Mother's Day Lesson Plans
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Painter for Mother's Day: Mary Cassatt- The activity may be
included in an art unit on different mediums for drawing and painting,
line in drawing, or in a social studies unit on holidays and mothers
day for students in grades four and five.
- Allowance
Time- Students use pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters to
show different ways to reach the same three digit total. Students
use coin values to record data and to apply knowledge.
- Angelic
Child- Creating a memory for mom.
- Angels
of Generosity- This lesson uses ANGEL CHILD, DRAGON CHILD
by Surat to identify generous actions. Students will keep a generosity
journal reflecting acts of kindness they performed each week.
- Are
We There Yet?- This is the review lesson for the unit, Going
to Grandma’s. Using the Formative Assessment Checklist and all
completed summative assessments, the teacher reinforces skills
and concepts using the activities from this lesson.
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- Are
You My Mother?- Students will discover baby animals look similar
to their parents.
- As
Good as Gold- Students create a Mother's Day Coupon Book, full of
coupons that can be exchanged for special services rendered by students!
A work sheet is included.
- Bath Salts
For Mom- "This is an inexpensive project. Most materials can be
found at a drug store. Enjoy!"
- Blowing
Kisses- Fifth Grade students thank their mothers (grandmothers,
aunts, god-mothers, etc.) for their first breath of life. Activities
are pre-writing, designing a poem form, and making a card.
- Celebrate
With Silhouettes- Students help create keepsake silhouettes, frame
them, or use them to make a special Mother's Day card.
- Elementary
Mother's Day Activity- Help your students create beautiful and useful
gifts for the most important woman in their lives.
- Exploring
and Sharing Family Stories- In this lesson, students are encouraged
to explore the idea of memory in both large- and small-group settings.
Students access their own life experiences and then discuss family stories
they have heard.
- Families-
The students will make a picture diagram of his or her family.
- Families
on Display: An Introduction to the Study of Families- The learner
will be able to recognize that there are different family structures.
They will be able to identify the different members in a family and
the roles of those family members.
- Heroes
Around Us- Students will explore the distinction between a hero
and an idol. Based on collaboratively established criteria for heroism
and characteristics of heroes, students will select, read about, and
report on a hero.
- I Just
Want to Say- I just want to say- I love you, I hate you, things
haven’t been easy for me, and much more. Through the use of poetry,
people can relay a powerful message. Students study poetic devices included
in conversation poems and explore their eloquent messages.
- Make
a "Memories of Mom" Memento- Students create a book of collected
"memories of mom" as a very special Mother's Day gift. Included: Ten
writing prompts for students.
- Message
to Mother- Students write sentences to their mothers and include
them in beautiful Mother’s Day gifts.
- Motherhood
Math: Mothers in the Workforce- Students study a table showing how
the number of working mothers increased between 1955 and 2001 and complete
the provided work sheet.
- Mother's Day Bath
Basket- A great project for students.
- Mother's
Day Card and Poem- Children color the flowers and pot found in the
link below cut around the edges of the paper using pinking shears glue
onto construction paper.
- Mother's
Day Craft- A nifty, thrifty idea for mom.
- Mother's Day
Gift- Children make something special for Mom and learn about giving.
- Mother,
May I Communicate?- This activity is an inexpensive, active way
to teach positive communication of needs, wants, and feelings. Through
the use of a “Mother, May I?” type game, students have the opportunity
to identify problems and to demonstrate ways to react to given situations.
- My
Family Traditions: A Class Book and a Potluck Lunch- Inspire students'
creativity, collaboration, and community in this lesson using the bilingual
children’s book Family Pictures/Cuadros de Familia by Carmen Lomas Garza.
- Taking
Care of a Baby- To introduce students to the basics of human development
and the critical role of parents in taking care of a newborn.
- The
Best Gift, for Shoe-er!- Students turn an old shoe into a memorable
planter that's a terrific gift for Mother's Day or any other occasion.
- Whooo's
in the Nest?- During a weeklong writing workshop, students illustrate
a family of owls and write about their owl family. Students draft a
five sentence expository writing essay, revise in peer editing groups,
and publish their work.
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