Management Monday: Guided Reading

Are you a Facebook follower of What the Teacher Wants?  

 I've received a lot of emails about how I organize my guided reading groups. 

Here are a few tips that I have for you!

This is my {FAVORITE} guided reading tool ever (I got it from a workshop at my school).
This little folder organizes my students by level.  1st graders are ever-so-changing and always moving up so fast in reading groups. All you need is a folder, paper, velcro, and a little lamination!

Under each level there is a strip of "fuzzy" velcro. Then, each student has their own tag with their name on it and a piece of velcro on the back.

I take a running record of each student once a week. I keep it in this binder.

 For the cover of this binder, click {here}.

Each student has a tab in the Guided Reading binder. I also keep anecdotal notes in there that I observed during the groups' reading time.

 For a copy of the running record sheet, click {here}.

These are my books for the day/week.  Each group is separated into colors. The students know what color of group they are in.

When we are done with the book (we keep if for 2 days- one for the intro and one for the re-read the next day), I put their books in their "Reading Group Baskets" so that they can read a book on their level during monitored independent reading time (or DEAR as some of you call it).

Check out my Guided Reading Packs in my TpT store for additional ideas! 

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Kinder and 1st Grade:

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I also have something that I've been meaning to post for a while, but keep forgetting. This was given to me by a teacher on my team who is pretty much amazing (yes you, Jessica) and I think it's a super cute idea.  It's called a "Personal Report Card" and the kiddos fill it out about themselves and I give it to the parents during parent teacher conferences.  The parents really like it and I think that's why I like it. It's kind of silly and the kiddos really don't answer very accurately, but I still use it and think it's GREAT!

Click {here} for the personal report card.