3rd Grade: Letter Writing

Moon Sandwich Mom, By Jennifer Richard Jacobson

About the Book:
Rafferty wants to play with his mom, but Mrs. Fox is too busy painting. So Rafferty packs up his things and heads off in search of a new mother. Along the way he encounters some of his friends and their fun moms.
At first, Rafferty enjoys hanging out with these different moms. But soon he comes to realize that his mom is the most fun of all. (http://www.jenniferjacobson.com/moon-sandwich-mom/)

About the Author:

Jennifer Richard Jacobson is an writer of young literature, adult literature and professional literature. She is the author of the Andy Shane series for young readers. In her professional writings she has developed books with several different graphic organizers. The following address is to her personal website. http://www.jenniferjacobson.com/

Purpose:

This text will help generate an idea for students' letter writing. Jacobson takes the reader through a journey of finding a different mom. By the end of the book Rafferty comes to the conclusion that his mom is the best fit for him.

Minilesson:

The teacher will read Moon Sandwich Mom by, Jennifer Jacobson to the entire class aloud on the reading carpet. Before reading the teacher will ask students think of their moms while listening to the story.

After reading the story students will return to their seat to prewrite things about their moms. Students will be asked to write a letter to their moms explaing why they love them. There is no format during this time, just writing the body of the letter. After all of the students have had enough time to write the body of their letter the teacher will use the big paper in front of the classroom to show students the proper format for a letter.

The students will create one rough draft to hand into the teacher before they write their final letter to their moms.

Standard:
Writing Applications C. Write formal and informal letters that include important details and follow correct letter format.