Picture books make amazing mentor texts for making connections! These books can help kids make text to self, text to text, or text to world connections!

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My top 10 favorite mentor texts to use when modeling writing for kids! A helpful book list for teaching kids to write.

If you are looking for theme mentor texts or read alouds for teaching theme, this post shares 6 read alouds with summaries and possible themes for each.

Using picture books and social emotional topics, teachers can help students analyze character development as it relates to literary themes.

Just about any fiction text or poem you select can be used to teach visualizing in reading. But which books have the best descriptive language and are the most effective for practicing this reading comprehension strategy? Check out these 10 picture books for visualizing that will spark elementary students' creativity as they make their own mental images! Plus be sure to download the FREE printable list of mentor texts for your reading instruction!

This blog post describes how to teach setting and story elements in your classroom. You will find lessons, mentor texts, activities, and more!

Read on to see my list of the 12 best mentor texts for teaching fictional narratives to 3rd grade students. You'll love these picture books!

Teaching figurative language is a lot of fun! Check out this post for my go-to read alouds and other tips for teaching figurative language.

Discover the best mentor texts, both picture and chapter books, to teach (model) description using sensory images, vivid verbs, and figurative language.