A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams

This story is all about saving money, and it is a great opportunity than to practice counting money. Think of some evens that happened to your family and help your child tell it in first person. Talk about how it is the girl telling the story, and it happened to her. It talks about how Peter gets too big for his chair, and finally decides it’s okay to give it to his baby sister. Try out different chairs in your house: which are most comfortable? Are there any that are too big? Too small? Too hard? Too soft? Which chairs are just right? Another fun book about chairs is called Peter’s Chair by Ezra Jack Keats. Why? Read or tell the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears with your child. The grandmother in the story compares herself to Goldilocks. You can grab our Helpfulness Lapbook here. What jobs does your child do? Discuss the different chores with your student and encourage him to be helpful this week! What jobs does she do? She helps peel onions, fill ketchups, and replenish salt and pepper shakers. On the first page it says that the girl helps her mom at the diner. The girl’s cousin brought her own stuffed bear for the daughter to have. Help your children and look for opportunities when you can be charitable. The neighbors in this story are very charitable and willing to give. Put away all the change you find in the jar and see how fast it adds up. Find a large jar (or small if you want something small and want to accomplish your goal more quickly) and decide as a family what you would like to save some money for. If they don’t live close, maybe you could write them a letter or call them.īeing able to save money is a good character trait to have and a great habit to establish when children are young. Talk about your extended family look at pictures of them. The extended family in this story is around and helpful in many ways: the grandpa giving them a rug, aunt and uncle letting them live with them for a while, the other aunt made curtains, the cousin brought over a stuffed bear. This unit study’s lessons and activities are based on the book, A Chair for My Mother by Vera B.

A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams