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40 Impressive Personal Narrative Examples in Children’s Books

Melissa Taylor — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:12:26 +0000

Build empathy by reading personal narrative examples in children's books, including picture books and middle grade books. In other words, read someone's authentic memoir based on their life experience. And see how it gives you empathy as you walk in that person's shoes. (It will also help you become a better personal narrative writer!)

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15 Children’s Books to Teach Letter Writing to Kids

Melissa Taylor — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 21:52:59 +0000

Want to teach your kids how to write a letter? Start by reading children's books mentor texts filled with letter writing and use them as examples!

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24 Beautiful Mentor Texts to Teach Word Choice in Writing

Melissa Taylor — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 21:51:29 +0000

When we teach children to use rich, wondrous words by filling them up with the sound of many wonderful words. We must read them children's books by authors who use astounding word choices. We must encourage them to read high-quality mentor text picture books and chapter or middle grade books filled with precise, lyrical, sensory words.

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My 23 Favorite Picture Books to Teach Perspective

Melissa Taylor — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 17:22:35 +0000

Teachers and parents, use picture books as mentor texts to teach perspective. Stories like these help you model for your students and children that our perspectives and the perspectives of different characters, including the narrator, are how we see the world and the events in it. These are my favorite books to teach perspective that I've used with children.

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36 Mentor Text Children’s Books to Teach Sensory Description

Melissa Taylor — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 14:31:00 +0000

Use mentor text children's books to teach sensory description and model for our kids how good writers use all their five senses in their writing to show, not tell.

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28 Picture Books with Simile Examples and Metaphor Examples

Melissa Taylor — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 20:22:00 +0000

Read aloud picture books and look for simile examples and metaphor examples to learn how writers use figurative language to convey meaning. Use these mentor texts to teach writers how to write similes and metaphors in their own writing.

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21 Good Picture Books to Teach Problem and Solution

Melissa Taylor — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 23:28:57 +0000

Read mentor text picture books to teach problem and solution text structure. Understanding problem and solution improves comprehension and helps readers make informed predictions. (As well as helping children see the creative possibilities in problem-solving!)

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20 Picture Books to Teach Sequencing & Beginning, Middle, and End

Melissa Taylor — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 18:10:54 +0000

It's important to teach sequencing to kids. Use picture books as mentor texts to teach sequence, including beginning, middle, and end.

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