Unit Planning Overview: Launching the R & W Workshops, Yr 1

About this teaching resource

This Unit Planning Overview, Yr 1 resource will give you comprehensive guidance as you plan your Launching the Reading and Writing Workshop unit in the first weeks of your school year. Enlarge to A3 and print out, to use in your planning book. 

Included in this resource are:

• English Content, Learning Area Descriptions for Yr 1. This is is a compact sheet to give you the Australian curriculum at a glance.
• The Reading Workshop unit planning sheet, which includes these sections:
  • Unit goals
  • Mini lessons (Learning intentions and success criteria)
  • Language for learning
  • Comprehension strategies
  • Texts
  • Assessment
• A Daily Lesson Planner for the Launching the Reading Workshop
• The Writing Workshop unit planning sheet, which includes these sections:
  • Unit goals
  • Mini lessons (Learning intentions and success criteria)
  • Language for learning
  • Writing conventions
  • Mentor texts
  • Assessment
• A Daily Lesson Planner for the Launching the Writing Workshop
• Spelling: Sample 5-Day Planner
• A Daily Lesson Planner for the Launching the Word Work Workshop