plan for Guided Reading groups **8:30-9:00 ** || speech noted here ||  ||   || volunteer tutor noted here ||   || Raz-kids, etc. ||  ||   ||   ||   || **DRA 10 ** Name Name Name
 * || **Monday ** || **Tuesday ** || **Wednesday ** || **Thursday ** || **Friday ** ||
 * **1st Daily 5 **
 * Computer Interventions || Lexia, earobics,
 * Guided Reading Groups: || **1) ****__Group A __**

2) __<span style="background: red; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Group B __<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> DRA 12 <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name || **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">1) **__<span style="background: red; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Group B __<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> 12 Name Name Name Name

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">2) **__<span style="background: blue; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> Group A __****<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> 10 ** Name <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name || **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">1) **__<span style="background: red; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Group B __<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> 12 Name Name <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name Name

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">2) **__<span style="background: fuchsia; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Group D __****__<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> AR check __****<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> 16 ** <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> **1)** **__<span style="background: blue; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Group A __****<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> DRA 10 ** Name <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">2) __<span style="background: red; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Group B __<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> 12 <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name

<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name Name || **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">1) **__<span style="background: red; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Group B __<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> 12 <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name

<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name Name

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">2) **__<span style="background: blue; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> Group A __****<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> 10 ** Name <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name Name || **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">9:30-10:00 ** ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Interventions || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">earobics, lexia, etc. ||   ||   ||   ||   || <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">2nd Daily 5 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Computer
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Guided Reading Groups: || **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">1) ****__<span style="background: yellow; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> Group C __****<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> DRA 14 **

**<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">2) ****__<span style="background: fuchsia; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Group D __****__<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> DRA 16 __** <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name || **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">1) ****__<span style="background: fuchsia; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Group D __****__<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> DRA 16 __** <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">2) **__<span style="background: yellow; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Group C __****<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> DRA 14 ** <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name || **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">1) ****__<span style="background: blue; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Group A __****<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> 10 ** Name Name Name

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">2)** Group E ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">**DRA 18-24** <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name || **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">1) ****<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% yellow; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> __<span style="background: yellow; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Group C __ **<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> DRA 14 <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">2) __<span style="background: fuchsia; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Group D ____<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> DRA 16 __ <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">**DRA 18-24** <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name  Name    Name    Name    Name  || **__2) Group C__ 14** <span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% silver; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">**Name** <span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% silver; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name <span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% silver; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">**Name** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Name **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Name ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">1) Group E **