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Looking for tier 2 vocabulary activities you can use with real books? This Science of Reading-aligned bundle covers all 40 mentor texts in Volume 1, so 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students spend the whole year learning tier 2 words straight from your read alouds. It’s all four Volume 1 vocabulary companions in one place.
Each book’s set is built around six tier 2 words from the book, along with some tier 3 words when a book uses them. Students meet every word in the book first, gather clues from the text, and work out what it means before they practice using it. There are no word lists to memorize and no copying definitions out of a dictionary.
The books are not included. I chose favorites that most school libraries already have.
Many tier 2 words aren’t new ideas for students. They’re more precise ways to say things students already say with simpler words: trudged instead of “walked slowly,” or weary instead of “really tired.” Students will meet these words again and again, in books and in conversation, so they’re worth teaching well. When students learn a word inside a story they already know, the book shows them exactly what the word adds. Using each word several times, in different ways, helps students start choosing it in their own writing and speaking.
Want to read more about how I teach vocabulary?
These are the same 40 books as my Volume 1 mentor sentences, so students can study a sentence from each book for grammar and its words for vocabulary. For reading and writing with the same books, take a look at the Better Than Basal reading and writing units for the 40 Volume 1 books.
Want everything for these books in one place? My Yearlong Mentor Text Curriculum, Volume 1 covers grammar, vocabulary, reading, and writing for all 40 Volume 1 books, plus 5 bonus units.
Want to see a set before you buy? Download my free Come On, Rain! vocabulary activities.
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I love using picture books in the classroom, and these are perfect for reinforcing a little bit of vocabulary. I am using it along with the mentor sentence pack. These are great resources!
I purchased this as a supplement to the mentor text bundle. I really love that the creator included pages that can be used with other vocabulary and books as well.
This has been a great addition to the mentor sentence practice. I have loved adding this because it fits so much better than my other vocabulary program!
A nice resource to improve vocabulary A nice resource to improve vocabulary
Some of my students really struggle with vocabulary, so this is a great way to practice in small groups or as a class. I love that I can connect these directly to the mentor sentences as well! We have a book theme in ELA each week because of these vocabulary activities and mentor sentences!
This resource is amazing! It fits hand in hand with the mentor sentences, and challenges kids to learn higher level vocabulary!
This product was thoroughly by all the students. They were fully engaged.
Love using resources by Jivey. These vocabulary activities tied to Mentor texts are great to teach children vocab and how authors use it to make writing interesting.
This resource was challenging for my 3rd-grade students. It was ideal for my 5th-grade intervention students.
