40+ weeks of daily grammar lessons and growing! These supplemental materials help with implementing quick and easy grammar lessons. After studying Jeff Anderson’s Patterns of Power, the framework makes sense! I’ve put a fun weekly writing routine spin on this plan and infused lots of opportunities for real writing in the elementary classroom. The slides include a weekly writer’s workout routine with daily writing prompts. The focus/mentor sentences are from a rich variety of children’s literatu
Heard about "Mentor Sentences?" Getting started with Writer's Notebooks? Here is a quick getting started guide and several printable Writer's Notebook options. Once you’ve developed a plan to use a writer’s notebook it’s time to infuse some meaningful grammar minilessons into the mix. After studying Jeff Anderson’s Patterns of Power, the framework for using mentor sentences to teach grammar just makes sense! I’ve put a fun weekly writing routine spin on this plan and infused lots of opportuniti
Have you heard about using "Mentor Sentences" to teach grammar or make your writing lessons more meaningful? Are you getting started with using Writer's Notebooks in your classroom? Here is a 7 week grammar unit using mentor sentences to target the correct use of capital letters. Lesson Sequence: - titled by “Focus Phrase.” Pick and choose the skills that your students need! What Do Capital Letters Do?4.1 - I capitalize names 4.2 - I capitalize the pronoun I 4.3 - I capitalize months and days 4
Mentor sentences are a great way to effectively teach grammar. Follow this daily writing routine to infuse meaningful grammar practice into your writing instruction. This freebie gives you a snapshot of what one week of quick grammar lessons can look like. Just 10-15 minutes a day! Check out my store for an entire semester of resources like this one by clicking HERE!
Getting started with Writer's Notebooks? Heard about "Mentor Sentences?" Here is a quick getting started guide and several printable Writer's Notebook options. Like what you see? Check out the FREEBIE Grammar Minilessons Using Mentor Sentences and Grammar Mentor Sentences | Grammar Mini-lessons | Daily Writing Routine resources in my store! Happy Writing!
Favorite practices: focusing on engaging topics to facilitate higher level thinking, cooperative learning, phonics skills based reading instruction, research, interactive read alouds, small group instruction, hands-on learning, SIOP for ELL students
My own education history
BS in Early Childhood Education
Masters in Teaching English Learners
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