Before I Was Your Mother
Publication Information
Author:  Lasky, Kathryn	Illustrator:  Pham, LeUyen
Title:  Before I Was Your Mother	Date:  2003
Publisher:  Harcourt	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-15-201464-0	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:   Yes
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    fiction, easy reading
HSE Descriptor(s):
Summary:
A mother tells her daughter stories about herself before she became a mother who does many things.
Teaching Ideas:
Aside from its obvious uses in family literacy programs, this book provides excellent copy change possibilities: "Before I was _____". Students can alter time, place, and characters. What a wonderful introduction for a class project in family history. The book makes an engaging prompt for writing about childhood adventures AND misadventures that learners may want to share with their families. Or learners may want to focus on the descriptions of the role of the mother in their discussion and writing. What things does the mother choose to talk about and how does she reassure the child? Learners might reflect on how stories like these help a child develop a concept of time and a sense of belonging.
Teaching Strategies:
Copy Change    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/copy_change.pdf
Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
Family > children > childhood memories Family > dating Family > family history Family > mothers > mother-child relationships Literature and Language > storytelling Math > time Family > family life Family > siblings

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