Mentor Texts for Teaching Cause and Effect
Cause and Effect is such an important reading skill for upper elementary students! Understanding how one thing leads to another, and another isn’t always easy.
Cause and Effect is such an important reading skill for upper elementary students! Understanding how one thing leads to another, and another isn’t always easy.
The Central Message in a story is usually not directly stated, so students really have to use their inference skills. This means it’s one of
Teaching character traits is one of my favorite things! There are so many different ways to approach it, and it’s fun to get creative. You
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Picture books are an important part of my character education lessons for perseverance! These picture books are great read alouds for morning meetings or any
It’s always been important to me to make the end of the year memorable for my students. Reading special books during the last few weeks
March is Women’s History Month and an excellent opportunity to share diverse books about women pioneers. Here are 18 must-have mentor texts that share the
Escape the winter doldrums with these 6 Valentine’s Day mentor texts! What is a mentor text? Mentor texts are usually short stories or picture books
Incorporating diverse books into our school and classroom libraries is vital. Let the books in your school act as mirrors that reflect the cultures and
Incorporating diverse books into our school and classroom libraries is vital. Let the books in your school act as mirrors that reflect the cultures and
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