Mothers Unit – Mother’s Day Paired Reading, Prompts – Print and Digital

Item description

Do you want to be the best teacher? Would you like to celebrate Mother’s Day with meaningful texts, bell ringers and writing prompts? Is one of your goals to offer a solid unit that explores the life, beliefs and history of amazing mothers?

Would you be interested in giving your students complex standards aligned activities (PRINT&DIGITAL) with paired texts (article, poem, short story) and inspiring writing prompts and bell ringers?

Think about what a difference it will make when you start using the Mother’s Day unit in your class! It includes:

1. 8 Bell Ringers with Instructions

• 6 Culturally Diverse Picture Prompts
• Quick Write from Inspiring Quote
• Journal Entry – Personal Response

2. Informational Text Reading:

• Article Passage – Mothers In Motion
• Before and After Reading Open Ended Questions
• Sentence Stems – Determining Importance
• Multiple Choice Questions
• One Minute Exit Slip

3. Poetry Reading:

• Poem Text – To My Mother – Edgar Allan Poe
• Poem Annotation & Analysis Template with instructions
• One Pager Poetry Response Template – The FAN

4. Short Story Reading:

• The Aged Mother by Matsuo Basho – full text with First Impression
• A Bird’s Eye View – One Pager – in-depth response
• Twitter Posts – author, theme and plot short writing activity
• Interview with a Character – creative and analysis activity
• Quote Machine – analysis activity
• End It Your Way – writing activity
• Comic Strip – graphic representation of short story
• Short Story Bingo Game Choice Board – 25 activities for the short story

5. Writing Response:

• Argumentative Writing Prompt
• Informative Writing Prompt
• Narrative Writing Prompt

6. Answers and Rubrics:

• MCQ Answers
• Argumentative Writing Rubric
• Informative Writing Rubric
• Narrative Writing Rubric
• Bingo Choice Board Rubric

7. Google Slides version – please follow the instructions inside the file

You can cover a multitude of reading and writing Mother’s Day activities aligned to CCSS in one single resource. Your students will benefit of engaging paired texts that offer a wide perspective on the topic.

You will get a varied curriculum choice to integrate in ELA classes Mother’s Day lesson plans or sub plans without extensive preparation for the class. You can either print the worksheets or use digital tools such as the Google Slides version.

You get rubrics focused on performance with clear indicators of mastery at all levels and teacher’s personalized comment section with writing space for improvement observations and recommendations. You can save time and you can mix and match the Mother’s Day activities according to your needs.

Why don’t you give it a try? Click on the “Add to cart” button and you can use it right away!