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Using Mentor Texts for Personal Narratives

For most of my 27 years of teaching, I have taught personal narratives in some way, shape or form. In doing so, I have encountered

This is such a great quote. From the teacher lens,

This is such a great quote. From the teacher lens, seeing my students happy gives me a tremendous amount of joy. From an every day lens, there are so many little things you can do to spread happiness to others. I personally am working on seeking out more of these opportunities.
#secondgradeteachers #happyteacher #joyfulteaching #iteachsecond #iteachsecondgrade #secondgrade

Well, it’s been quite a while since I’ve poste

Well, it’s been quite a while since I’ve posted here. In short, life happens.

I’m back now, and I plan on staying for a while (hopefully, a long while). I’m looking forward to sharing what’s working in our second grade classroom and, of course, sharing some great books along the way.

I’m ready to start reconnecting!

#secondgrade #secondgradeteacher #iteachsecond #healthyteacher #healthyteachers #fitteacher

This is one of my new favorite books! Meg is a ma

This is one of my new favorite books! Meg is a master when it comes to making creations out of boxes. She is an absolute master boxitech. That is until Simone enters the picture. She is an even better boxitech than Meg. Just when the jealousy was about to peak, Meg and Simone are assigned to work together on a project. What starts as a disaster ends in a great friendship.

This book has so many great uses. I used it to model summary writing. It fits perfectly with the “somebody, wanted, but, so, then” model. You could easily fit it in with character studies, a friendship theme, problem/solution, etc.

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Even Millie is in the holiday spirit. Well, sort o

Even Millie is in the holiday spirit. Well, sort of. Thank you @petpalace! #milliepetrocks

Are you looking for some fun ways to inspire your

If you’re looking for mentor texts that inspire

If you’re looking for mentor texts that inspire strong leads for narratives, these are three of the best! Starting with setting description, short sentences, and dialogue, these books can inspire your students to compose the perfect lead to hook their readers.
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