Click on the title of any minilesson to open or download it. The grade level represents the grade where I originally taught the lesson, but any of these could easily be adapted for other grade levels. For one of the lessons, I included three examples of the same lesson to show how I used it in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classes.
Since all of my minilessons (and strategy groups) follow the same format, I use the same template every time. You can download the template as a MS Word file here or as a PDF file here.
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Rereading to Fix Confusion (2nd)
Picturing a Story to Deepen Understanding (2nd)
Retelling to Deepen Understanding (2nd)
Writing to Deepen Understanding (2nd)
ML - Predicting in a Series (2nd)
Responding on Post-it Notes (3rd)
Building a Reading Identity with a Readers Notebook (5th)
Empathizing with Characters to Write Well about Them (5th)
Generating Ideas by Storytelling (Kinder)
Generating Stories by Sketching (Kinder)
Working with Writing Partners (1st)
Stretching Out a Small Moment Story (2nd)
Using Details to Support the Heart of the Story (3rd)
Supporting a Thesis in Expository Writing (4th)
Using Details to Support the Heart of the Story (4th)
