Ready for a New School Year! Mentor Sentences Here We Come!

This summer I have so enjoyed spending time with my family!  I am loving my granddaughter, went to Bar Harbor, ME and even went trout fishing with my hubby!  This is what it is all about...but in between I've been thinking about ways to help my second grade babes with their ELA and writing skills.  The buzz around our school this past year was the implementation of mentor sentences.  I had heard about them before but never "really" gave them a try.  Here is a packet that I am excited to share with you all.  I am using it the first nine weeks of this school year as a morning mini-lesson to help improve ELA/writing skills with my students.  I am excited to share with you my Mentor Sentences 1st Nine Weeks Posters and Lessons.  I plan to make four total packets for the school year to assist my team with ELA instruction.  Check out the posters and interactive notebook sheets below.  I've also included 4 printable worksheets per book to assist with skill instruction/additional practice. I would love for you to give this a try in your own classroom!  Let me know if you have any questions. :)-Yvonne