Mother’s Day ideas – Curriculum-linked literacy activities

Covering Mother’s Day in class isn’t compulsory, and if you're pushed for time, no one would judge you for skipping it. However, as the following ideas show, Mother's Day can be a good way to channel pupils’ natural motivation into writing, creativity and emotional literacy.

It's also a good opportunity to celebrate the amazing women in our lives. And it doesn't have to be just mums, of course. Grandmas, aunts, step-mums and other significant females all count.

We’ve put together ready-to-use Mother’s Day resources for EYFS, KS1 and KS2 to help your pupils explore why these important people are special. At the same time, they'll be developing key skills across writing, speaking, listening and emotional literacy.

EYFS: Flower of Love

For younger learners, our free EYFS pack uses a simple flower activity to discuss the importance of mums and other mother figures.

Children decorate petals with drawings or words about what they love about their special person. This sparks conversation and builds early literacy, fine motor skills and PSED.

And for mums, it’s an interesting chance to see just how observant, thoughtful – and occasionally brutally honest – their little ones can be.

KS1: Newspaper Report

"World's greatest mum" is a phrase we normally see on cards and fridge magnets, yet in this activity, pupils are challenged to give it real meaning in their own words.

Celebrate Mother’s Day by writing a newspaper report about the World’s Greatest Mum, or another significant female in pupils' lives.

This activity encourages reflection on why these women are special, while supporting writing, reading comprehension, PSHE and speaking and listening. Our templates and sentence starters make it easy to scaffold the task for different abilities.

KS2: ‘Dear Mum…’ Letter Writing

KS2 pupils aren’t necessarily as forthcoming with heartfelt words as younger pupils, but this letter-writing activity can prompt them to reflect.

Children are tasked with writing to their mum or another important female figure, using the pack to guide planning and writing.

The activity encourages reflection on gratitude, supports PSHE and literacy across a range of genres, and helps pupils develop empathy and emotional expression.

The letters will give mums (or other significant women) a welcome reminder about how surprisingly thoughtful their child can be.

Kennings: Mother’s Day Poetry

For a creative twist, pupils can write kenning poems – a list-style poem describing their mum or another mother figure.

Suitable for KS1 and KS2, this activity combines poetry, literacy, speaking, listening and PSHE, giving pupils a fun and accessible way to express their appreciation through creative writing.

Mother's Day Colouring

For a simple and heartwarming option, these free Mother’s Day colouring pages from Teachwire let children get creative while expressing love and gratitude for the important women in their lives.

These Mother’s Day ideas give pupils a chance to reflect, write and get creative – and might even produce something that surprises and delights the important women in their lives.