These Mother's Day flash cards teach 15 holiday words with a picture on the front and the word inside. Made for Preschool to 4th Grade, with a practice page and answer key included.
This Mother's Day banner gives kindergarten students 17 pennant flags to color, write on, cut out and hang, spelling HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY for a cheerful classroom display.
Hugs, hearts and handmade love
Kindergartners use Mother's Day to practice writing letters and words with a lot of love behind them. They trace and write "Mom," "love" and "Happy Mother's Day," draw pictures of their special grown-up, and finish sentence starters like "I love you because…" They also talk about kind things they can do at home, like helping set the table. The heartwarming moment comes when a child writes their first card all by themselves.
Simple, sweet and full of letter practice.
Put Mother's Day word cards in the writing center so kids can copy words like love, mom and flower. Seeing the word next to a picture helps beginning writers spell on their own.
Why it works: children learn more from words and pictures together than from words alone (Mayer, 2009).
Try it withMother's Day Flash CardsFlash CardsOpen it →Each child colors one letter of "Happy Mother's Day" and the class hangs the banner together. Kids practice letter names and see how letters build words.
Why it works: the U.S. Department of Education's guide for teaching elementary math recommends moving from hands-on objects to drawings to numbers.
Try it withHappy Mother's Day Letters BannerWorksheetsOpen it →Sit in a circle and each child finishes "I love my special grown-up because…" Then they draw and write their sentence. Saying it first makes writing it easier.
Why it works: when kids say the precise math words, their understanding gets sharper, a recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary math guide.
Teacher favorites right now: Mother's Day Flash Cards and Happy Mother's Day Letters Banner.
Handprint crafts, letter banners, simple cards and sentence starters are perfect. They mix fine motor work with early writing.
Invite every child to make a card for a special grown-up who loves them, like a grandma, dad or aunt. Use open words so no one feels left out.
Give them word cards with pictures and a sentence starter like "I love you because." They copy the words and add a drawing.
Mother's Day is the second Sunday in May in the United States. Most classes do their crafts in the week before.
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