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A Chair for My Mother Extension Activities

  • Grades: 3–5
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A Chair for My Mother

A Chair for My Mother

By Vera B. Williams

About this book

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.3
Lexile Measure: 640L
Guided Reading Level: M
Age: Age 6, Age 7, Age 5
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Subject: Family Life, Determination and Perseverance, African American, Homes and Housing

· MY DREAM CHAIR

Provide a variety of arts and crafts materials (craft sticks, boxes, yarn, fabric scraps, and so on) for children to create a small-scale model of their “dream chair.” Ask children to write a description of their special chair on a large index card that will be placed next to their chair model. Display the finished chairs on a table with a sign, “Best Seats in the House.”

  • Subjects:
    Arts and Crafts, Early Writing
  • Skills:
    Writing
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