Why Twas the Night Before Christmas by Jan Brett Makes a Great Mentor Text
Twas the Night Before Christmas is a favorite holiday book, and this post features this Jan Brett version as a mentor text for writing.
10+ Easy to Use Reindeer Themed Activities for the Middle Grades
December is here, and this is the perfect time to explore reindeer. Believe it or not, there are TONS of learning options that can make a reindeer theme deep and meaningful.
Simple Ways to Use Cynthia Rylant’s Books as Mentor Texts
Cynthia Rylant's writing style works well for teaching so many skills including author's craft, visualizing, point of view, imagery, drawing conclusions, making inferences, and finding text evidence to support thinking.…
