Are You My Mother? is part of our Starts With a Story Collection, which includes more than 550 picture book companions based on high quality children’s literature that support you in delivering highly-engaging interactive read alouds with follow up activities. Learn more about this children’s book below! - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
SUMMARY
"Are You My Mother?" by P.D. Eastman is a classic children's book that follows the adorable journey of a baby bird searching for its mother. The story begins when the baby bird hatches from its egg while its mother is away and sets off on a quest to find her. Along the way, the baby bird encounters various animals and objects, asking each one, "Are you my mother?" Sadly, none of them are its real mother, but the baby bird persists in its search. Eventually, the baby bird comes across a large construction vehicle and accidentally hitches a ride on its back. The vehicle takes the bird back to its nest, where it reunites with its joyful and relieved mother. "Are You My Mother?" teaches children about the bond between a parent and child, the importance of perseverance, and the joy of reunion. The charming illustrations and simple yet engaging text make it a beloved book for young readers.
USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
Our read aloud lesson plans for this picture book come with reading comprehension questions (with sample student responses), 30 writing prompts, teaching ideas for grammar skills, social emotional learning discussion ideas, and more. Check out our list below to get a sneak peek at some of the skills this resource teaches.
- Discuss the different characters in the story and analyze their thoughts and actions.
- Have students sequence the important events in the story. This is an important skill when it comes to retelling a story.
- Analyze the illustrations in the story. Discuss how they provide meaning that the words might not.
- Practice identifying and using articles.
- Teach different strategies for managing worry.
- Discuss a social emotional learning concept such as resiliency.
- Encourage students to think about ways they can show compassion.
NO-PREP PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES:
If you are looking for “ready to go” activities for the first day of school, be sure to check out the book companion. With it you’ll receive all of the following resources to align with this specific book:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
This book is a must have for your school or classroom library. Your students are going to love completing these activities for the book and you will be impressed with how much they learn. You will want to read this book to your class every year.
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
You and your students will love the similar books listed below, which can all be found in our free picture book list.
- Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins
- Llama Llama Misses Mama by Anna Dewdney
- Stella Brings the Family by Miriam B. Schiffer
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