💐 Mother’s Day Poems KS2 | Fun Writing & Performance Ideas
Mother’s Day is a wonderful theme for poetry in KS2. Children love writing about their mums (or grandmas, carers, and other special people in their lives). It’s an opportunity to celebrate family with creativity, humour and imagination.
Through Mother’s Day poems KS2, pupils can:
🌸 Explore emotions, gratitude and family relationships
💬 Build vocabulary around kindness and appreciation
🎤 Share heartfelt or funny poems through performance
📚 Link English with PSHE, RE, assemblies and displays
👉 In my Poetry Days in primary schools across the UK I work hard to get the children excited about writing and performing their own poems. I visit over 100 schools every year and I’d love to work with your children and teachers.
📅 You can book me for:
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In-person Poetry Days across the UK
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Online Poetry Workshops (affordable and flexible)
➡ Secure your date here: Poets in Schools – Ian Bland
📝 Original Mother’s Day Poems by Ian Bland
Here are four of my Mother’s Day poems. Each one offers a different style — list, funny exaggeration, repetition and parody — so you can choose what works best for your class.
1. Things I Love About My Mum (List Poem)
The way she sings when she washes the plates,
The way she runs when the school bell’s late.
The way she tells me “You’ll be fine,”
The way she lets me jump the line.
The way she cuddles when I’m sad,
The way she laughs when things go mad.
These are the things that make me smile,
I love my mum — she’s worth the while.
💡 Activity idea:
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Brainstorm “things I love about my mum” using the five senses: sounds, actions, sayings, funny habits.
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Pupils create verses in pairs, then combine them for a class performance poem.
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Finish by turning list poems into Mother’s Day cards with illustrated borders.
🔗 Related: List Poems KS2
2. If Mum Were Super! (Funny Hyperbole Poem)
If Mum were super, she could:
Cook ten dinners in a flash,
Find my homework in the trash!
Fly to school in seconds flat,
Fight a dragon with the cat.
Lift the car up with one hand,
Build a castle out of sand!
If Mum were super, she would be,
The greatest hero — just for me!
💡 Activity idea:
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Teach hyperbole: “exaggeration for comic effect.”
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Pupils create their own silly superpowers for mum: laser shopping eyes, super-speed hoovering, lava voice when she’s cross.
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Perform with dramatic superhero poses in assembly.
🔗 Related: Superhero Poems KS2
3. My Mum is the Teacher (Performance Poem)
Can’t secretly ring in sick
My mum is the teacher
Can’t pretend the dog ate my homework (we haven’t got one…)
My mum is the teacher
Can’t explain away my dodgy report
My mum is the teacher
Can’t relax not even for a nano second
My mum is the teacher
Can’t say ‘nothing’ when my Dad asks what I did at school today
My mum is the teacher
Can’t complain about my teacher to my parents
My mum is the teacher
Can’t get excited about ‘Take your child to work day!’
My mum is the teacher
💡 Activity idea:
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Perfect as a choral performance: one group reads the “Can’t…” lines, another echoes “My mum is the teacher.”
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Pupils can write their own versions: My mum is the nurse / My dad is the coach / My sister is the head girl.
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Great for repetition, rhythm and humour.
🔗 Related: Funny School Poems KS2
4. My Mum is Wonder Woman! (Parody Poem)
Is she an Amazonian Warrior Princess fighting
For justice, love and peace in a bleak crime-ridden city?
Err no, she’s gone to Morrison’s to get some flapjacks for my gran…
OK… but has she terrified her enemies by hurling her tiara
And trapping them with her lasso of truth?
Err no, she’s gone to Zumba classes with my sister,
She’ll be back at about 7.30…
I see… but has she deflected bullets with her indestructible bracelets
While flying her invisible plane?
Err no, she’s gone to the park for a power walk with the dogs and my Dad.
She’s not in much, I’ll tell her you’ve called!
💡 Activity idea:
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Introduce parody: taking a famous character and making it funny and personal.
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Pupils create their own parody poems — “Super Mum”, “Super Dad”, “Super Gran.”
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Pair with cartoon-style artwork for a classroom display.
🔗 Related: Parody Poems KS2
🎉 Fun Mother’s Day Poetry Activities for KS2
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Acrostic Poems: Use MOTHER, MUM or THANK YOU as an acrostic.
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Recipe for Mum Poems: 1 spoonful of hugs, 2 cups of laughter, a pinch of patience.
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Performance Assemblies: Use “My Mum is the Teacher” as a choral reading.
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Art Links: Illustrate “Wonder Woman Mum” with comic-style drawings.
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PSHE Links: Celebrate all carers — mums, step-mums, grandmas, foster carers, guardians.
🔗 Related: Kindness Poems KS2 | Family Poems KS2 | Friendship Poems KS2
👩🏫 Teacher Pedagogy Notes
Curriculum links:
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English: list poems, hyperbole, parody, repetition and performance.
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PSHE: family, relationships, gratitude.
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Art/Drama: comic-style illustrations and performance.
Differentiation:
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Support: short acrostic or couplet poems.
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Challenge: extended parody or hyperbole verses.
Engagement:
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Children love writing about mums — it’s personal, funny and meaningful, producing work that feels important to share.
🌟 Final Thoughts
Mother’s Day poems KS2 give children the chance to celebrate their mums with creativity and humour. Whether it’s a list poem, a funny exaggeration, a parody or a performance chant, these poems are fun to write and brilliant to share.
👉 In my Poetry Days in primary schools across the UK I work hard to get the children excited about writing and performing their own poems. I visit over 100 schools every year and I’d love to work with your children and teachers.
📅 You can book me for:
-
In-person Poetry Days across the UK
-
Online Poetry Workshops (affordable and flexible)
➡ Secure your date here: Poets in Schools – Ian Bland
