Sample Unit of Study Calendars: Readers' and Writers' Workshop Grades K–2

Time Frame	Readers' Workshop	Writers' Workshop
September	Launching the Readers’ Workshop​	Launching the Writers’ Workshop​
October	​Choosing and Reading “Just Right” Books; Word Solving (knowing what to do when we come to a tricky word)	Personal Narrative Genre Study: Learning from Mentor Authors
November	Reading Partnerships: Talking About Books to Grow Ideas and Retelling	Writing Power: Using Conventions to Make Your Writing More Readable
December	Reading to Learn: Nonfiction	All About (Nonfiction) Books
January	Fairy Tale Study: Making Inferences	Revision Study: Looking Back at Your Writing and Making it Better
February	Author and Series Book Clubs: Activating Schema	Letter Writing: Getting Our Opinions out into the World
March	Readers Care About Characters	Realistic Fiction: Simple Stories
April	Reading with Fluency and Phrasing in Stories and Poems/Using Sensory Images	Poetry Genre Study
May	Nonfiction Book Clubs	Information Writing in the Content Areas
June	Readers Make Plans for Their Reading	Open Genre: Independent Writing Projects and Reflection

See Appendix for a blank Unit of Study Calendar template.