A Chair For My Mother

A Chair For My Mother By: Vera B. Williams

What we want to learn • Content Objective: I will make predictions and connections to help me better understand the story. I will identify words with inflectional endings. • Language Objective: I will read fluently, explain the rules for adding inflectional endings to base words, and use the writing process to respond to the text.

Inflectional Endings • What are examples of inflectional endings? - ing -ed worry worried carry carried empty emptied exchange exchanged drive driving take taking

Vocabulary • bargain- to not have to pay very much, a good deal • exchanged- to give something and get something in return • rosy- to look pink or reddish • Pumps- a high heeled shoe

Before Reading • Preview the story. Look at the title, pictures, and skim the words. • What do you think the story is about? • I predict the story will be about __________. • What connections can you make to the story? • I made a self to text connection about ________. • I made a text to text connection about ________.

During Reading • Have you ever lost something that meant a lot to you? • Read to Find Out: What are the little girl and her mom saving for? • Habit Connection: What habits do you see examples of in this story?

After Reading • What things would be the hardest to lose? • Have you ever had to save up for something you really wanted? How long did it take? • Let’s fill our jar with coins! Write about what you would like to buy with your full jars.

A Chair For My Mother

A Chair For My Mother

Presentation Transcript

My Mother is a Baker

Are You My Mother?

A Chair for My Mother

Praise Song for My Mother

MY MOTHER

I CANNOT REMEMBER MY MOTHER

A Chair for My Mother Written and Illustrated by: Vera B. Williams

Is for mother . I love my my mother . And she loves me and my brother.

Ballad to my mother

A journal entry: To my mother

Are you my mother?

My Mother…

My Mother

My Mother,

Praise Song For My Mother

My Mother

A Chair for My Mother

My Relationship With My Mother

Are you my mother

A mother for life

Dear My Mother: