With Mother’s Day coming up in the midst of a global pandemic, Ashton’s Elementary students were unable to carry out their usual Mother’s Day activities like they do every year. But being quarantined did not stop these students from showing the immense love and appreciation they feel for their mothers. This year, elementary students along with their respective advisors united their creative ideas and brainstormed different activities to carry out on Mother’s Day. The following are descriptions of each activity that took place on Mother’s Day.
1st Grade
The First graders activity took place on May 28th. They hosted a video conference with their mothers and teachers in which they sang a song titled “Todo lo que tengo es tuyo” (Everything I have is yours) by Juan Luis Guerra, which was later recorded and edited into a video. Alongside this beautiful gift, each of the students also made a card for their mothers saying how they feel about them, these cards were given out during the scheduled video conference.
2nd Grade
During the school year, second graders have been working on a Reader’s and Writer’s workshop, which helped them develop the skills they needed to execute this Mother’s Day activity in the best way possible. Students were asked to write different things they like about their mothers, such as different aspects of their cooking, something special they think their mother does, their favorite thing to do with their mother, etc. With the help of teachers, the students joined together as a group and also wrote a poem for their mothers where each student read a part of it and the recording of each student was compiled into a video with the entire poem being recited, which was shared with the mothers on May 31st. This activity is meant to be similar to what they could have done had they been together in school, and it also symbolizes that despite the fact that the students are separated physically they can still work as a team and create something beautiful.
3rd Grade
Considering how difficult it can be to carry out a traditional arts and crafts project or rehearse for some kind of performance or presentation without mothers noticing at home, the third graders celebrated Mother’s Day by doing a variety of things, these being:
- A video of students being interviewed about their mothers:
Students were asked a few questions about their mothers, they answered as we recorded each student separately through individual conference calls. These clips of each student were compiled together into a video.
- A“mom review” poem was written:
Students wrote a “review” explaining how/why their mothers are the best mothers, and why they would “recommend” their mothers as the best moms ever, this gives the typical love letter an interesting twist! These reviews were handwritten and decorated as students worked with the materials they had available at home.
On the day of the presentation:
A zoom meeting was hosted with all of the third-grade mothers (both 3rdA and 3rdB) and all of the students, in which they first presented the video and then allowed the students to give their mothers the letters. This project was meant to showcase the children’s most tender and heartfelt answers and thoughts regarding their moms and their love for them, surely making not only the children appreciate them even more, but also making all mothers feel the joy and satisfaction that the wonderful gift of being a mother brings.
4th Grade:
Fourth graders worked on a digital storybook for their mothers using an app called StoryJumper, where they had the creative freedom of choosing the title of the storybook and the text structure they wanted to use. On May 31st They showcased their creations to their mothers during different times of the day.
5th Grade
Students from the fifth-grade class came together and created a video for their mothers, each student wrote a personalized letter to his or her mom.
6th Grade
Sixth graders made handwritten cards for their mothers showcasing their love for them. Along with that, some of the students decided to take the Mother’s Day activity to the next level and collaborated with their fathers to plan a special brunch as a surprise for their mothers.
By: Lia Gonzalez
High School Junior Class
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