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Reading is a valuable and critical skill that students need to develop. As teachers, we are always in need of fresh ideas and tips to help our kiddos soar to new reading heights. Explore this section to get started.
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MTM: What If You Had Animal Hair?
This week’s Mentor Text Monday is with Sandra Markle’s book, What If You Had Animal Hair? What If You Had Animal Hair? is a nonfiction
Reading Month Fun!
March is reading month and we have so many fun activities going on at our school to engage our students into reading! Our school theme
MTM: Wilma Unlimited
Wilma Unlimited. What can I say?! I know when I do my mentor text posts each week, I talk about how powerful this book and
MTM: Each Kindness
My mentor text this week is Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson. The author of this story explores the importance of being kind to others. A
High Flying Words | Teaching Word Knowledge
I’m really tired of snow (welcome to Michigan — snow almost year-round!) and I was dying for a way to liven up my classroom a
MTM: Across the Alley
I love any text that gives us a glimpse into the past of what life was like then. My mentor text this week does just
Shades of WHAT?! | Shades of Meaning
Shades of what?!?! Oh, right, shades of meaning… Hmmm. What is that? I mean, is that like the various ways we can say “no” and
MTM: Hurricane!
This week for my Mentor Text Monday, I want to tell you about a book called Hurricane! I’m not referring to the nonfiction text by
MTM: Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun
For this week, my mentor text is Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun by Maria Dismondy. This book is about a girl who is being
MTM: Faithful Elephants
This week my mentor text is Faithful Elephants by Yukio Tsuchiya. While certainly a popular book, it is not to be overlooked in its value.
MTM: Come On, Rain!
This week, my mentor text is a picture book from Karen Hesse called Come on, Rain! (This post contains affiliate links.) I have utilized many
MTM: The Table Where Rich People Sit
My mentor text this Mentor Text Monday is The Table Where Rich People Sit by Byrd Baylor. The Table Where Rich People Sit In this
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