Spring

Math Activities

• puzzles - complete wooden tangram puzzles using various shapes and colors
• butterfly glyph - squeeze glue then cover with sand when given two options (ex: use purple sand if you like butterflies more, use black sand if you like caterpillars more)
• measurement - count the number of petals on a flower then measure its stem
• bee hive - draw a number and help that many bees fly into the bee hive
• spring patterns - complete a spring pattern

Lit Activities

• reading loft - new simple sight word books introduced
• roll a block game - record each letter as it is rolled and try to reach the bottom of your paper
• book of rhymes - with help from Mrs. Nanette, circle the set of rhyming words, then draw your own rhymes at the end
• word mats - practice word families (rhymes) and discover how real and nonsense words are formed. practice writing some of the words created
• class book - "We Love Spring." discuss what you love most about spring; complete the sentence copying what was printed for you then draw a picture (note: parents with children interested in writing--encourage them as often as possible to spell out words based on the sounds they hear. This will help them as they begin easy readers and throughout their learning career. Do not correct when words are misspelled! We want our children to love learning and love writing and not become discouraged with mistakes. The current focus must remain on the attempt, not the "right way.")

Other Activities

• learned March comes "in like a lion and goes out like a lamb"
• Read The Party, by David McPhail
• Read Chicken Little, by Laura Rader
• graphed "Have you seen a rainbow in the sky?"
• made a class rainbow
• made rainbow bracelets
• created a garden scene
• collage band-aids to remind us "Jesus Heals!"

Peyton completes his puzzle

Eric shows off "zero" bees to fly to their hive

Friends count the numbers on the ruler to discover how tall a flower stem is

Connor studies his work on his butterfly glyph

Tanner squeezes glue onto his butterfly

Ayla copies the sentence about why she likes spring

Nicholas rolls his letter die

Isabelle watches as Tanner rolls

Cameron practices writing the words he formed

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. Can you name the rainbow colors, too?

Kaylee contributes to the yellow band

Hank carefully places a Froot Loop

Cade strings Froot Loops onto his bracelet

Songs
Beautiful Rainbow Came
One day the sun was shining bright (hold up right hand like blocking sunlight)
But some clouds came along and it became black as night
(Hold up left hand for the clouds)
Then the rain began to sprinkle onto the ground
(wiggle fingers for the rain coming down)
And soon it was raining all over the town.
But when the clouds had passed on by (move both hands to one side)
A big beautiful rainbow stretched across the sky
(make a rainbow arc with your hands)

Planting Seeds

First you take the seed and you plant it in the ground (pretend to plant seeds in hand)
Next a rain cloud comes and waters all around (Use one hand to simulate rain)
Next the sun shines brightly, without a sound (use fingers like sun)
And in just a few days, a flower is found (open hand like flower)