4th and 5th Grade Mother's Day Educational Resources

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

Show your young artist how to celebrate Mary Cassatt, an Impressionist painter, by creating a mother-child painting in her style.

As Mother's Day approaches, everyone's grateful! Let your third grader assemble this special book with words from the whole family.

This Mother's Day, mix in some fifth grade science learning to create this fabulous fudge!

Make an elegant Mother's Day card to celebrate the love and work in raising kids.

Your mom works hard, and a homemade present is the perfect way to show how much you appreciate her.

Try a fun Mother's Day game for moms and kids to play together!

Turn all those broken bits of plates, random buttons, or other odds and ends into a lovely flower pot for Mom on Mother's Day.

There's no better way to show mom you love her than with the tried and true breakfast in bed routine. Make whole wheat waffles along with a vase just for mom.

Quilling, a craft that has been around for centuries, is a beautiful way to create a unique card for Mother's Day, or any special occasion.

Help your teen show Mom how much he loves her through song ... with her very own CD!

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

Create a unique and colorful Mother's Day gift that Mom can use all year. Upcycle a tea tin by wrapping it with Washi tape!

Create a scented surprise for mom on Mother's Day! Make a pillowcase potpourri filled with dried lavender.