Dandelion
How many words can you spell using the letters in the word "dandelion"?

Spring Animal Sounds
Fill in the sound that each animal makes
Squirrels____________.
Bees_______________.
Robins_____________.
Frogs______________.
Owls______________.
Snakes_____________.
Ducks_____________.
Geese______________.
Crows______________.
hiss,chatter,chirp,buzz,quack,honk,caw,hoot,croak

Spring Fun
Think of some things that we can do in the spring but we can't do in the winter. Illustrate you favorite activity.

Games We Play in the Spring
List some games that we play when spring arrives.Beside each game,list the equipment we need to play them.

Rain in the Spring
Imagine that it's raining. Write a list of words that describe how it sounds and feels.

Sights and Sounds of Spring
In the spring there are many sights and sounds.Think about some and make a chart like this:

The Seasons of the Year
List the four Seasons. Check the season you like best. Write three reasons why you chose this season.

Print off the list of spring vocabulary. Have the children find the names of the flowers.

Spring Blends
There are many words of spring that have blends. Have children write sentences for some of these words: spring, flower, showers,bloom, dragonflies, grasshoppers, bluebird, sprout, sky, clouds,planted, etc.

Spring Compound Words
Spring is a good time to learn about compound words such as raincoat, butterfly, buttercup, bluebird, rainbow, sunshine, thunderstorm, etc.

Two Word Spring Poetry
Two word poems have just two words in each line.You may, however, have as many lines as you wish. Here's an example:
Spring season
Buds blossom
Seeds sprout
Chicks chirp
Lambs laugh
Bugs buzz
New life
(by Mrs. Bee)

Write a Spring Tale Choose from the list of titles.
A Robin In My Tree
Puddle Fun
A Visit to the Pond
Playing in the Rain
The Terrible Thunderstorm
The Gardener and His/Her  Garden

Cloud Watching
Watch the clouds from a window. Write some sentences about how they look and move.
 
Spring Riddles
Choose a word for the Vocabulary list. Make up a riddle about it. Be sure to put three clues in the riddle.
Give it to a friend to try to guess.
eg. I am wet. I am small. When there are many of us together, you will need to use an umbrella.
What Am I? Ans. A raindrop
 
Wildflowers
Look through some books about wildflowers. Make a list of wildflowers that can be found in your area.
Illustrate five that you like and label them.

Wildflower Emblem
Find out what wildflower is the emblem of your province. Draw a picture of it.Write three facts about the wildflower.

Robin Research
Look through some bird books. Find some information about the robin. Draw a picture of it. Find four facts about the bird and present the facts to the class.

Spring Things
Make a chart like this and place the words below in the correct heading.

butterflies     squirrels    ants     turtles     daisies     ladybugs     bees     etc.
(Choose words from the Vocabulary list.)

Spring Alphabet Book (Group Activity)
For each letter of the alphabet, draw a picture of something you see in spring that begins with that letter. Then write a sentence about your picture. eg. G is for grasshoppers that hippity-hop through the grass on my lawn.
 
Penny and the Puddle
Every time it rained, Penny ran out to play in the puddles. After school, she just had to run in the puddles. When she splashed, everyone else got splashed, too.  One day, while she was playing in puddles a big truck splashed Penny. 
She got all wet. Penny doesn't splash other people anymore.
1. A pool of rain is a ___________________.
2. A word that means splattered is _________.
3. A word that is opposite of walk is _______.
4. A word that sounds like won is __________.
5. The word she talks about ______________.
6. A word that goes with mud and rain is _____.
7. Draw a cartoon of Penny being splashed by the truck.

Finish these Spring Sentences
A butterfly is like a _________________________. Draw the butterfly.
A duck is like a ___________________________. Draw the duck.
A rainbow is like a _________________________. Draw the rainbow.
A flower is like a __________________________. Draw the flower.

Read a spring book. Brainstorm some spring happenings. Have the children find pictures in magazines of spring happenings.

Name It

Baby Animal Research
Chicks, ducklings and lambs are baby animals seen on a farm. Choose one of these farmyard animals and research it. Find out five interesting facts about the animal and its family. Illustrate the baby animal and its family.  

Classifying Animals

Arrange these animals under the correct heading. owl duck snake toad butterfly robin fish dog cat mice rabbit fly goose sheep squirrel frog cow raccoon turtle bear beaver chicken wolf fox

Creative Writing Topics
This is how you color a rainbow...
One day the wind blew so hard...
Today is a perfect day to...
I'll never forget my first thunderstorm...
My kite flew away! I think it's flying to the...
To make mud pies you...
My favorite signs of spring are...  

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