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Want activities for diverse read alouds that carry your grammar, vocabulary, reading, and writing for 10 weeks? This Celebrating Diversity bundle gives 1st and 2nd grade teachers 10 weeks of mentor text units, each built on a picture book where students see themselves and each other.
I chose these 10 books so every student can find themselves in a story, and meet classmates whose lives look different from their own, across cultures, races, religions, genders, and family structures. They’re books I love to read aloud, and they give students so much to talk about!
Each week centers on one book. The grammar lesson comes from a sentence in the book, the vocabulary words come from its pages, the reading activities are built on its story, and the writing prompt ties to its theme. Students go deep with one book instead of jumping between worksheets that don’t connect!
The books are not included. Most are in school and public libraries, and many are available as online read-alouds.
When every subject points back to the same book, students don’t have to start over each time the subject changes. They already know the story, so their energy goes into the skill: the grammar in a sentence, the meaning of a word, a theme, or a written response.
The grammar piece is my mentor sentence routine, so grammar is taught in context instead of with fix-the-sentence drills. Students study a sentence a published author wrote, then use the same skill in a sentence of their own.
New to mentor sentences? My Mentor Sentences for K-2 page walks through how they work in the primary grades.
Any time of year! Use it as a 10-week unit on its own, or weave the books into the mentor texts you already teach. You don’t have to teach the books in order.
It covers grammar, vocabulary, and reading for 10 weeks, with a writing prompt for every book. The prompts are meant to go alongside your writing curriculum, not replace it. Homeschool families can use it, too!
Each part is also sold on its own:
Teaching 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade? Take a look at the Grades 3-5 Celebrating Diversity Bundle.
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This was very helpful to help reinforce skills during our right to read week that students needed extra support with.
These are always engaging and purposeful. I love embedding the teaching of grammar and using the mentor text to inspire other writing.
LOVE everything from Jivey! This is a great resource for Mentor sentences. I love how these make learning grammar more exciting. Thank you!
I love Jivey's mentor text curriculum. It's a great way to engage students while also teaching them academics. I was able to integrate several different standards while using these tools.
I love using Mentor Texts and this was a wonderful resource to use with students.
Another great unit from Jivey! Makes is so easy to use the same Mentor Text to teach a variety of skills.
This has been a wonderful addition to the original mentor sentence bundle I had bought. Having additional mentor sentences options allows me to really follow the needs of my class, whether we're ready to move ahead, or whether we need to spend additional time on a grammar skill.
