What is some fun writing for Mother’s Day you can do with your students? Let me tell you what I have in store for mine! As you may or may not know, I teach across 5 grade levels, and each group requires its own approach. I’ve got something fun planned for all of them, so that we can really honor mom and remember why we love her so much. Below are my ideas for this upcoming Mother’s Day.
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What to write for Mother’s Day
So as I’ve said I’ve got my different groups that each have their own requirements. For my younger students, it’s always fun to write something that is closer to home, so I really like letter writing as well as creating a nice card for mom. For my older kids I love essay writing and speech writing the most. In these activities I can really have them dig deep about what it takes to be a great mom. Let me tell you how I do this.
Speech writing on Mother’s Day
Get students to prepare a speech for their mother! The speech should be about what her greatest qualities are and why she is the best mom in the world. In this activity I teach them about persuasive devices as well as body language and performing a speech the right way. I will tell them about structure as well and being convincing as a speaker. I love to talk about Ethos, Pathos, and Logos. I’ve seen some wonderful performances in the past, and it’s great fun to speak so passionately about a topic like this.
Essay writing on Mother’s Day
Writing an essay is a calmer activity. Essay writing really makes them think about the structure of their arguments and being persuasive as a writer. I also talk to them about the overall structure of an essay, and about vocabulary use and linking words. Students must provide evidence for their claims in the form of examples and personal experience. They always come up with the best arguments for why their mom is the best mom in the world.
For both speech- and essay writing I want my students to warm up with a speaking activity. I have a set of discussion cards that I use to get thinking about our mothers. I get students to use them in groups, and it helps them open up about what they think. These cards also make for great writing prompts for Mother’s Day for journaling or something like that.
Letter writing for Mother’s Day
With my younger students I like to do letter writing for Mother’s Day. Letter writing is a familiar activity for them, and earlier in the year we will have already discussed how it’s done right. You do have to make sure that they know about the format of a letter, about structure – intro, body and conclusion – and letter conventions. And then I will get them writing a letter to mom for Mother’s Day. They must tell her why she is the best mother in the world and really convince her with reasons and examples. It’s a wonderful gift to her that they can bring home.
How to write a Mother’s Day letter? Check out this free resource to help you organize it with your students!
A great addition to this activity that I found in an Action last year is this block of letter paper! I give each student a pretty page to write the letter on so that it looks amazing when they bring it home to mom. So much fun!
Also fun..
This flip book I made! This activity is great for younger kids too, I feel. Print and fold a booklet for each of them and get them to answer the prompts about their mother. It really helps them access their gratitude and love for mom and back their feelings up with reasons. It’s a lot of fun!
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