Your Guide to
A Simple Start-Here Plan for Turning Talk Into Writing
Spring is the season to simplify.
This guide gives you one clear way to start using Interactive Read Aloud, visuals, and purposeful talk so writing feels natural, not forced.
No overwhelm.
No scrambling.
Just a system you can trust.
Teacher-Made Big Book: The Life Cycle of the Mangrove Tree
This free Big Book is designed for Interactive Read Aloud and mirrors the routines taught inside the Big Book Follow-Up Coaching Guide.
Use it as a daily 10-minute language routine that helps students:
hear academic language
talk about content with confidence
prepare for writing before they’re asked to write
Includes:
✔ 3 grade-level versions (K, 1–2, 3–5)
✔ Print-ready Big Book
✔ Easy fit with your Big Book Toolkit
👉 Start here. Use it tomorrow.
Beyond the Pictorial Input Chart Deepening Oral Language Through Turn & Talk and Writing
You already know the Pictorial Input Chart.
This short, under-one-hour PD shows you what it really looks like when students use it to speak with intention—and then write with confidence.
You’ll see a full mini lesson modeled in real time, including:
how long each part takes
when to pause for Turn & Talk
when to move into writing
Everything is modeled so you’re not guessing.
$20 | 10-day access
👉 Perfect if you’ve ever thought:
“How long should this take?” or “Am I doing this right?”
Ready to Extend?
For those of you who have been Project GLAD® trained get a ready to print Extension Pack
Inside the pack, you’ll find:
Teacher-Made Big Books for Shared Reading & Interactive Read Aloud
Pictorial Input Charts with Learning Targets
A Narrative Input Chart story students can retell with confidence
Picture File Cards and vocabulary supports
Chants, writing prompts, and learning logs
A clear 4-week scope & sequence that shows you what to do and when
Everything is designed to plug directly into Project GLAD routines you already use, so students immediately know how to:
talk about science
rehearse academic language
build sentences
and write with confidence
No guessing.
No extra prep.
Just print, teach, and trust the process.
$30 | K–5 | Differentiated
PreK-TK Pack also available!
If you’re thinking…
“I bought the unit. I love it. Now tell me exactly what to do.” This is for you.
VIP Seeds Support is a 2-week Telegram coaching space where I help you bring Plants + Seeds (or your own plant unit) to life so your students go from talk → retell → summary writing without worksheets or overwhelm.
Inside VIP Seeds Support, you’ll get…
✅ Daily support for 2 weeks (Sun-Mon)
Ask questions, get quick feedback, and get unstuck fast.
✅ “What do I do next?” help
I’ll guide your pacing + lesson flow so it actually fits a real teaching day.
✅ Use your curriculum OR my Plants + Seeds pack
Already teaching plants/seeds? Perfect. I’ll help you GLAD-it-up with the same routines.
✅ Support for differentiation
Dates: March 9–20