Mother's Day
1 minK1st2nd3rd4th5thSocial Studies
Summary
Mother's Day is a special holiday where we honor the mothers in our lives. With roots in the Civil War, Mother's Day is a day to celebrate everything that mothers do.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Short explainer (1 min) from PBS LearningMedia's *All About the Holidays*.
- What did the first people behind Mother's Day want the day to be about?
- How is Mother's Day celebrated in your family or neighborhood?
- Who else besides a mother might someone want to honor on this day?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: honor, tradition, holiday, Civil War.
Try it: Design a Mother's Day card and add one sentence inside that says thank you for something specific.