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    Volume 2 Better Than Basal with a LIMITED Time Offer!

    September 26, 2015

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    After a few hundred hours of work, this bad boy is finally complete! Just like Volume 1 Better Than Basal, the Volume 2 Better Than Basal is jam-packed with tons of awesome Common Core aligned lesson ideas, activities, graphic organizers, and themed writing prompts, all great for grades 3-5! All of the books in the unit are the same ones in the Volume 2 Mentor Sentence Units.

    You can try a unit for free with the book, When Lightning Comes in a Jar! There is also a free mentor sentence lesson and interactive activity to go along with this book!

     

    But wait! If you buy this gigantic pack of activities by OCTOBER 6th, you can also receive the **soon to be updated** Nonfiction Companion for FREE! There is a link on the table of contents page in the digital download to the form you will fill out to receive the free Nonfiction Companion. ON OCTOBER 7 (not before), I will email the file to everyone that fills out the form by the end of the day October 6. Currently, the nonfiction companion has five of the books also used in Volume 2, Unit 4 Mentor Sentences. It will be updated to include all ten! Currently, the nonfiction unit is $5, but the price will go up to reflect the additional books. (If you already own the nonfiction companion, be looking for a revised update on your “my purchases” page October 7!)

    Were you holding out for the Biggest and BEST Bundle with all the mentor sentences, interactive notebook activities, and reading and writing activities? The price has been lowered to include the free Nonfiction Companion until October 7! 🙂

    Or maybe you are a hard copy, print-my-book-so-I-don’t-have-to teacher! You can get the printed version of Volume 2 Better Than Basal and receive the digital version of the nonfiction companion for free, too!

    It’s a win-win-win for everyone!

    Thanks so much for being awesome followers! I hope you love this newest pack!

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    Have you ever wondered what a book looks like after I finish using it to create a mentor sentence unit? ๐Ÿ™ˆ I just completed the six-week mini-unit for A Rover's Story, which is this year's Global Read Aloud for Middle Grades/Upper Elementary! #gra23Will you be participating with your class? It all kicks off on October 2nd. ๐Ÿค“In this book, Resilience, or Res for short, is a Mars rover who is determined to live up to his name. ๐Ÿค– He was not built to have human emotions. But as he learns new things from the NASA scientists who assemble him, he begins to develop humanlike feelings. I never thought I could feel so much for a robot. I might have even shed a few tears at the end...! ๐Ÿ˜… #graroverYou can grab this brand new mentor sentence unit for A Rover's Story with six lessons that follow right along with the reading schedule for Global Read Aloud ๐Ÿ’ฒON SALE๐Ÿ’ฒ for 48 hours! ๐Ÿค— www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/A-Rovers-Story-Global-Read-Aloud-Mentor-Sentences-Interactive... ... See MoreSee Less

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    ๐Ÿ““Do your students struggle to understand a vocabulary word that has multiple meanings? This is why teaching vocabulary in context is SO important! ๐Ÿค“If your students are just "looking up a list," how many of your students pick the first definition and write it down, then move on to the next word? ๐Ÿ“Or better yetโ€ฆ raise your hand if you have one of *those* students who finds the SHORTEST definition of the word to write! ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’กCome check out this post where I share some research-based tips for teaching vocabulary: www.ideasbyjivey.com/vocabulary-in-context-journey/ ... See MoreSee Less

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    ๐Ÿ˜Ž Wishing you could try a week of the All-Acces ๐Ÿ˜Ž Wishing you could try a week of the All-Access Mentor Text Membership for free? ๐Ÿ“ฒ Head to the link in my profile! @ideasbyjivey 

#ideasbyjivey #mentortexts #teachermembership #mentorsentences #teacherslovebooks #picturebooks #iteachtoo 
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    Have you ever wondered what a book looks like afte Have you ever wondered what a book looks like after I finish using it to create a #mentorsentence unit? ๐Ÿ™ˆ I just completed the six-week mini-unit for A Rover's Story, which is this year's Global Read Aloud for Middle Grades/Upper Elementary! #GRA23

Will you be participating with your class? It all kicks off on October 2nd. ๐Ÿค“

In this book, Resilience, or Res for short, is a Mars rover who is determined to live up to his name. ๐Ÿค– He was not built to have human emotions. But as he learns new things from the NASA scientists who assemble him, he begins to develop humanlike feelings. I never thought I could feel so much for a robot. I might have even shed a few tears at the end...! ๐Ÿ˜… #GRARover

Head to the link in my profile (@ideasbyjivey) to grab this brand new mentor sentence unit for A Rover's Story with six lessons that follow right along with the reading schedule for Global Read Aloud ๐Ÿ’ฒON SALE๐Ÿ’ฒ for 48 hours! ๐Ÿค— 

#ideasbyjivey #globalreadaloud #mentortext #mentorsentences #iteach456 #iteach4th #iteach5th #iteach6th #chapterbook #novelstudy #upperelementary 

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    ๐Ÿ““Do your students struggle to understand a voca ๐Ÿ““Do your students struggle to understand a vocabulary word that has multiple meanings? 

This is why teaching vocabulary in context is SO important! ๐Ÿค“

If your students are just "looking up a list," how many of your students pick the first definition and write it down, then move on to the next word? ๐Ÿ“

Or better yetโ€ฆ raise your hand if you have one of *those* students who finds the SHORTEST definition of the word to write! ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธ

๐Ÿ’กCome check out the post at the link in my profile (@ideasbyjivey) where I share some research-based tips for teaching vocabulary. 

#ideasbyjivey #mentortexts #scienceofreading #teachingvocabulary #vocabularylearning #iteachtoo #readingteacher 

https://www.ideasbyjivey.com/vocabulary-in-context-journey/
    For today's #MentorTextMonday, I'm sharing an oldi For today's #MentorTextMonday, I'm sharing an oldie but a goodie: When Lightning Comes in a Jar. This is one of my FAVORITE Patricia Polacco books! 

I'd love for you to check out this blog post where I shared how I tie it all together with ONE #mentortext, and pick up the #freelessons I used to demonstrate these ideas for you! Link in profile @ideasbyjivey

#ideasbyjivey #mentorsentences #iteach345 #picturebooks #upperelementary #upperelementaryteachers #upperelementaryreading #iteach3rd #iteach4th #iteach5th
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    Listen up, friends! ๐Ÿ“ฃ If you're not using #ment Listen up, friends! ๐Ÿ“ฃ If you're not using #mentorsentences in your classroom, you're missing out! 

This blog post breaks down how they support the #scienceofreading research, and ways to get started. ๐Ÿ“– Read at the link in my profile: @ideasbyjivey

#ideasbyjivey #mentortexts #iteach345 #grammarteacher #iteach3rd #iteach4th #iteach5th 

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    โณEver wonder just HOW to fit it all in? I laid o โณEver wonder just HOW to fit it all in? I laid out some suggestions based on how much time you have for ELA in the blog post at the link in my profile: @ideasbyjivey โฐ 

#ideasbyjivey #mentorsentences #mentortexts #teachingreading #iteachreading #iteachwriting #iteachgrammar #teacherlife #teacherproblems 

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    ๐Ÿ“ฅ Ready to try out a week of the All-Access Men ๐Ÿ“ฅ Ready to try out a week of the All-Access Mentor Text Membership for free? ๐Ÿ˜ Head to the link in my profile! @ideasbyjivey 

#ideasbyjivey #mentortexts #teachermembership #mentorsentences #teacherslovebooks #picturebooks #iteachtoo 
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    ๐Ÿ“ Let's talk vocab. If you're still using that ๐Ÿ“ Let's talk vocab. If you're still using that old workbook, it's time for a change. This blog post is all about my journey to teaching vocabulary IN CONTEXT!

๐Ÿค“ Come check out my research-based suggestions for contextual vocabulary at the link in my profile ๐Ÿ‘‰ @ideasbyjivey 

#teachingvocabulary #mentortexts #iteachtoo #readingteacher #vocabularylearning #scienceofreading

https://www.ideasbyjivey.com/vocabulary-in-context-journey/
    ๐Ÿ“•If you're still looking for the perfect book t ๐Ÿ“•If you're still looking for the perfect book to read with students about the history of today, check out today's Mentor Text Monday book, Fireboat by Maira Kalman. 

It's one of the books I included in my Mentor Text Units for September 11 Remembrance Bundle. You'll find reading activities, mentor sentences, interactive grammar pieces, writing prompts, and contextual vocabulary. ๐Ÿ“

Check out the complete bundle at the link in my profile: @ideasbyjivey 
 
#ideasbyjivey #mentortexts #mentorsentences #september11 #patriotdayintheclassroom #patriotday #iteach345 #iteach3rd #iteach4th #iteach5th 

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