What makes a mom great? That is the driving question of this writing assignment in which pupils write what makes a mom the world's greatest mom. 

Concepts

mother's day, family roles, descriptive writing

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• For early writers, have scholars dictate their thoughts while you, or an aide, write it in highlighter, then have the scholars trace over the words in pencil
• Instead of writing only about their mom, invite learners to write what they think, in general, what makes a great mom
• Complete this writing assignment near Mother's Day as part of a gift they can take home

Classroom Considerations

• Consider the home life that makes up your classroom's population. Take into account the different kinds of families and the feelings learners may have about this writing topic

Pros

• Lines are provided to aid in neat writing 

Cons

• None

Common Core

W.K.1 W.K.5 W.K.8 W.1.1 W.1.5 W.1.8 W.2.1 W.2.5 W.2.8 W.3.1.a W.3.5 W.3.8