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Want one ELA routine that covers grammar, vocabulary, reading, and writing with the same picture book all week? Volume 1 of my Yearlong Mentor Text Curriculum is a 45-week elementary language arts curriculum for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade, built on 40 popular picture books plus 5 bonus units.
Every part of the week connects back to the same 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 or content, 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.
Bonus units
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 3-5 page walks through how they work in upper elementary.
All four volumes for grades 3-5 follow the same weekly structure with a different set of books, so there’s no overlap between them. Volume 4 is the only one that pairs two books in each unit. Pick the book list you most want to read aloud this year! Take a look at Volume 2, Volume 3, and Volume 4.
It covers grammar, vocabulary, and reading comprehension for the whole year, with a writing prompt every week. 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:
The free Volume 1 At-A-Glance lists every book and skill in this curriculum.
This purchase is for one teacher. Please don’t share the files with other teachers. Thank you!
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Learning through picture books
I love how these resources cover all the skills based on a picture book of the week. Using the picture book for context to practice grammar, vocabulary, comprehension and writing skills is an awesome way to teach ELA - especially in my combined 3rd & 4th grade class.
Amazing resource!
Mentor texts galore! Everything was easy to prepare. I loved how everything was connected. This is an amazing resource that you will use over and over again!
LOVE THIS FOR SENTENCE OF THE WEEK
I love this resource. I was able to find all the read alouds online and kids would WANT to read and find the sentences and vocabulary from this in the story.
Great resource to keep students engaged throughout the year
This was a helpful resource to supplement our curriculum. It was easy for the students to follow, and it required minimal prep.
I loved using this resource in my classroom! Thank you!
Great resource - very engaging! My students enjoyed the activities in this resource.
This resource has been a life saver for me. I had no idea how to connect my reading to the curriculum in a fun and engaging way. This resource was perfect.
I'm loving this bundle! It has SO many resources and it makes it easy to use the resources for whatever you're needing them for at that time!
Utilizing sentence-based activities to teach grammar concepts can be a highly effective and engaging approach for students. These hands-on exercises encourage learners to actively analyze the structure and mechanics of language, leading to a deeper understanding of grammatical principles that can be readily applied in their own writing and communication.
This has been a game changer with how I teach grammar....as well as adding in all the reading standards! Love this product so much!
Loved being able to use this resource for ELA. Super easy to use
Great Resource! Very well organized, helpful, standards-aligned, and engaging. Thank you!
This resource is above anything else I've ever used to supplement my reading curriculum! I've always used novels as my main source of literature in the classroom, and this completely changed the way I teach reading from here on out. Everything in the files are easy to understand and organized in a very convenient way. I've already started with my students, and their participation and eagerness to learn is already outstanding!
Wow! This is one very complete Reader's Workshop style bundle.
Love using this resource! It has really helped enhance my students grammar skills.
My students are enjoying learning grammar and proper sentence structure through the books we are reading in class. Make planning much easier. Thanks
This resource transformed the way I teach grammar. My students loved the predictability of the activities and every Monday would be excited to see what our new mentor sentence/text would be. Their grammar knowledge definitely increased and the quality of their writing greatly improved. I have since purchased more products by Jivey and will continue to use her products next year.
The only drawback to this resource is having to buy all the books. Update: Seller is absolutely correct that you don't have to buy the books. I did because my small town library either didn't have them or they were checked out when I wanted to use them. This was a personal issue and not an issue with the product itself - which is wonderful. If anything it has more resources than I could possibly use!
Thank you, this resource is awesome. My kids were really engaged.
My students enjoyed this resource. It's a great idea to look at great sentences rather than ones that need fixing. It gives the students an example of good work.
Love the stories and the mentor sentence. Really great resource.
Worked well with my students, providing them with different ways to look at stories they are reading
