Now that I have one year in first grade under my belt (and reading TONS of books & blogs), lesson planning is a bit easier. Here is the first week will look like for my new batch of friends:
This is a Google Doc in Word, so you can absolutely borrow it if you need a change in your planning format. However, please don't pass it off as your own (I will get sad). In fact, this format is a variation of the work done by Jessica Meacham.
You will notice that for readers and writers workshop, there isn't tons of detail there. I have separate binders for each that contain the unit and the scripts for specific lessons. I write all over it to make it my own (my personal language choices or added ideas). My principal knows that I have the binders, so it's not a big deal.
Many of the "back to school" or building communities activities will come from this awesome packet from Abby Mullins:
