Saturday, August 11, 2012

Looking for picture books to use as mentor texts?

http://www.jogtheweb.com/run/FPWVQTdlsHPK/August-10-for-10-Picture-Book-Event--pb10for10-2012
Each year this event gets better and better! I only participated in the first 10 for 10 back in 2010.I reread my selections and notice they haven't changed all that much. Next year I think I'll challenge myself to come up with 10 nonfiction picture books for grades 4-5. Christine

Sunday, August 5, 2012

4th Grade Mini Lesson

Life in 4b has been one of my favorite blogs to follow. Miss Bonkers in moving on up to middle school. I can only hope she keeps sharing her wonderful lessons with us. Here is a video of her using one of my favorite mentor texts with the famous Ike Larue. Christine