Mentor sentences

Here is the beginning of the Mastering Mentor Sentences Series with Collaboration Cuties! I told you about the book Dandelions last week in this post about mentor texts. As I mentioned, I use the book for reading and writing, with social studies integration, too… and I’m here to tell you I also used it for my […]

Learn how to help students notice "the good" in mentor sentences. Jivey breaks down the steps for day one of the mentor sentence routine.

English teachers, are you struggling with grammar instruction? Learn more about how to use mentor sentences, an instructional strategy that works!

Do you ever read your students' writing and go, "Ummm... I wonder what language this is written in, because it's sure not English." I ...

Do you ever read your students' writing and go, "Ummm... I am pretty sure there are some sentences in here somewhere." I do that...

Ideas by Jivey walks you through each day of the first week of the mentor sentences routine with directions and picture/video examples.

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Mentor sentences are a great way to blend reading, writing, and grammar. Here are some ideas for how you can use them in fun, yet meaningful ways.

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My Middle School Mentor Sentences now come in two volumes that are now also 100% digital in Google Slides and Self-grading in Google Forms.