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Jivey shares ideas and lessons to make literacy accessible for all.
Make sure to grab my best-selling weeklong mentor text unit for Balloons Over Broadway to use in the next two weeks to get your kids prepared to share the history of the Macy’s Parade with their family over the break! You’ll get a week of explicit plans that teach text structure, primary sources, analyzing photos, and vivid verbs! www.ideasbyjivey.com/product/balloons-over-broadway-mentor-text-unit-for-grades-3-5/
The first quarter is over... for some, almost half the year is done. Are you pulling your hair out, repeating your grammar and conventions lessons over and over, wondering why your students still aren't "getting it?"![]()
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It doesn't have to be this way!!![]()
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Come see the step-by-step breakdown of the mentor sentence routine, and try out a lesson for free in your classroom. bit.ly/JiveySteps![]()
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It's NEVER too late to get started!
Coming at ya with another perfect book to use this month! The Widow's Broom by Chris Van Allsburg can be used around Halloween as a seasonal mentor text, but it's really great any time of year as it relates to tolerance and how we treat those that are different than us.![]()
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In the mentor text unit I’ve made for this book, you will receive: ![]()
★a mentor sentence lesson for the book![]()
★an interactive notebook activity to review/teach prepositional phrases![]()
★seven reading ideas suggested with three activities provided: making inferences, theme, and comparing characters' reactions![]()
★one writing idea suggested with a writing prompt given![]()
★contextual vocabulary activities![]()
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Check it out: www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Widows-Broom-Mentor-Text-Digital-Print-Unit-8155291