Use these paired passages with your students to integrate high-interest, engaging informational passages about the Festivals of Lights that occur in Thailand, Taiwan, and China compared to the International Balloon Fiesta in the US; a pair all about Diwali and the food and clothing traditions; and a pair about Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) and Catrina: the icon of the holiday. #pairedtexts #readingactivities #fourthgrade #fifthgrade #sixthgrade

Use these differentiated paired passages with your students to integrate high-interest, engaging informational passages! I have included informational passages about mysteries of the deep: Loch Ness and Megalodon; giant squid, lion's mane jellyfish, anglerfish; and mermaids. There is also an excerpt from The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen to pair with the informational text about mermaids. #pairedtexts #readingactivities #fourthgrade #fifthgrade #sixthgrade

Higher order thinking questions should also be used in grammar instruction. Download this free higher order thinking questions poster to guide you in transforming your classroom conversations!

Mentor sentences are the perfect way to teach grammar and author's craft through examples of excellent sentences from your favorite read-aloud books! This bundle is just what you need to implement mentor sentences in your classroom with diverse books! Each of the 10 lessons includes the teacher sentence page, the student sentence page, a lesson plan page with possibilities for all 4 days, and a quiz aligned with CCSS with answer key. #mentortexts #mentorsentences #weneeddiversebooks

Use these differentiated paired passages with your students to integrate high-interest, engaging informational passages! I have included informational passages about mysteries of the deep: Loch Ness and Megalodon; giant squid, lion's mane jellyfish, anglerfish; and mermaids. There is also an excerpt from The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen to pair with the informational text about mermaids. #pairedtexts #readingactivities #secondgrade #thirdgrade

Use these differentiated paired passages with your students to integrate high-interest, engaging informational passages about giraffes, as well as the positive and negative facts about zoos. This is the perfect set to integrate reading with persuasive writing as well! #pairedtexts #readingactivities #fourthgrade #fifthgrade #sixthgrade

Mentor sentences are the perfect way to teach grammar and author's craft through examples of excellent sentences from your favorite read-aloud books! This bundle is just what you need to implement nonfiction mentor sentences in your classroom all year! Each of the 10 lessons includes the teacher sentence page, the student sentence page, a lesson plan page with possibilities for all 4 days, and a quiz aligned with CCSS with answer key. #mentortexts #mentorsentences #nonfiction #3rdgrade #4thgrade

Mentor sentences are the perfect way to teach grammar and author's craft through examples of excellent sentences from your favorite read-aloud books! This bundle is just what you need to implement mentor sentences in your classroom all year! Each of the 40 lessons includes the teacher sentence page, the student sentence page, a lesson plan page with possibilities for all 4 days, and a quiz aligned with CCSS with answer key. #mentortexts #mentorsentences #3rdgrade #4thgrade #5thgrade

Mentor sentences are the perfect way to teach grammar and author's craft through examples of excellent sentences from your favorite read-aloud books! This bundle is just what you need to implement mentor sentences in your classroom all year! Each of the 40 lessons includes the teacher sentence page, the student sentence page, a lesson plan page with possibilities for all 4 days, and a quiz aligned with CCSS with answer key. #mentortexts #mentorsentences #3rdgrade #4thgrade #5thgrade