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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. 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!
This book is part of the BONUS UNIT (added June 2022) in the Yearlong Mentor Text Curriculum Bundle: Volume 2 for Grades 3-5! Please do not purchase if you own Volume 2 Yearlong Curriculum Bundle (which includes the mentor sentences, interactive activities, reading activities, writing prompts, and vocabulary lessons).
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In this pack, 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
★ Activities are also provided as links to Google Slides for Digital Learning! ★
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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!
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Great Resource
I recently purchased this product, and I must say, it exceeded my expectations! This resource is an absolute gem for educators looking to bring excitement and engagement into their classrooms.
Nice Halloween Activity
This was a great resource to use with the mentor text. The kids loved the story and this was a way for me to access their comprehension. Without using regular assessments.
Great Mentor Text Materials
I love incorporating picture books into my lessons for my 4th graders. This resource makes it simple. Great tool!
Great academic project for the week of Halloween.
I used this with my 5th grade high proficiency ELs. Fostered good discussions.
Curriculum based fun
This resource is absolutely perfect for Halloween and beyond! I loved how it incorporated grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and writing all in one.
Awesome resource
You can't go wrong with the mentor sentences! This is such a great book and these are awesome activities to use with this amazing book. Thank you!
My students loved this resource. Perfect for a little October fun.
I loved this extra addition to a wonderful picture book. My students loved it!
My students love Mentor Sentence time and this one was a Halloween favorite. Thank you!
We have always loved this book, we were happy to add it to our mentor sentence work.
I LOVE HALLOWEEN!! My students loved doing this and it was very educational as well as fun. This is a great book!!
This resource has some good activities to go along with the book.
Great bonus to the Mentor Sentence bundles that I use regularly in class.
This has been a great resource to use with my students in the classroom.
This was an excellent addition to our unit! The students found it very engaging.
My students and I enjoy mentor sentences. I’m so glad you created one for this book.
Mentor sentences have a been an amazing find for my class. They are engaging and students love hearing the stories.
I love this book, so this resource goes along perfectly with it!
We love using these mentor texts to supplement our curriculum.
I love that this resource has so many components to it. Grammar, vocabulary, & author's craft are all addressed. There is also room for rich discussion of the text's content. It is an excellent compliment to the the book.
A great resource to accompany the book. My 4th grade reading intervention group did a great job and enjoyed working on their comprehension using these materials.
We enjoyed using this with our study of The Widow's Broom! Thank you!
We love mentor sentences! This unit is a welcome addition to my collection of mentor sentence units. Thank you!
