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A chair for my mother comprehension questions.
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The young girl telling the story responds to the need through contributing to the family savings towards the goal of buying a comfortable chair for her mother.
Williams is a story about a family collectively saving money for a new chair after a.
They have had to start over and all they want is a comfortable chair to sit and relax in.
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Written in 1982 this children s book is still very much a relevant read aloud in the classroom over thirty years later.
Guided reading level m lexile 640l dra 24.
In brief the book a chair for my mother by vera b.
A chair for my mother by vera b.
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The one thing they don t have is a comfortable chair for rosa s mother to sit in after a long day of work.
8 pages of comprehension and written response activities for the book a chair for my mother by vera b.
After losing everything in a fire rosa her mother and her grandmother are helped by their neighbors to start over.
In the story the main character and her family work hard to save up enough money to buy a new chair after there is a terrible fire in their house.
Devastating fire destroys their apartment and belongings.
The family does not have a comfortable chair as their furniture burned in a fire.
A chair for my mother is a tender story about patience perseverance and family.
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The three of them decide to start saving for this important purchase.
This story is an excellent selection for practicing the comprehension strategies of retelling visualizing and identifying the author s purpose.
Successfully completing the activity sheet by describing in words and pictures what they want to buy how they ll make and save money and how they ll feel in the end.
2 during reading consider these possible vocabulary elaborations comprehension think alouds and comprehension questions.
After much saving and a lot of hard work they are finally able to reward themselves with a big beautiful chair.
A chair for my mother is a story about a family and their community working together to meet a need.
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