I’m Patrice Jenkins, a grades 3–5 literacy strategist and the founder of Tales of Patty Pepper. I built the Story Garden Club so you could stop piecing together your week and start walking in Monday ready. One book. Every reader. All three tiers. Done.
In 2022, I was teaching We Are The Gardeners to my Grades 3–5 class. I shared a moment from that lesson on Instagram. Joanna Gaines saw it and sent books to every one of my students.
The Story Garden Club is built on that same idea. One book, taught with intention, can reach every reader in your room. The FLOW framework makes sure of it. Every unit is already built around that principle.
Are still spent building what you need for Monday. That should not be your life.
Are falling through because you barely have time for Tier 1, let alone two more plans built from nothing.
Has good intentions but nothing connects Monday to Friday or this week to last.
Are ready for real conversations about real books. You just need the structure to get there without building it yourself.
Takes longer than your teaching. You got into this work to teach, not to build from scratch forever.
Deserves a system that actually works. Not a pile of resources. A system.
The Story Garden Club is a monthly membership for Grades 3–5 ELA teachers. Each month, one diverse picture book comes with everything mapped out for Monday through Friday. Your Tier 1, 2, and 3 students all have a path forward. You did not have to build any of it. That is the whole point.
Every Story Garden unit follows the same 4-part structure. Students learn the routine once. You save planning time every week.
Set the skill and vocabulary. Every unit opens with a clear literacy focus and 5 key words students need before the read-aloud.
Close read and discussion. Students go back into the text and talk about what they notice. Discussion prompts are ready to project.
Comprehension check across all three tiers. Tier 1 whole group. Tier 2 small group extension. Tier 3 intensive scaffold. All built in.
Written response with a structured prompt and exit ticket. Three levels of scaffolding so every student can access the task.
This is not a bundle of extras. It is a complete week of instruction for every student in your room, already built, already tiered, waiting in your Drive on the 1st.
One complete unit lands in your member Drive every month. Open it Monday. Teach all week. No piecing things together.
Every unit is built from the same belief: one great book, taught with intention, can reach every reader in the room.
Real books. Real classrooms. Real teaching.
A Grades 3–5 belonging and identity unit built around the 250th anniversary of America. One mentor text. A week of instruction. All three tiers, already built.
Every slide is ready to project. Your whole week is planned before Monday arrives.
The companion guide, slide deck, and full unit packet are already waiting in the member Drive. You will have access the moment you join.
Join before June 30 and get the All Are Welcome Bulletin Board Kit with classroom postcards. A complete back-to-school resource, yours free when you join.
"This activity went well with the book All Are Welcome during the first week of school. Great beginning of the year activity."
"This was a great compliment to the read aloud. Students found it very engaging."
"Great resource for 2nd grade ELs. They enjoyed the book and were engaged."
No contracts. Cancel anytime. Billed monthly.
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Grab the free 5 Thinking Prompts and see how one mentor text can shift the way your whole class reads and thinks.
Get the Free GuideJoin today. Three complete units instantly. New unit every month. Open Monday, teach all week.
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