Are You My Mother Instructional Guide: builds close-reading and story-analysis skills

Activities and lessons that strengthen comprehension for kindergarten through third grade.

Product Overview:

Short lessons fit your schedule while still pushing students toward text-based answers and stronger comprehension. They use the classic book to prompt careful reading and evidence-based answers. Early readers analyze a baby bird's struggle to find his mother through tasks that build vocabulary, sequencing and inferencing. Designed for kindergarten through third grade, the guide folds in writing, science and phonics tasks so kids practice skills in new contexts. Activities range from quick exit tickets to multi-day projects, with teacher notes and photocopiable reproducibles ready to use. Picture small groups sharing answers, you listening for evidence, and the room humming with confident readers.

Key Features:

• Standards-aligned lessons: Short, scaffolded lessons map to common standards and push evidence-based answers without extra prep.
• Cross-curricular tasks: These activities fold writing and simple science into literacy so students make connections across subjects.
• Close-reading practice: Text-dependent questions guide learners to cite details, sharpen inference and talk about evidence.
• Differentiated supports: Suggested scaffolds let you adapt tasks for novice readers or for those needing a stretch.
• Ready-to-copy reproducibles: Photocopiable pages and teacher notes save prep time so lessons run smoothly and predictably.

Quick Specs:

• Brand: Shell Education
• Item#: SHL-40000
• Series: Great Works: An Instructional Guide for Literature
• Format/Type: Printed Book
• Quantity/Pack: 1 Each
• Compatibility/Use: Grade K-3; Ages 5-9
• Country of Origin: United States

Hear children explain their thinking, feel the calm of organized lessons, and see growth in comprehension, so order the guide for your classroom and try a lesson this week?

Photocopiable reproducibles and teacher notes included; classroom-tested for K-3 use.