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Tales of Patty Pepper

A Smarter Way To Plan


Hi Reader ,

I just released something new for March, and I wanted you to see it first.

The March Literacy Playbook is designed to help you move through seasonal themes without losing your literacy focus. This is Edition #1, so you can expect one each month.

This isn’t another March packet.

What makes this different is how it structures your month around skill progression.

Inside the playbook, you’ll find:

• A four-week literacy blueprint
• Weekly anchor comprehension skills
• Aligned read-aloud planning
• Writing tasks that reinforce the skill
• Built-in formative data checks
• Differentiation ladders for support and extension
• A small group rotation model
• Literacy centers framework map

Every page connects back to one goal:
-Teach the skill.
-Check the skill.
-Adjust the data.

It’s a DIGITAL literacy system manual disguised as seasonal help.

If you want to see how I structure March around Women’s History, Read Across America, St. Patrick’s themes, and skill-based writing without instructional drift, you can explore it here:

Explore the March Literacy Playbook here: THE MARCH LITERACY PLAYBOOK]

As always, thank you for supporting my work and for doing the important work you do with students every day.


​​Patty

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Tales of Patty Pepper

I help upper elementary teachers build deeper comprehension using powerful picture books. Through my A Book & A Look™ method, I show teachers how to turn mentor texts into meaningful literacy lessons that develop theme, perspective, discussion, and written response. My work focuses on helping Grades 3–5 teachers use stories to spark big thinking while maintaining a clear weekly literacy structure. You’ll find picture book companions, literacy systems, and culturally responsive read-aloud lessons designed to strengthen comprehension and classroom discussion.

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