A Chair For My Mother

Last updated Monday, March 25, 2002

Author: Vera Williams
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Grade Level: 3rd
Date(s) Used: May 2001, May 2002

Synopsis: After a fire destroys their home and possessions, Rosa, her mother, and grandmother save and save until they can afford to buy one big, comfortable chair that all three of them can enjoy.

Craft ideas:

• Draw/ cut out a big chair, and describe and draw your mother or grandmother inside.
• Draw a jar of coins, and label each coin with a new vocabulary word from the story. If you saved coins in a jar for a whole year, what would you buy?
• What would you give to the family in the story to help make a home after their house burned down? Draw!