Mother’s Day is the perfect opportunity to encourage your students to talk about their mothers, parents, and families in general. For younger students a fun craft activity would allow them to create a great Mother’s Day card while older students might prefer more of a guided discussion. With 35 worksheets, Busy Teacher can help you plan the best Mother’s Day class for every age level. This Mother's Day game is popular with busy teachers. It is a simple but cute game that focuses on what makes mom happy (and unhappy); it’s especially appropriate for pre-intermediate students. Students play in groups of between two to four, take turns rolling a die, and follow the directions on the cards. You can add or substitute cards if you would like your students to focus on specific vocabulary. Be sure that students understand the cards well enough to play on their own before having students form groups. If this game is not suitable for your class, browse through the section to find a worksheet that is.
Mother's Day is a celebration honoring mothers and celebrating motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, yet most commonly in March, April, or May. It complements Father's Day, the celebration honoring fathers. Celebrations of mothers and motherhood occur throughout the world; many of these can be traced back to ancient festivals, like the Greek cult to Cybele or the Roman festival of Hilaria. The modern US holiday is not directly related to these. One of the early calls to celebrate a Mother's Day in the United States was the "Mother's Day Proclamation" by Julia Ward Howe. Written in 1870, it was a pacifist reaction to the carnage of the American Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War. The Proclamation was tied to Howe's feminist belief that women had a responsibility to shape their societies at the political level.
Song Worksheet: Mother by John Lennon
Instructions: In pairs or individually students complete the blanks with verbs in the past tense: HAD, WANTED, DIDN'T, NEEDED, LEFT, COULDN’T, TRIED, GOT. Simple and easy to be used as a war ...
Mother's Day Poem in a Heart
A Power point presentation contraining only one slide. It is useful for kindergarden and primary school students. A simple Mother's day poem in a heart for children to colour. Of course, after co ...
The Tiniest Flower
It is a story loosley based on the story The Littlest Pumpkin, but I've adapted it, changed it and made it for Valentine's Day. It can also be used for Mother's day. I use it when talking about Va ...
POSTER: Good Mothers VS Great Mothers
Happy Mother's Day!
For all mothers out there, we have prepared another nice poster - print it out and enjoy! Works wonders as a conversation starter for the upper levels! Click the image below t ...
Mother's Day Newspaper Card
Great Mother's Day activity to do with kids and teens. A space for a picture or drawing, a list of adjectives and a small text talking about the mother of the student, in which s/he has to fill th ...
Mother's Day Foldable Poem
This is a foldable poem for Mothers Day. It can be printed and used with students to teach them the poem. Inside the foldable they can write a letter to their mother like I LOVE YOU MOM BECAUSE... ...
POSTER: Happy Mother's Day
Happy Mother's Day!
For all mothers out there, we have prepared this cute poster - print it out and enjoy! Click the image below to get the full size poster & save it to your computer.
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Mother's Day Wordsearch Puzzle
This is a pretty easy word search puzzle for teaching Mother's Day related vocabulary. Recommended for elementary students who are asked to find the words in the puzzle. The answer key is included.
Calendar of May Activities
This seasonal worksheet is called 'May Worksheet: Calendar of May Activities' and was kindly provided by Scholastic (can also be downloaded from their website). It is a set of pages for cutting an ...
May Calendar
This seasonal worksheet is called 'May Calendar' - it was kindly provided by Scholastic, and can also be downloaded from their website. It is a set of pages for cutting and coloring, complimented ...
May Activities
This May worksheet is called 'May Worksheet: May Activities' and was kindly provided by Scholastic, and can be downloaded from their website. It is a two-pager with funny rhymes to read and learn ...
Mother's Day Word Search
This is a basic Mother's Day word search about mothers - great for your Mother's Day lesson! List of words used in this word search: GRANDMOTHER, CUDDLY, LOVE, GODDESS, HELP, FLOWERS, LOVELY, WON ...
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