What we do during morning literacy block. Posted on October 2, 2008 by mcgaughey (Modeled Writing by Mr. McGaughey with help from the class). Hang up backpack. Bring in mailbag and put it in the bucket. Put the chairs out. Sign in. Get a book from the reading basket. Teacher reads with one student and checks mail bags while class reads. Mr. McGaughey takes attendance and says who the helpers are. The office helpers take attendance to the office. 3 or 4 people share what they have read. Word Wall Activities Calendar Activities at the carpet. Modeled or Shared reading or writing Mini-Lesson Mr. McGaughey takes a small group for guided reading or writing. The rest of the class has independent writing or reading work. We share what we did. We sing O Canada and listen to the announcements Snack time