Welcome to Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™
Congratulations on your purchase of Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™ (FPC). You are about to embark on a journey into the world of joyful literacy education. This journey is exciting, new, and filled with an abundance of new opportunities for your classroom. We want to assure you that we will be there with you every step of the way—As you unpack, as you get to know your materials, and as you begin to teach your first 8 weeks in the classroom, and beyond. Let’s get started!

Let’s get unpacking! Watch the tutorial video for the context(s) you’ve purchased to learn how to most efficiently unpack your boxes.
Jump to:Shared Reading|Phonics, Spelling and Word Study|Reading Minilessons|Writing Minilessons|Guided Reading|Book Clubs|Independent Reading

Interactive Read-Aloud
Step-by-step instructions on how to unpack your Interactive Read-Aloud CollectionPreK-6.
- ORGANIZING FPC: An Interactive Implementation Plan
- Interactive Read-Aloud Unpacking Sheet, Grade PreK
- Interactive Read-Aloud Unpacking Sheet, Grade K
- Interactive Read-Aloud Unpacking Sheet, Grade 1
- Interactive Read-Aloud Unpacking Sheet, Grade 2
- Interactive Read-Aloud Unpacking Sheet, Grade 3
- Interactive Read-Aloud Unpacking Sheet, Grade 4
- Interactive Read-Aloud Unpacking Sheet, Grade 5
- Interactive Read-Aloud Unpacking Sheet, Grade 6

Shared Reading and Colección de Lectura compartida
Step-by-step instructions on how to unpack your Shared Reading CollectionPreK-3and Colección de Lectura compartidaPreK-2.
- ORGANIZING FPC: An Interactive Implementation Plan
- Shared Reading Unpacking Sheet, Grade PreK
- Shared Reading Unpacking Sheet, Grado PreK
- Shared Reading Unpacking Sheet, Grade K
- Shared Reading Unpacking Sheet, Grado K
- Shared Reading Unpacking Sheet, Grade 1
- Shared Reading Unpacking Sheet, Grado 1
- Shared Reading Unpacking Sheet, Grade 2
- Shared Reading Unpacking Sheet, Grado 2
- Shared Reading Unpacking Sheet, Grade 3

Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study
Step-by-step instructions on how to unpack your Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study System: Sounds, Letters, and Words in PreK.
Step-by-step instructions on how to unpack your Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study System:K-4.
Step-by-step instructions on how to unpack your Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study System:5 & 6.

Reading Minilessons
Step-by-step instructions on how to unpack your Reading Minilessons BookK-6.

Writing Minilessons
Step-by-step instructions on how to unpack your Writing Minilessons BookPreK-2.

Guided Reading
Step-by-step instructions on how to unpack your Guided Reading CollectionK-6.
- ORGANIZING FPC: An Interactive Implementation Plan
- Guided Reading Unpacking Sheet, Grade K
- Guided Reading Unpacking Sheet, Grade 1
- Guided Reading Unpacking Sheet, Grade 2
- Guided Reading Unpacking Sheet, Grade 3
- Guided Reading Unpacking Sheet, Grade 4
- Guided Reading Unpacking Sheet, Grade 5
- Guided Reading Unpacking Sheet, Grade 6

Book Clubs
Step-by-step instructions on how to unpack your Book Clubs CollectionK-6.
- ORGANIZING FPC: An Interactive Implementation Plan
- Book Clubs Unpacking Sheet, Grade K
- Book Clubs Unpacking Sheet, Grade 1
- Book Clubs Unpacking Sheet, Grade 2
- Book Clubs Unpacking Sheet, Grade 3
- Book Clubs Unpacking Sheet, Grade 4
- Book Clubs Unpacking Sheet, Grade 5
- Book Clubs Unpacking Sheet, Grade 6

Independent Reading
Step-by-step instructions on how to unpack your Independent Reading CollectionK-6.
- ORGANIZING FPC: An Interactive Implementation Plan
- Independent Reading Unpacking Sheet, Grade K
- Independent Reading Unpacking Sheet, Grade 1
- Independent Reading Unpacking Sheet, Grade 2
- Independent Reading Unpacking Sheet, Grade 3
- Independent Reading Unpacking Sheet, Grade 4
- Independent Reading Unpacking Sheet, Grade 5
- Independent Reading Unpacking Sheet, Grade 6
You have unpacked and now it’s time to log into your Online Resources. Online Resources holds many useful materials that you’ll need to teach Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™. Watch the videos below to log in and get acquainted.
How to Log Into Your Online Resources: Step-by-Step instructions for logging into your Online Resources account.
An Online Resources Guide: A tour of Online Resources including how to navigate the site, where to locate helpful videos and tutorials, highlights of the most important resources for your context(s), and what not to miss.
Now that you’ve unpacked and logged into your Online Resources account, it’s time get familiar with your materials. In these videos you will learn about the context you’ve purchased including an overview of all materials, how to navigate the lessons, teaching suggestions, and other helpful tips. These videos are a great place to start before you begin teaching, and to refer back to when you have questions.
开始With Interactive Read-Aloud
开始With Shared Reading
开始with Sounds, Letters, and Words In PreK
开始With Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study
开始With Reading Minilessons
开始with Joyful Writing In PreK
开始With Writing Minilessons
开始With Guided Reading
开始With Book Clubs
开始With Independent Reading
Now that you’ve become acquainted with your materials, it’s time to start planning. Refer toPreparing for FPC: An Interactive Action Planand theFree Implementation SupportCourse to begin preparing and to get acquainted with Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™. TheInteractive Action Planis a great tool for defining your vision and values, setting goals, getting to know FPC, and for planning your literacy time. TheFree Implementation Support Courseis a more in-depth tutorial where you will learn how to get started with each instructional context and how to fit them all together.
After you’ve completed both theInteractive Action Planand theFree Implementation Support Course, it’s time to move onto teaching. Provided for you are examples of what teachingFountas & Pinnell Classroom™ might look like in the first 8 weeks of the school year. Refer to theInstructional Plan你的年级水平,看看把这一切gether might look like.

Free Implementation Support Online Course
In partnership with Fountas and Pinnell, Heinemann is excited to deliver a new, COMPLIMENTARY implementation support online course for Fountas & Pinnell Classroom™ (FPC).
This implementation support course delivers video and interactive sessions that focus on the eight instructional contexts of the FPC System: Interactive Read-Aloud; Reading Minilessons; Writing Minilessons; Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study; Guided Reading; Shared Reading; Book Clubs; and Independent Reading.
In this implementation support course, you will be guided in:
- Building familiarity with the professional resources that support the implementation of FPC
- Getting started with each instructional context
- Fitting it all together - connecting contexts across the day, week, and year
Why stop there—We have even more resources and support options for you! Refer to theFPC in Actionvideo for an example of what eachFountas & Pinnell Classroom™context looks like when being taught in the live classroom and take a look at the webinars on putting each context into action featuring Gay Su Pinnell and Irene Fountas. If you need further support, we have manyprofessional developmentopportunities, and it might be helpful to check out ourblogandFacebook communityfor other tips, tricks, and information.
Fountas & Pinnell Webinars: Watch FPC in Action
Watch FPC in Action
Putting IRA into Action
Putting SR Into Action
Putting PWS into Action
Putting RML into Action
Putting GR Into Action
Putting BC Into Action
Putting IR into Action
Explore the Fountas & Pinnell Literacy™ Community
Looking to discover the ins and outs of theFountas & Pinnell Literacy™ Community? Watch this video to uncover free resources, how to best navigate the site, and become aware of all that's available to you.
A Guided Tour of the Fountas & Pinnell Literacy™ Website
Contact Information for FPC
- ContactCUSTOMER SERVICEfor help with your order.
- ContactTECH SUPPORTfor help with Online Resources or other digital questions.
- ContactPD SERVICESlearn more about professional development.
- ContactYOUR SALES REPfor help with future purchases.
- Contact FPL TEAM () for any other questions.