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Waiting for Mama
By Beatrice Schenk de Regniers
Waiting for Mama
Humorous (fiction),
Trade Book, Lexile:
740
In this charming story, Amy imagines her entire life unfolding, while she waits for her mother to come back from the grocery store. Humorous illustrations reflect Amy's concerns as she faces her fear that Mama won't return.
Book Resources
Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of retelling to understand and remember story events
Comprehension
Identify characters
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and use capitalization in sentences
Word Work
Recognize alphabetical order
Use the reading strategy of retelling to understand and remember story events
Comprehension
Identify characters
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and use capitalization in sentences
Word Work
Recognize alphabetical order
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class








