16 coloring acrostic poem worksheets for Mother’s Day

These Mother's Day acrostic poem worksheets are great for introducing children to poetry.

Content :

16 poems

Words or sentences – all levels

Short and easy poems (MOM, MUM)

and longer ones (SUPERMOM / SUPERMUM / I LOVE YOU)

Format: pdf

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Did you know ?

The official Mother’s Day holiday arose in the 1900s as a result of the efforts of Anna Jarvis, daughter of Ann Reeves Jarvis. Following her mother’s 1905 death, Anna Jarvis conceived of Mother’s Day as a way of honoring the sacrifices mothers made for their children.

After gaining financial backing from a Philadelphia department store owner named John Wanamaker, in May 1908 she organized the first official Mother’s Day celebration at a Methodist church in Grafton, West Virginia. That same day also saw thousands of people attend a Mother’s Day event at one of Wanamaker’s retail stores in Philadelphia.

Following the success of her first Mother’s Day, Jarvis—who remained unmarried and childless her whole life—resolved to see her holiday added to the national calendar. Arguing that American holidays were biased toward male achievements, she started a massive letter writing campaign to newspapers and prominent politicians urging the adoption of a special day honoring motherhood.

By 1912 many states, towns and churches had adopted Mother’s Day as an annual holiday, and Jarvis had established the Mother’s Day International Association to help promote her cause. Her persistence paid off in 1914 when President Woodrow Wilson signed a measure officially establishing the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.

Content :

16 poems

Words or sentences – all levels

Short and easy poems (MOM, MUM)

and longer ones (SUPERMOM / SUPERMUM / I LOVE YOU)

Format: pdf