Click on any minilesson to open 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.
Reading Smoothly (2nd)
Understanding by Picturing Story (2nd)
Understanding by Retelling (2nd)
Understanding by Writing (2nd)
Predicting in a Series (2nd)
Responding on Post-its (3rd)
Fiction vs Nonfiction (3rd)
Building a Reading Identity with a Readers NB (5th)
Supporting Ideas about Books with Direct Quotes (5th)
Writing Long off of a Post-it (5th)
Empathizing with Characters to Write Well about Them (5th)
Generating Ideas by Storytelling (Kinder)
Generating Stories by Sketching (Kinder).pdf
Generating Ideas (1st)
Working with Writing Partners (1st)
Stretching Out a Small Moment Story (2nd)
Mentor Author, 3D Descriptions (2nd)
Details to Support Heart of Story (3rd)
Supporting Thesis in Expository (4th)
Details to Support Heart of Story (4th)
Dialogue to Support Heart of Story (4th)
Revising by Removing (4th)
Details to Support Heart of Story (5th)