Happy Mother’s Day to you. You are so special and are doing such important work!
To honor you, I’m making available to you a free lesson from our grammar eBook Let’s Eat Fifi. There are 23 lessons in the eBook, and this is lesson 3; it’s on commas and compound sentences. The lesson includes a colorful infographic and ANSWERS. You can download it here. For free!
In addition to the free download, I’ve included four mother-related writing prompts for your students. These are appropriate for grades 5 – 12.
True story: The lily at the top of this page is from my daughter. She gave it to me for Mother’s Day about 11 years ago, and it blooms every August. In fact, it’s now an annual tradition to take my granddaughters’ pictures next to it.
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Can you order a grandmother?
In Ray Bradbury’s science-fiction short story “I Sing the Body Electric,” a family loses a mother and desires to fill their needs with a grandmother, so they have one built for them. They are able to order the qualities they want her to have.
If you were to order a grandmother robot, what would you program her to look like? What would she do? What qualities would she have (what would her personality be like)? What would she enjoy doing? Write down your ideas or write a short story of your own about ordering a robot “person.”
Thank her—but how?
To celebrate your mother, you are going to thank her for something she’s done for you, cooked for you, or for something that you like about her.
BUT—you cannot speak.
You must find another way to communicate to her just how thankful you are.
What method will you use? What will you thank her for? Write your ideas.
You can do this prompt even if you do not have a mother. For “mother,” substitute “grandmother,” “foster mother,” or other person that takes care of you.
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A Mother’s Heart
What does your mother mean to you? It might be difficult to put that into words, but this writing prompt will help you with that.
No sentences necessary and you even get to be creative with color!
You can write about another significant woman in your life as well.
To enjoy this artsy-craftsy prompt, click or tap “A Mother’s Heart”
Want more prompts? Enjoy our Middle School Prompts and our High School Prompts.
Switch Roles with Your Teacher
Have you ever taught your parents or other adults how to do something?
Most likely, you’ve helped them learn how to work their mobile devices because you find it easier to deal with the features of technology than they do.
In this prompt, you are going to switch roles with your teacher. Or you may switch roles with your mother or another woman in your life.
