The Scarecrow Mentor Text Unit for Grades 3-5

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Description

The Scarecrow by Beth Ferry is newly released, September 2019, and one you will want to include in your autumn lessons year after year! If you don’t own a copy of the book, check your local library or you might even find an online read-aloud of the text with a simple Google search!

Using mentor texts is one of the best ways to maximize your teaching time. You are able to teach multiple skills, subjects, and topics with just one book!

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS UNIT?

  • a week of plans that teach theme and character changes, poetic qualities of fragments and stanzas, compound sentences, and sentence variation using the book, The Scarecrow by Beth Ferry (book not included)
  • detailed explicit lessons, including teacher samples
  • a week-at-a-glance plan
  • digitally converted activities in Google Slides and Forms, when applicable
  • mentor sentence lesson teaching compound sentences
  • reading lessons to teach theme and character change with the book as well as integration of the Pixar Short, Kitbull
  • writing lessons to teach sentence variation and writing in poetic form (stanzas and fragments)
  • original poem written by me, Jessica Ivey, to tell the story of Kitbull
  • printables for skill practice
  • response to literature checklist for students
  • response to literature rubric
  • short assessments

You will notice that the units align in best practices with my other resources, so if you are already using other components like Mentor Sentences, Better Than Basal, or Everything But The Books, they can easily be incorporated into your plans without breaking stride.

In fact, this unit follows the exact same structure as my Everything But The Books resources!

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GET THE ENTIRE MENTOR TEXT CLUB BUNDLE!

This unit was part of the 2019-2020 Club, which is now complete! Get all 12 units in the MENTOR TEXT CLUB BUNDLE!

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Please remember, this purchase is for the use of one teacher. It is not intended to be shared. Please use the ‘additional license’ purchase if more than one teacher will be using it. Thank you!

*The mentor sentence lessons I have created are adapted from the ideas of Jeff Anderson. These lessons were born from the routine that worked well in my classroom, and the demos and examples I present are variations of Jeff Anderson’s methods. This is not the only way to “do” mentor sentences in your classroom.*

Copyright © 2019 Ideas By Jivey, LLC
All rights reserved by author, Jessica Ivey.
Permission to copy for single classroom use only.
Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.
Not for public display.

★★★★★ TpT buyer review

An awesome fall resource

I loved using this book companion for my unit on scarecrows this year. My students loved all the activities!
The Glitter Gradebook Grades taught: 3 · December 4, 2025
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Another hit for Jivey!

I have been following Jivey for a while now, and her products never disappoint! My kids loved it and so did I!
Kimberly V. Grades taught: 5 · November 30, 2025
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Great Resouce

I love this resource. It really covers the character traits of the book.
Miss L's Creative Designs Grades taught: 3 · October 31, 2025
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Fall Read Aloud

I love this resource to pair with the read aloud "The Scarecrow". There are great option for comprehension skills.
Cassidy Y. Grades taught: 3 · October 10, 2025
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Great Resource

Resource was perfect for teaching character traits and using mentor texts.
Elizabeth B. Grades taught: 6, 7, 8 · September 30, 2025
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Well created resource.

My students really enjoy this story and these items go with them perfectly.
Dana S. Grades taught: 4 · September 26, 2025
★★★★☆ TpT buyer review
Easy to use and very engaging for my students. It saved me time and matched my lesson goals perfectly. Highly recommend!
Nicole A. Grades taught: 5 · May 12, 2025
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I loved this resource. I love dong read alouds with activities with my class.
Stacey H. Grades taught: 4 · April 29, 2025
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Mentor sentences are a big part of my classroom! It's an effective way to integrate all parts of ELA.
Andrea W. Grades taught: 4 · January 13, 2025
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This was such a lovely resource to use before Thanksgiving. My students had fun and learned at the same time. Thank you!
Anne B. Grades taught: 4 · December 2, 2024
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I loved using this unit this fall with my child. It was a new book for us, and we loved it. Such a sweet story. The activities were very helpful in learning the material.
Marianne W. Grades taught: 4 · November 18, 2024
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My class loved reading "The Scarecrow" and they enjoy using mentor sentences to learn grammar! I have noticed so much improvement in their writing, as well as their understanding of editing and revising.
Ginger H. Grades taught: 5 · November 17, 2024