Trombone Shorty is the autobiography of Troy Andrews. This picture book shares how Troy was inspired to be a musician. It is a featured read-aloud on Storyline Online, as well as a read-along on Epic!
This book is part of the BONUS UNIT (added April 2022) in the Yearlong Mentor Text Curriculum Bundle: Volume 1 for Grades 3-5! Please do not purchase if you own Volume 1 Yearlong Curriculum Bundle (which includes the mentor sentences, interactive activities, reading activities, writing prompts, and vocabulary lessons).
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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Trombone Shorty
Great resource to use with mentor text.
Brittany R.Grades taught: 3 · April 30, 2026
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I love teaching about Trombone Shorty during Black History Month and was so excited to find activities that go along with the book. Thank you for making this!
Elizabeth L.Grades taught: 3 · July 15, 2025
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As always, these mentor sentence packs are game-changers. My students love the weekly routine, and their syntax and grammar have grown significantly because of these lessons. We LOVE this resource!
Allison F.Grades taught: 3, 4 · August 24, 2024
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Have this downloaded and printed and ready to go for the first month of school. Like all these resources, its a great product.
Fiorela M.Grades taught: 3 · August 7, 2024
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Thank you for this great resource! I liked it very much!
Jennifer J.Grades taught: 4 · June 30, 2024
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Love these resources, they are so thorough and this was a really engaging story!
Spots and DotsGrades taught: 4 · June 27, 2024
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Mentor sentences have a been an amazing find for my class. They are engaging and students love hearing the stories.
Deborah D.Grades taught: 5 · February 7, 2024
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Thank you so much for this resource! It was just what I needed.
Mrs. Brannan's ClassGrades taught: 3 · October 5, 2023
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Good resource to use with the My View curriculum.
Jodie S.Grades taught: 4 · April 27, 2023
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Another amazing resource from this seller! These are the BEST way to teach grammar in a way that is not boring or rote. My admin is so impressed with how students can not only understand the parts of speech, but also use that knowledge to create new sentences to show their understanding. Thank you!
Kimberly P.Grades taught: 3 · February 7, 2023
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My fourth graders really enjoyed learning about Trombone Shorty. Thank you for this unit! I appreciate the variety of Language Arts skills and lessons.