Kids have a lot of opinions!  But getting them to write those opinions and give reasons can be tough.  A great way to introduce opinion writing is to model how our favorite authors share their opinions through mentor texts.  Students need to be exposed to examples of the writing genre we are teaching.  These mentor texts are not just for exposing students to the genre, but they are powerful for explicitly teaching the structure and features.  Here are my favorite opinion writing mentor texts.

🌟 THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT LESSON PLAN

📚 OPINION WRITING BOOKS FOR KIDS:
- The Day the Crayons Quit
- I Wanna Iguana
- Hey, Little Ant
- Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
- The Perfect Pet
- I Don't Want to be a Frog
- The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs

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Sara :)

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