Small Group Lesson Plans

Small Group Lesson Plans do not have to take FOREVER, but so often they do!

Four to six groups, meeting five days a week… that is as many as 30 different lessons a week.  Plus, these small group lesson plans must contain multisensory activities, phonemic awareness practice, address phonics skills, include decodable text, heart word practice, and dictation/writing practice.  However, they can only take 15-20 minutes because you have more than one group! Not to mention, you are new to SOR— or have been doing it for a bit, but still, feel overwhelmed about the needs of your small groups.

And that is just for a small part of the day.  Arguably one of the most important parts, for sure, but still.  I think as teachers, we all hold fast to the saying anything worth doing is worth doing well.  To “do” those small group lessons well, it takes time.  In fact,  it was not long ago that I felt like I was spending my entire weekend planning my small groups and intervention lessons.  And, I already had my hands on some great decodable readers and passages!  Furthermore, when those small group lesson plans were completed, it was time to prep for all the other lessons of the week.  SAME.

Do you feel me?

Now, don’t get me wrong.  Small groups are probably my absolute favorite part of the day!  Working with those angel babies on specific skills that they need to practice is so much fun!  I love seeing the learning happening right before my eyes, watching a kid learn to read!  These are the things that dreams are made of.  With that said, I wanted this year to be different in terms of the time it took me to get ready for all of those magical moments.  I wanted to do something over the summer to help minimize the time it took to prep for my small group lessons.  So, drum roll, please!

Da, da, da dum!

I created small group kits with an editable small group lesson plan template!  Yes!  So now, to plan your small groups, with data to see which phonics skill your students are needed practice with, just grab the decodable text that goes with that skill, and I also grab the small group kit as well.  That’s it!  (Curious where I grab from?  Click here to see how I organize my small group lesson materials). No more spending all weekend on plans and getting ready for groups.  Sure I sometimes have to print a kit or a bit, but for the most part, the heavy lifting is done for me, and you too!

Click here to go straight to ALL my small group kits on TPT!

*Let me throw a disclaimer or word of caution if you will in here. Your small group time can be one of the most valuable times for your students.   It’s a time when you can give your students exactly what they need.  These small group kits will hopefully put everything at your fingertips to meet those needs.  But you may need to adjust here and there for your students.  That is why the lesson plans per the Google Slides link are editable.   There is more in each small group lesson plan kit than what can be used in the typical time allotted for small group instruction.

So, What Do These Kits Have, exactly?

I am glad you asked!  They have:

🌟 Editable Lesson Plans

🌟 Phonemic Awareness Activities

🌟 Phonics Activities

🌟 Fluency Warm-Up Activities

🌟 Heart Word Practice

🌟 Comprehension Questions

🌟 Assessments and wrap-up activities

If you want to learn more about any of the small group components, click the topics in the list above to be taken to a blog post with all the details!

These posts will help you understand each component, and plan your lessons accordingly!  I would love to help you DIY it!

If you want to skip that step and try one of these small group lesson plan kits, FOR FREE, click here!

Or if you want to check out the whole kit and kaboodle, click here to see all my small group kits (and decodable texts to match!).  

Need help organizing your students into small groups?  Check out my FREE quick start guide here!