Will you follow this same schedule, 5 days per week? (Yes, I know the last rotation contains an extra minute! This is just in case anything gets pushed back during the first 2 rotations. Write out your daily schedule, like this: Transition time (2-3 mins for clean-up and rotation).Number of groups you want to see (I recommend 2-3 per day).Length of each group (I recommend 10 mins for Kinder, maybe 15 by the end of the year 15 mins for 1st grade 15-20 mins for 2nd grade).If you’re setting your own time block, here are some things to take into consideration:

Sometimes schools determine this time block for you, but sometimes not. Next, answer the question, “How long will my guided reading block last?”

🙂 Step 2: Set your daily and weekly schedules. If you need some help forming your groups, check out this blog post! In it, I explain what to do if your students’ levels and group sizes aren’t coming out to be nice and neat. First, of course, you’ll need to determine how you want to group your students.įor guided reading (not all small group instruction – just guided reading), I group students by reading level.