A Chair for My Mother activities and lesson plan ideas

A Chair for My Mother Activities are now printable & digital with editable teaching slides and worksheets based on Vera B. Williams' book. Read aloud the diverse picture book then use the printables or go paperless with to practice standards-based skills.  THIS READING UNIT FOCUSES ON USING THE MENTOR TEXT, A Chair for My Mother, TO TEACH: ◼️ READING STRATEGIES ☐ comparing and contrasting ☐ analyzing character ☐ making connections ☐ plot | problem - solution ☐ asking and answering questions ☐ cause and effect ☐ author's purpose   ◼️ SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING TOPICS ☐ making good choices ☐ empathy   ◼️ GRAMMAR & LANGUAGE CONCEPTS ☐ contractions ☐ compound words ☐ action verbs SUMMARY OF THE MENTOR TEXT: A Chair For My Mother by Vera Williams is the story of a young girl named Rosa and her mother. Not too long ago, there was a fire in Rosa’s apartment and they lost everything. Their neighbors, friends and family helped by donating many things. However, they did not have a sofa o