Use mentor text picture books to teach problem and solution text structure which improves reading and writing skills including making informed predictions. Show children what to expect in a problem-solution story as well as how authors structure a problem-solution story or essay. While there are many picture books that model problem and solution, these are […]
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Picture Books to Teach Sequencing & Beginning, Middle, and End
It’s important to teach sequencing to kids. Use picture books as mentor texts to teach sequence including beginning, middle, and end. Sequencing is part of the Common Core Reading Standards. Understanding a story’s sequence helps kids when they need to retell the events in the story. It also helps kids predict what happens next because […]