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For over a decade, I've created resources that make literacy accessible for all students using research-based strategies. Don't miss my best-selling mentor sentence lessons! Students learn best through content integration and in-context skills, and my goal is to help you deliver your instruction with these best practices. I know teachers struggle day-to-day to get it all done. My goal is to help lighten your load with quality lessons and activities! I also deliver professional development sessions on utilizing mentor texts and mentor sentences to transform traditional lessons into fresh integrated practices. Although I miss being in the classroom, my passion has always been to help and mentor teachers, and I'm so lucky to be able to call my dream, "a job." It is humbling, yet exciting, to know I am affecting classrooms worldwide!
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3rd 4th 5th Grade Daily Grammar Practice Activities Mentor Sentences Vol 1 Set 1
Ditch the boring grammar worksheets and ineffective fix the sentence drills! Mentor sentences are the best way to provide meaningful daily grammar practice with consistent grammar spiral review activities that actually stick. This approach helps 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students truly understand grammar and punctuation by seeing strong models and applying skills directly to their own writing. Transform your grammar lessons with the mentor sentence routine that builds confident writers, one sente
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
CCSS
W.3.4
, W.3.5
, W.4.4
+33
3rd 4th 5th Grade Daily Grammar Practice Activities Mentor Sentences Bundle Vol1
⭐️⭐️SAVE WITH THE BUNDLE!⭐️⭐️ Ditch the boring grammar worksheets and ineffective fix the sentence drills! Mentor sentences are the best way to provide daily grammar practice with grammar spiral review activities that are meaningful, consistent, and actually stick. This approach helps 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students truly understand grammar and punctuation by seeing strong models and applying skills directly to their own writing. Transform your grammar lessons with the mentor sentence routine
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
CCSS
W.3.4
, W.3.5
, W.4.4
+39
2nd Grade Daily Grammar Practice Activities Review Mentor Sentences Bundle
⭐️⭐️SAVE WITH THE BUNDLE!⭐️⭐️ Ditch the boring grammar worksheets and ineffective fix the sentence drills! Mentor sentences are the best way to provide daily grammar practice with grammar spiral review activities that are meaningful, consistent, and actually stick. This approach helps 2nd grade students truly understand grammar and punctuation by seeing strong models and applying skills directly to their own writing. Transform your grammar lessons with the mentor sentence routine that builds co
2nd
Grammar, Literature, Writing
Balloons Over Broadway Thanksgiving Book Activities Text Structure Lessons Unit
Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet is such a great nonfiction mentor text to teach about the man behind the magic of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! If you don't own a copy of the book, check your local library or you might even find an online read-aloud of the text with a simple Google search! Using mentor texts is one of the best ways to maximize your teaching time. You are able to teach multiple skills, subjects, and topics with just one book! WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS UNIT?a week of
3rd - 5th
Informational Text, Reading, Writing
CCSS
RI.3.1
, RI.3.2
, RI.3.3
+72
Build Food Webs & Food Chains Interactive Activities Ecosystems Worksheets
The best way for students to understand the flow of energy in food chains and food webs within ecosystems is for them to actually BUILD them and analyze them! This pack allows students in four different activities to learn about rainforests, forests, oceans, and freshwater ecosystems as they create food chains and food webs. Each activity progressively gets more difficult, starting with completing a food chain, then a food web with arrows placed, moving to a food web that doesn't include arrows
2nd - 5th
Biology, Earth Sciences, Science
NGSS, TEKS
5-LS2-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
+4
Poetry Comprehension & Poem Analysis Lessons Activities Unit 4th 5th 6th Grade
This poetry unit is designed to strengthen poetry comprehension and lessons for poem analysis in 4th grade, 5th grade, and middle school. Use these close reading tasks to build deep poem comprehension. Whether you're planning a full poetry unit, looking for poetry review, or celebrating National Poetry Month, this resource offers meaningful poetry practice for kids that goes beyond surface-level reading. Remember, poetry doesn't have to be saved for April. Use these poem activities with kids all
4th - 6th
Close Reading, Poetry, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RL.4.1
, RL.4.2
, RL.4.4
+9
3rd 4th 5th Grade Mentor Sentences, Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading Curriculum Vol1
This yearlong mentor sentences and reading curriculum for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade gives you 45 weeks of complete, integrated ELA instruction built around high-quality mentor texts. You'll have hundreds of read-aloud book activities and lessons for grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension practice, plus writing prompts. This Volume 1 bundle brings together everything you need to teach grammar through mentor sentences, vocabulary in context, and reading comprehension skills, all anchored to the
3rd - 5th
Grammar, Reading, Writing
Natural Disasters Earthquakes Tornadoes Hurricanes Flood Paired Reading Passages
Use this resource about extreme weather and natural disasters in science or reading with 4th, 5th, or 6th grade to compare and contrast two texts on the same topic! These paired text passages explore earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, and floods with comprehension questions and activities that can double as a review or textbook alternative. This pack is perfect for integrating literacy into your science block while helping students build background knowledge and critical thinking skil
4th - 6th
Close Reading, Earth Sciences, Informational Text
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.3
+5
Daily Writing Mentor Sentences 1st Grade Grammar Emergent Readers Activities
⭐️⭐️SAVE WITH THE BUNDLE!⭐️⭐️ Ditch the boring worksheets and ineffective fix the sentence drills! These mentor sentences for first grade are the best way to provide meaningful daily writing and reading practice for emergent readers and writers with consistent grammar spiral review activities that actually stick. This bundle is just what you need to get started with implementing mentor sentences in your Kindergarten or First Grade classroom. I created these with first graders in mind, however, t
K - 1st
Grammar, Reading, Writing
Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark, & Sacagawea Reading Passages Map Questions
Teaching Westward Expansion? These nonfiction passages covering the Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark, and Sacagawea will help you integrate reading skills like cause and effect, main idea, and more with your social studies content. Use the informational texts and map activity for close reading, guided reading, or as a supplement to your Westward Expansion unit. What's Included:Three nonfiction reading passages: Louisiana PurchaseLewis and Clark (Meriwether Lewis and William Clark)SacagaweaCo
3rd - 5th
Informational Text, Reading, U.S. History
CCSS
RI.3.1
, RI.3.2
, RI.3.3
+6
Bats Owls Spiders for Halloween Paired Reading Passages Comprehension Activities
Use these science articles for reading lessons with 4th, 5th, and 6th grade to compare and contrast two texts on the same topic! These paired text passages explore bats, owls, and spiders with comprehension questions and activities that keep students engaged. These paired passages, or paired texts, meet the demand for more complex texts that students can use to compare and build knowledge to integrate information and draw conclusions. The high-interest, rigorous passages in this set are great
4th - 6th
Close Reading, Informational Text, Science
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.3
+6
2nd Grade Daily Grammar Practice Activities Spiral Review Mentor Sentences Set 1
Ditch the boring grammar worksheets and ineffective fix the sentence drills! Mentor sentences are the best way to provide meaningful daily grammar practice with consistent grammar spiral review activities that actually stick. This approach helps 2nd grade students truly understand grammar and punctuation by seeing strong models and applying skills directly to their own writing. Transform your grammar lessons with the mentor sentence routine that builds confident writers, one sentence at a time!
2nd
Grammar, Literature, Writing
CCSS
W.1.5
, W.2.5
, L.1.1b
+12
3rd 4th 5th Grade Daily Grammar Practice Activities Mentor Sentences Bundle Vol2
⭐️⭐️SAVE WITH THE BUNDLE!⭐️⭐️ Ditch the boring grammar worksheets and ineffective fix the sentence drills! Mentor sentences are the best way to provide daily grammar practice with grammar spiral review activities that are meaningful, consistent, and actually stick. This approach helps 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students truly understand grammar and punctuation by seeing strong models and applying skills directly to their own writing. Transform your grammar lessons with the mentor sentence routine
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
CCSS
W.3.4
, W.3.5
, W.4.4
+41
Narrative, Informative, Opinion Writing 4th 5th Grade Unit Rubrics Lesson Plans
This Narrative, Informative, and Opinion Bundle includes standards-aligned integrated lesson plans for reading, writing, AND grammar with activities, checklists, rubrics, outlines, text-based writing prompts, essay prompts, response to literature prompts, and additional readings; and all you need to get your hands on are the books! Using one mentor text in as many subjects and for as many skills as possible helps you maximize your time. There are complete writing, reading, and mentor sentence l
4th - 5th
ELA Test Prep, Literature, Writing
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Read-Aloud Book Activities- Mentor Text Unit
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett is a fun mentor text for all ages! If you don't own a copy of the book, check your local library or you might even find an online read-aloud of the text with a simple Google search! ***************************************************************************** In this pack, you will receive: ★a mentor sentence lesson for the book ★an interactive notebook activity to review/teach complex sentences ★bonus parts of speech activity ★reading activitie
3rd - 5th
Creative Writing, Literature, Reading
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.3
+5
3rd 4th 5th Grade Daily Grammar Practice Activities Mentor Sentences Vol 1 Set 2
Ditch the boring grammar worksheets and ineffective fix the sentence drills! Mentor sentences are the best way to provide meaningful daily grammar practice with consistent grammar spiral review activities that actually stick. This approach helps 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students truly understand grammar and punctuation by seeing strong models and applying skills directly to their own writing. Transform your grammar lessons with the mentor sentence routine that builds confident writers, one senten
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
CCSS
W.3.4
, W.3.5
, W.4.4
+32
3rd 4th 5th Grade Differentiated Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
Looking for reading passages with comprehension questions you can differentiate by both passage level and question complexity? This bundle of reading assessments includes 48 differentiated fiction and nonfiction texts that assess all standards in key ideas and details, craft and structure, and integration of knowledge and ideas for grades 3, 4, and 5. Each standard has twelve individual assessments (6 fiction and 6 nonfiction), so these are perfect for standards-based grading! There are also 12
3rd - 5th
Informational Text, Literature, Reading Strategies
4th Grade Grammar Language Spiral Review Homework Morning Work Warm Ups BUNDLE
Use this fourth grade year bundle to review parts of speech, conventions, spelling, and vocabulary / word relationships (including figurative language) each week as homework, morning work, or warm ups for writing and grammar class. These packs are designed so that students are working for just a few minutes on one of four areas of language each day for thirty-six weeks: parts of speech, conventions, spelling, and vocabulary/word relationships. You will find the common core standards that are a
4th
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
Paired Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Writing Prompts 4th 5th 6th
Compare and contrast two texts on the same topic year-round with these reading passages with questions and writing prompts for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students! Integrate reading passages with social studies and science to meet the demand for more complex texts that students can use to compare and build knowledge to integrate information and draw conclusions. The high-interest, rigorous passages in this bundle are great to stretch your 4th and 5th graders, and still appropriate for many studen
4th - 6th
Informational Text, Science, U.S. History
Ocean Animals Paired Summer Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions 4th 5th
Use these science articles for reading lessons with 4th, 5th, and 6th grade to compare and contrast two texts on the same topic! These paired passages with writing prompts explore underwater mysteries with comprehension questions and activities that keep students engaged. These paired passages, or paired texts, meet the demand for more complex texts that students can use to compare and build knowledge to integrate information and draw conclusions. The high-interest, rigorous passages in this
4th - 6th
Close Reading, Informational Text, Science
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.3
+5
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About the store
Experience
For over a decade, I've created resources that make literacy accessible for all students using research-based strategies. Don't miss my best-selling mentor sentence lessons! Students learn best through content integration and in-context skills, and my goal is to help you deliver your instruction with these best practices. I know teachers struggle day-to-day to get it all done. My goal is to help lighten your load with quality lessons and activities! I also deliver professional development sessions on utilizing mentor texts and mentor sentences to transform traditional lessons into fresh integrated practices. Although I miss being in the classroom, my passion has always been to help and mentor teachers, and I'm so lucky to be able to call my dream, "a job." It is humbling, yet exciting, to know I am affecting classrooms worldwide!
Awards & shining teacher moments
Teacher of the Year Nominee 2013, 2014
Outstanding Master of Education Student in Early Childhood Education
University of West Georgia Dean's List
My own education history
Specialist in Teacher Leadership, Piedmont College, Demorest, GA, December 2012.
Master of Education with a Reading Endorsement, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA, July 2007. GPA 4.0
Bachelor of Science in Education, Early Childhood Education, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA, December 2005.
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