Tales of Patty Pepper

One book.
Three tiers.
Zero extra planning.

Garden of MTSS Reading Pathways gives you a complete, tiered reading framework built around We Are the Gardeners — so you can teach one mentor text and reach every reader in the room.

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Digital download Grades 3–5 ELA · Intervention · SPED
Tales of Patty Pepper

Garden of MTSS Reading Pathways

A Tiered Comprehension Unit · Grades 3–5

T1
Whole Garden Care Every reader, every day
T2
Extra Care Bed Same book, more support
T3
Intensive Care Bed Heavy modeling, dignity intact
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This is not a worksheet pack. It is your MTSS plan for the week.

19 slides. Done for you. Open it today and use it this week.

The Framework

Three tiers. One unit. One book.

T1

Whole Garden Care

Every reader, every day. Read-aloud lesson plans with before, during, and after moves — whole class ready. No separate plan to write.

T2

Extra Care Bed

Same book, more support. Parallel small-group lessons with scaffolded organizers and sentence frames already built in.

T3

Intensive Care Bed

Heavy modeling, dignity intact. Teacher script, choice board, and SEL check-in all included. No student left behind the book.

19 Slides. Done for You.

Here's exactly what you're getting inside.

Tier 1

Read-Aloud Lesson Plans

Before, during & after — whole class ready

Tier 2

Small Group Support Lessons

Guided questions + sentence frames

Tier 3

Intensive Support Script

Think-aloud + SEL check-in included

Data

Harvest the Data

MTSS placement checklist + anecdotal notes

Also Included
Graphic organizer Student reflection Observation journal Discussion stems Choice board Teacher guide
Built for Grades 3–5

You should not have to build three plans from one lesson.

No separate small group plan to write. It is already inside.

No extra books. One mentor text drives all three tiers.

Data collection built in. Track growth without extra work.

Works for ELA, intervention, SPED, and reading specialist classrooms.

Is This for You?

This is for you if...

You teach grades 3–5 and your reading block feels reactive instead of planned

You have students at three different levels and one set of materials

You need MTSS documentation without extra paperwork piled on top of your day

You want to use a picture book as a whole-class anchor text that still reaches your struggling readers

You are tired of building Tier 2 and Tier 3 supports from scratch every single week

You want your literacy block to feel intentional, not like you are just getting through it

The Story Behind It

One picture book changed everything.

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.

"That experience showed me what one powerful mentor text can do."

This unit is built on that same idea: one book, taught with intention, can reach every reader in your room — if you have the right framework to support all three tiers.

Garden of MTSS Reading Pathways is that framework.

Patrice Jenkins - Tales of Patty Pepper
Literacy educator + curriculum specialist
Meet Your Strategist

Hi, I'm Patrice.

I'm a grades 3–5 literacy educator, curriculum specialist, and the face behind Tales of Patty Pepper. I help teachers build reading systems that work for every learner — including the ones who feel hardest to reach.

I create resources grounded in real classroom practice, designed to fit inside your existing schedule, and built so you do not have to start from zero every time a new unit begins.

If your literacy block needs a tiered system that works without burning you out, you are in the right place.

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Garden of MTSS Reading Pathways

Digital download. Open it today and use it this week. Your readers deserve a tiered plan, and you deserve one that is already built.

Get it on TPT →

Grades 3–5 · ELA, Intervention, SPED & Reading Specialists