Celebrate Mother's Day with these 20 Classroom Activities
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Ask them to bring in their mothers, grandmothers, or any other female in their lives who serves as a role model to them, for an exclusive invite-only activity. I have made flower pots out of children’s shoes. I have also made flower from coffee filters.
These cute flower bookmarks are adorable, and although I have not tested these ones, it reminded me of a similar project my class did one year. Here is a free download of the Mother’s Day cards we made. It was simple – just two folds and a small cut on the dotted line. I’m Emily, Founder of Education to the Core. We are all about helping K-2 teachers by providing unlimited access to affordable printables for every subject area.
All About Mom
Bulletin Board –Create a visibly prominent bulletin board where moms will be most likely to see it. Decorate it with sentiments, hand-drawn pictures, photographs, or other things your kids have done to commemorate their moms. Instruct kids to tell their moms to take a look at it at drop-off or pick-up time, and even send home a little note or shoot them an email so that they won’t miss it. Bookmarks are easy to make and allow students to be highly creative. Plus, they’re functional, which means mamas can use them every time they are ready to read a book. A fun activity to make something practical for the start of a springtime garden plot.
Kids create little snacks such as cheese and crackers, cream cheese on small bagels, or Teddy Grahams dipped in icing. They act as hosts and serve their moms by pouring juice or water into small cups, and bring them a serving of snacks. They can present their moms with a card, read to them aloud, and hug them.
Want some more Mother’s Day activity ideas? Here are some you may like:
This fun and recycled material craft is sure to make Mom smile every time she wears it. This adorable card says I love you and hugs Mom all at the same time. Decorate a cube with fun family pictures or messages of love. She will be able to display it on her desk at work or keep it on her bedside table for a constant reminder of love.
They deserve a good Mother’s Day surprise that will make them smile. Be inspired, motivate kids, and make a positive impact in your classroom. I’ll definitely try those next year when we do our unit on sunflowers. I like to put tea bags with a little paper tea pot urging the moms to take a rest. I think the best presents for moms are ones with pictures or handprints of their little darlings. My mom still has my handprints from kindergarten and it is priceless.
Lesson Plans
An acrostic poem using the letters in the person’s name — or print out thisfree LOVE acrostic templatefor each student to use as a scaffold. Teaching Resources Curriculum-aligned resources to engage and inspire your class. Have your students place the stickers onto the contact paper. Then, they will need to cut out the shape of the sun catcher. Just be sure to plan ahead with this craft.
So many of them commented to me that they’ll treasure the pictures forever. We glued the writing on the back and laminated them. Here’s a simple ladybug project with a cute poem to match. I’ve done this one many times, and I’ve spent a little extra for some pretty glass beads from Michael’s craft store. I’ve also used Borax to grow crystals over a pipe cleaner, which is then attached to a chain.
Mother’s Day Crafts for the Classroom
Plus, it’s fun and very easy for students in most grade levels to make. Allow students to create their own design or mimic this simple, but cute flower design shown above. But these basics provide the foundation for most of the ideas on this list. So, without further ado, let’s dive into the details of these Mother’s Day crafts for the classroom. We something very similar with Kindergarten students many years ago and it was just right in terms of difficulty and prep.
There are a few different sun catchers your students can make, but the process is relatively the same. You can even have students add their handmade Mother’s Day card to each plant. Another option to add to the list of Mother’s Day crafts for the classroom is a potted plant. Based on classroom supply budgets and student age, you can use real flowers or artificial.
We've got the best New Year's resources and activities for the classroom to help you bring in the New Year with your students. If you’re looking for more ideas on Mother’s Day crafts for the classroom, I have a Pinterest board dedicated to gift inspiration. Paper quilling is a unique and aesthetically satisfying art form that even your youngest students can get on board with. Teach them to make flowers, animals, and other designs to glue to a homemade Mother's Day card. Your students will enjoy making this Mother's Day Acrostic Poem.
I like to let them discover this fact on their own and the news of this discovery spreads through the classroom with much excitement! I did this project with younger students and we decided not to cut out the middle of the “O”, but just color it in since that cutting was tricky. Are you in search of the perfect mothers’s day gift for your students to make? Whether you prefer to go simple or all-out for Mother’s Day Gifts, this list is bound to have something for you. Using the construction paper and scissors, have your students do their best to mimic the tea pot cutout seen here. Have them place the poem of their choice, or the one feature in the article, in the middle of the teapot.
I let the children color on them with markers and thenget them wet, so the color bleeds. I also make fard with the kids hand prints. 9 New Year's Ideas for Teachers to Celebrate With Your Class Stop the search!
Teach students how to take this customizable template and add their own wording to it. Have students share their Google Slides presentations with each other to practice before showing mom on Mother's Day. Write a Poem – Are you teaching poetry writing this month? Have your students write a poem about their moms. Poems take thought and will be coveted for years and years. Draw a Picture of Mom – Give students paint or crayons and let them decorate a piece of paper with some artwork.
Oil Pastel Mother’s Day Cards
QVC’s Lori Greineris one of the sharks, so I bet we’ll see M3 Girl Designs on QVC soon. You can provide stickers, markers, glitter, and anything else you can think of. Once students finish decorating, laminate them for durability. Provide additional supplies for them to decorate it for mom, aunt, grandmother, etc. Looks like Mom made the front page of the newspaper! Fingerprint pendant-bake it in a 275˚ oven for 15 minutes Use Original Sculpey and Craft Smart (from Michael's) for the best to get a detailed fingerprint.
A great way to pay it forward to your students' Moms for getting them into reading at bedtime all the while keeping the monsters away. Make a Craft – Finished a craft lately for Spring? If not, there are numerous craft tutorials available. Find one you like and create it with your students. Let them take it home to give to their mother on Mother’s Day. We all know how much moms deserve, and the mothers of our students are no exception.
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