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| "Yet here's a kiss for my mother dear." From "The Golden Staircase" illustrated by M. Dibden Spooner, 1906 |
“If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do well matters very much.”
~ Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Born during the Great Depression, raised in a family of twelve children, I never fully appreciated her journey of resilience and strength until I was grown with a family of my own. Whenever she came to visit, she would lightly tap on the door, fling it open and cheerfully shout, “Hello to the house!” She has been gone for 16 years and I miss her every day, but her voice continues to echo through my life and heart.
Mother’s
Legacy – Eastern Nigeria
https://anikefoundation.org/african-folktales/mothers-legacy
The Son
of Seven Monthers – India
https://www.surlalunefairytales.com/book.php?id=109&tale=3932
http://hca.gilead.org.il/sandhill.html
- Fearless Girls, Wise Women and Beloved Sisters by Kathleen Ragan
- Fiesta Femenina: Celebrating Woman in Mexican Folktales by Mary-Joan Gersen
- Mirror, Mirror: Forty Folktales for Mothers and Daughters to Share edited by Jane Yolen
- Mother and Daughter Tales by Josephine Evetts-Secker
Better Homes and Gardens – Twenty cute and clever crafts.
FINGERPLAYS
Helping Mother
I like to help my mother
(nod head knowingly)
To me it's just like play.
(point to self on"me")
I wash the dishes
(pretend to wash dishes)
And sweep the floors
(pretend to sweep)
Because it's Mothers Say
(broad smiles)
Five Pretty Mommies - Sung to "Five Little Ducks"
Five pretty mommies I
once knew,
Fat ones, skinny ones, tall ones, too,
But the one in the middle that belongs to me…
I love her and she loves me!
Down to the grocery we did go,
Wibble – wobble, wibble – wobble, to and fro,
But the one in the middle that belongs to me,
I love her, and she loves me!
SONGS
A Mom's a Special
Lady - Sung to: "Eensy, Weensy, Spider"
A
Mom's a special lady,
So hug her every day.
She gives you lots of food to eat,
And takes you out to play.
Your mother reads you stories,
And buys you sneakers, too.
Aren't you happy that you have
A mom who loves you so?
Five Pretty Mommies -
Sung to "Five Little Ducks"
Five pretty mommies I
once knew,
Fat ones, skinny ones, tall ones, too,
But the one in the middle that belongs to me…
I love her and she loves me!
Down to the grocery we did go,
Wibble – wobble, wibble – wobble, to and fro,
But the one in the middle that belongs to me,
I love her, and she loves me!
Sometimes Mom Says Sung to: "Twinkle,
Twinkle"
Sometimes Mom says "don't do this"
Sometimes Mom says "don't do that"
Still she loves me that I know.
Why? Because she tells me so.
Sometimes Mom says let's do this.
Sometimes Mom says "kiss, kiss, kiss!"
Many more songs
for Mother’s Day here:
www.preschooleducation.com/smother.shtml
STORY STRETCHES
Momma don't allow no "jumping " around here (Shake your finger at the children)
Momma don't allow no jumping around here (jump up and down)
I don't care what Momma's going to say (shake finger back and forth)
I'm going to do it anyway (point finger to self)
Momma don't
allow no "jumping" around here. (jump up and down)
Continue
with other actions:
Momma don’t
allow no twirling around here. (spin around)
Momma don’t allow no wiggling around here. (wiggle up and down)
Momma don’t allow no clapping around here. (clap hands)
Momma don’t allow no stomping around here. (stomp feet)
Mommy, Mommy
You and the children
stand together and do the movements suggested by the verse.
Mommy, mommy, let's
sweep the floor. (pretend to sweep the floor)
Mommy, mommy, let's go to the store.
(pretend to drive a car)
Mommy, mommy, let's bake a cake.
(pretend to mix ingredients)
Mommy, mommy, let's take a break.
(wipe brow and whisper "whew")
Mommy, mommy, loves me so.
(Draw a heart shape in the air with fingers)
Mommy, mommy, watch me grow.
(Stretch arms up high)
Mommy, mommy, turn out the light.
(Make a click sound and turn pretend light off)
Mommy, mommy, say good night
put hands together beside cheek and tilt head)
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