Jivey shares ideas and lessons to make literacy accessible for all.
Mentor texts help students learn how to read like writers and write like readers- yes, even in the early years! In fact, K-2 teachers are a super-big-help to the upper grades teachers because their use of mentor texts helps ingrain the importance of reading, as… [continue reading]
Remember when you were in high school and college, and as you studied, you highlighted everything you felt was important… then you got to the bottom of a page, looked back, and your entire page was highlighted?? Yeah… that’s what we DON’T want students doing… [continue reading]
Some common emails I get when people are ready to start mentor sentences, or are in the first week and feel like it’s not going like it should, go something like this: “Help! My students aren’t able to write anything down the first week!” or… [continue reading]
I absolutely LOVE getting the most bang for my buck, don’t you? Time is such a precious commodity in the classroom, so any time I can maximize that time by using a mentor text, I do! Today, I’m going to share how I use… [continue reading]
I had a teacher comment on a post I made recently (about paired texts) saying the word “rigor” makes her want to throw up. Although she was being completely serious, it kind of made me giggle… but then I realized that maybe she didn’t like… [continue reading]
If you took a poll of current educators, one of the top things that teachers would tell you they need is more TIME. Although I can’t give you more time in your day, I can help you maximize your time! One struggle with time is… [continue reading]
Today I'm sharing two different mentor sentence lesson models with you.
To get the K-2 lesson for your own classroom for free, visit bit.ly/K2AdaMS
To get the free 3-5 lesson, visit bit.ly/35TruthMS
Missed any of the previous Mentor Text Mondays? Catch up here: www.ideasbyjivey.com/mentor-text-mondays/
And don't forget to sign up for the Crash Course to Master Mentor Sentences! In the one-hour free event, I will go more in depth and help you understand how to get the routine going in your classroom: www.ideasbyjivey.com/one-hour-crash-course-to-master-mentor-sentences/
With over 300 mentor sentence lessons in my store, I’m bound to have sets for just what you need! Looking for sets with any particular books to get during the sale? Comment below with the title AND your grade level and I’ll let you know how to get your hands on it!
Did you know that all of my mentor sentence lessons in 2nd-5th grade have vocabulary companions? Use the SAME books you use for your mentor sentences (and reading and writing) for some tier 2 and tier 3 word work, too!
Shop during the sale: bit.ly/JiveyVocab
