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Five For Friday: Oregon Trail With a {Giveaway!}

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Linking up for another fabulous Five For Friday to share about our learning of the Oregon Trail! And today, I’m bringing you an awesome giveaway with products from The Sweetest Thing and of course, me! :o)

We started off our study of the Oregon Trail using passages from Westward Expansion Paired Texts about The Oregon Trail and Covered Wagons! We annotated the passages, and the students practiced responding to a constructed response question.
Oregon Trail with Ideas by Jivey
Oregon Trail with Ideas by Jivey
I was so excited when Lauren from The Sweetest Thing shared her Oregon Trail Reader’s Theater with me! It was such a unique story, and one I knew my kids would love!
Oregon Trail Reader's Theater with Ideas by Jivey
I put my kids into groups to read together. They really got into it- they started changing their accents and tone of their voice- one of my boys even turned into a deep-voiced Daddy who was not messing around! LOL!
Oregon Trail Reader's Theater with Ideas by Jivey
Once they finished reading the Reader’s Theater, Lauren included some awesome activities to complete, including storyboards where they had to retell the story through pictures:
Retelling the story through Pictures by Ideas with Jivey
Retelling the story through Pictures by Ideas with Jivey
They did such a great job showing the main parts of the play!
One of the projects my students complete during our Westward Expansion Unit is an ABC Book. Here are two of my kiddos’ entries for Covered Wagons, Oregon Trail, and Pioneers:
Westward Expansion Unit ABC Book with Ideas by Jivey
I had to show you this one because the illustration was just too funny. 
The driver is saying, “OMG! You guys are so slow!” 
And the ox says, “He-he!”
Westward Expansion Unit ABC Book with Ideas by Jivey
If you want to see and read more about these ABC Books–and snag some freebies–check out my post TOMORROW over on our NEW Collaborative Blog, The Primary Peach! And while you’re there, make sure to enter our HUGE Launch Giveaway!

Lastly, here are some of my FAVORITE books that I have been reading during our Westward Expansion Unit:

Favorite books in Westward Expansion Unit:with Ideas by Jivey

I love them SO much, in fact, that I’ve decided to make a Westward Expansion Mentor Sentence Mini-Unit with them! (Similar to the American Revolution Mentor Sentence Mini-Unit I already have in my store…) It will be finished by the time the giveaway is over, so you will be the FIRST to get it if you win!

So, without further ado, check out this awesome giveaway! Two products from me, and two products from The Sweetest Thing- all four will have you SET to teach about Westward Expansion! The more entries you complete, the more chances you have to win! Good luck! It ends Monday night at midnight! (Or is that Tuesday morning??) 😛
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Ideas By Jivey

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Ideas By Jivey
On Day Four of the mentor sentence routine, students write like the author. They should change the meaning and context of the mentor sentence, while keeping the style and structure that the author used.EVERY SINGLE WEEK, not just in the beginning when you introduce the routine, you will want to provide a model to hit those ever-important higher-order thinking skills. They will evaluate what it is that you did in your sentence that was the same as the author, and determine how you changed that sentence to make it your own.Read more about Time to Imitate: www.ideasbyjivey.com/mentor-sentences-routine-day-four-imitate ... See MoreSee Less

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Once I started implementing mentor sentences in my classroom over ten years ago, there was no turning back to the “old” way of grammar PowerPoints and boring worksheets.1️⃣ I already used children’s literature to teach my mini-lessons in reading and writing. Why not use those books for grammar, too?2️⃣ My students were having these super deep conversations and even DEBATES about grammar and language. I’d never heard students be able to explain the functions of words so well before, or analyzing craft like actual authors! 3️⃣ It only takes 10-15 minutes per day! In a world where there just isn’t “extra” time, this was easy to manage – plus it took the place of grammar lessons that weren’t effective.Come read more about the why and how to implement mentor sentences in your own class on my blog: www.ideasbyjivey.com/taking-it-back-to-archives-mentor/ ... See MoreSee Less

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I once heard there was some controversy around my including this step in the mentor sentence routine.👀When I first implemented the routine in my classroom over ten years ago, my students desperately needed revision practice. I thought this would be the perfect way to make sure they dig in weekly!Students (and even adults!) often think revision means the writing is bad and needs to be fixed… but revision really is about making adjustments to the writing, or improvements to the language……which is what led to the controversy. 🤔 In no way was I implying that the published author wasn’t “good enough” or that the sentence NEEDS to be better.By showing students that even the mentor sentence could be revised, you are helping them understand that there are always things that can be done to revise their own writing, too. (That’s right; no more “I’m done!” in writing workshop 😆)Check out the tips for this day in the mentor sentence routine: www.ideasbyjivey.com/mentor-sentences-routine-day-three-revise ... See MoreSee Less

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