Jivey shares ideas and lessons to make literacy accessible for all.
Teachers are aware that understanding vocabulary is crucial to reading comprehension, but we want students to do more than just “know it when they read it.” We hope our students can adopt these words into their repertoire and improve their writing and speaking vocabulary as… [continue reading]
Time is precious. There is NEVER enough of it!! But, what if there was a way you could take back some of that time? Would you take it? I have your answer! Before we dive in, let’s talk about what a mentor text IS and… [continue reading]
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 teamed up with 21 other bloggers to share anti-racist lessons, books, research, anecdotes, and helpful articles to guide you in your teaching. After the horrific shooting in El Paso, where a 21-year-old domestic terrorist targeted Latinx people, we all agreed that teachers make a difference in the way students view others, accept others, and are exposed to others. It’s time to talk racism and build empathy, and we want to make sure you can do it well.
We can no longer be silent.
Check out my post where I share how to use the book, Dreamers by Yuyi Morales, and I also provide free downloads for your lessons. This post is dedicated to Jorge Calvillo Garcia, one of the 22 victims of that horrific day in El Paso. www.ideasbyjivey.com/using-mentor-texts-dreamers/
Chris Van Allsburg is EVERYTHING you need for inference lessons (and more). Check out this seasonal lesson with a freebie included for his book, The Stranger!
Flipping For Fall Mentor Texts: The Stranger
Jivey shares ideas and lessons to make literacy accessible for all.Get a free close reading lesson with a poem about spiders, and see all the steps I used with students to teach it!
Close Reading Poetry: Step-by-Step Mini-Lesson
Jivey shares ideas and lessons to make literacy accessible for all.
