Mentor Texts

Theme is such an interesting and often challenging skill to teach! There are a lot of factors to consider, and since every student has their own unique point of view, we don’t always agree. If you are working on teaching Theme, you’re going to want some really great mentor texts to use. Lucky for you, […]

Check out these tips and the detailed "how to" to learn all about using mentor texts in writer's workshop. You'll be able to boost you kindergarten, first grade, or second grade students' writing skills and creativity! #WritersWorkshop #TeacherTips #Literacy

Have you been searching for a quick reference of texts to support you in teaching comprehension skills? I have researched and gathered some of my top Mentor Texts to Teach Comprehension Strategies. These texts can be used to teach skills such as: Main Idea, Summary, Context Clues, Character Traits, Setting, Cause and Effect, Inference, Drawing Conclusions, Predictions, Timeline of Events, Generalizations, Fact and Opinion, Connections, Author’s Purpose. #readingcomprehension…

Need to help bring text structure to life for your students? Check out these unique mentor texts that I've picked out just for you!

If you've been following for any length of time, you know that I love a good mentor text. They're engaging and a great way to get student...

My top 10 favorite mentor texts to use when modeling writing for kids! A helpful book list for teaching kids to write.

My ELA packs for Kinder, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Grade include three mini-lessons, printables, passages, interactive notebook activities, task cards, and an assessment. Some of these activities require the use of a mentor text grade level book. I have had many, many requests for a suggested book list, so I wanted to create a

Check out my 14 picture book recommendations. These are the best mentor texts for teaching personal narratives.

"I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato" I could use to teach about opinion writings, and how to persuade and convince others of what we believe, though it is not a fact.

Do you teach opinion writing in your classroom? Here is a list of 19 books that you can use to introduce opinion writing, teach students to write an opinion statement or even learn to supply reasons when writing opinions. The books range from primary grades through upper grades and give students a fun opportunity to engage with a variety of ways of writing opinions.