April Showers Bring May Flowers
(Photo
description: Various individual small flowers, blades of grass and small leaves
are shaped to form the letters to the words: Hello Spring)
Mother
Nature has certainly confused many of us here in Virginia with 3 significant snow
storms within a 3 week timespan in late March! With snow in the past (hopefully), everyone
can enjoy warmer weather and getting outdoors even more! With our students, spring
time brings lesson units (especially for preschool and the early elementary
years) about new life: flowers budding, green grass, budding trees, little
bunnies hopping, birds singing, and the weather in spring time- which typically
is rain followed by sunshine and blue skies! Here are a few ideas for
activities that relate to concept building around spring.
DIY Rain
Sticks
Rain sticks
are easy to make, require little to no prep time and younger students enjoy the
sensory input they produce. Make Pinterest your friend and find some awesome
resources such as Katie’s rain stick (that actually sounds like rain!) at https://www.giftofcuriosity.com/diy-rain-stick-craft/.
Scavenger
Hunt
Students can
be paired or in small groups as they search the school grounds or campus
for various signs of spring. Visual, auditory, and tactual signs of spring can
be included in the scavenger hunt list. Pairing students with varying degrees
of vision may yield a multisensory approach. Here is a great website with a
Spring Scavenger Hunt (free printable!): https://www.kcedventures.com/blog/outdoor-spring-scavenger-hunt-for-kids
Planting
Flowers
A classic
spring time activity with young students is planting some flower seeds
(marigolds are easy to grow!) in a Dixie cup or small flower pot and watering
it consistently, discussing the various stages of the flower as it buds,
blossoms, and grows! Always incorporating this flower pot as a Mother’s Day gift
serves a dual purpose!
(Photo
description: From left to right, there are three pots (green, light blue, and
light purple) with each having a single orange marigold flower.)
I hope you
and your students experience spring with all the new life it has to offer and
enjoy getting outdoors in the warmer weather!
-Kristen
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