Mentor sentences model writing through excellent sentences from your favorite read-aloud books! This freebie will help you try out a lesson to see how it works in your class. I created this with kindergartners in mind, but they would also be appropriate for early emergent readers in first grade, or even ELL students!These mentor sentences are perfect for integrating reading and writing. Students will listen to you read the mentor text, identify/notice letters, words, and parts of a sentence, rea