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One of the best ways to help students improve word choice and grow as writers is to surround them with quality writing. Books that model the specific writing skill or style we're wanting our students to practice make the best mentor texts. For this post, I've chosen to highlight one of Julia Cook's books, My Mouth is a Volcano. Julia's books are often metaphorical, and for this lesson, my focus will be on word choice. This post explains the lesson and includes free resources.

Teaching Students to Expand Word Choice with My Mouth is a Volcano

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Word choice is one of the six writing traits students must incorporate and work on. One of the best ways to help students improve word choice and grow as writers…

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Writing friendly letters is an important skill. Kids love communicating with family and friends with them. In this post, I share mentor texts and a great freebie.

How to Teach Friendly Letter Writing in First Grade

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Nothing brightens your day more than a friendly letter, much less a letter from a child. This week, I'm spending some time with some amazing short people in first grade.…

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Sentence fluency is one of the six writing traits. In this post, I feature mentor texts that model sentence fluency for your students. Freebies included

5 of the Best Books to Help You Model Sentence Fluency

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When I think of books that demonstrate strong sentence fluency, I think of books that have creative sentence structure. Sentences flow well and are carefully crafted to best express the…

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Join my list and grab your copy of my Book Clubs Made Easy resource.

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Your favorite authors are featured in this category. I have bundles for Jan Brett, Patricia Polacco, Ezra Jack Keats, Arnold Lobel, Eve Bunting, William Steig, Tomie dePaolo, Syd Hoff, Kevin Henkes, Leo Lionni, Cynthia Rylant, Karma Wilson, Mem Fox, Lois Ehlert, and Kate Dicamillo

Book Companions

This section includes over 170 units to go with your favorite picture books and novels.

Emergent Reader Resources

In this category, you’ll find:

Alphabet Activities
Rhyming Activities
Word Building, and
Concept of Word

Guided Reading Resources

Planning for guided reading can be quite time consuming. Check out THESE RESOURCES to take a little off your plate.

Paper Bag Books

My paper bag books address comprehension skills, alphabet recognition and sounds as well as word building. Click HERE to check them out.

Partner plays are fantastic for tutoring sessions as well as in your literacy workstations. Click HERE to see them all.

Poem of the Week Resources

Regardless of your students’ level, you’ll find poetry sets that they will love. These original poems include activities to support fluency and comprehension.

Word Building and Vocabulary

Students NEED a strong understanding of phonics and word knowledge to move along the reading continuum. Click HERE to access word building and vocabulary resources I have available.

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