Nonfiction mentor texts

Getting Started with Making Inferences Making Inferences or Inferring is a skill that begins in the First Grade. This might sound a little crazy because the level of reading in grade one usually doesn't lend itself to inferring. So... at the beginning of first grade or until they have reached a higher reading level, students

Teaching nonfiction skills doesn't have to be hard! I've gathered 8 of my favorite nonfiction books you can use to teach reading skills in your classrom!

Consider sharing these six books with your fact-loving students. Leave a comment on this post for a chance to win all six books for your classroom library.

When it comes to teaching determining importance, it can be tricky! This post is packed with tips, ideas, mentor text suggestions, and activities for determining importance to help students develop strong reading comprehension skills.

Cause-and-effect sequences can be a fun learning experience for you and your readers, especially if you have some exciting stories to supplement the definitions of causes and effects. These 12 books cover a wide variety of non-fiction and fictional topics, ranging from the metamorphosis of a caterpillar to weather phenomena, bullying, immigration, and more. Check out the 12 cause-and-effect mentor texts for fiction and nonfiction!

Almost every non-fiction book can be used to teach text features. Choose the perfect book for your students and the concept you want to teach.

I am beyond passionate about writing. I truly believe that writing is the corner stone to all thinking. Through writing children gain higher level thinking, use their creative talents, strengthen their reading and speaking abilities, and so on! Writing is POWERFUL! I have one rule in my classroom (okay well maybe more than one) but ... Read More about Writing with Mentor Texts

Teaching Text Structure can be difficult. Here are some tips for making learning text structure simple.

Procedural writing or "How-to" is one of my favorite units! Read this post to discover some fantastic mentor texts to use in your classroom!

Click through to see my favorite mentor texts to use during narrative nonfiction lessons! Great read-alouds for a literary nonfiction unit in the elementary classroom!