Mother's Day

What better way to celebrate the most significant person in your life, than to devote a whole day to it? A very special day is vastly approaching, and it only comes but once a year. Who is the most important woman in your life? If it is your mom, grandma, aunt, or teacher... get your art supplies and hug tickets ready! These are all essential supplies to create your gifts for this holiday.

Why do we celebrate this special day every year? This holiday is celebrated in many parts of the world, most often in May or March, to honor mothers and motherhood. In countries such as Europe, Mother's Day began as "Laetare Sunday", to honor the Virgin Mary and your "mother" church. It has been said that children who used to serve in houses were given that day off so they could visit their mothers and families. On their way home, children would pick flowers to give to their mothers and to the church when they got there. Be sure to show appreciation to your mother on May 9th, for all of the wonderful things she does for you!

VOCABULARY:

Significant- important; major

Devote- to give up or concentrate on a particular persuit, occupation, or purpose

Vast- very great in number, quantity, amount, etc.

Essential- absolutely necessary; important

Honor- respect; admire

Virgin Mary- the mother of Jesus

Appreciation- gratitude; thankful recognition

SENTENCES:

1. It is important to ______ and respect your friends and family.

2. Show _______ to your mother on her special day by expressing your love for her.

3. Who is the most ________ person in your life?

4. Mother's Day began to celebrate the _________ and the mother church.

5. Hugs are one ________ gift to give on Mother's Day.

6. We should ________ more time to thanking the people that mean the most to us.

7. The _______ majority of people in the United States celebrate Mother's Day.

GRAMMAR POINT:

We have worked on various parts of speech throughout our blogging experience. For our last blog of the year, can you figure out what part of speech each vocabulary word is? Work with a partner to distinguish which words are nouns, verbs, adjectives or adverbs, and explain why.