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| Education World | This site has a lot to offer. From gardening themes to kites. Check here for ideas for the first day of spring, crafts, recipes, games and more! |
| Sample Spring Theme | This is a sample theme and unit plan on Spring geared for Kindergarten classes. Many of the ideas as well as the basic format could easily be adapted for grades 1 and 2 as well. |
| ABC Teach | This is a great site with ideas for writing, teaching phonics, making a Spring creative writing booklet, colouring pages and more. |
| A to Z Teacherstuff | This site has many ideas from emergent readers you can purchase to links for many lesson ideas from other sites. |
| TeacherVision | This site has a number of lessons and printables for Spring. Subjects include math, language arts, art, and more. |
| Fun Lesson Plans | This site offers a Humpty Dumpty spring unit you can purchase - current cost is $7.95 (U.S.). The site does have some free units as well as other units you can purchase. They put up a sample of the unit so you can see what you are buying. From what I saw - the unit seemed to be well done and wonderful for primary grades. |
| Teachnology | A nice collection of lesson plans for spring themes. |
| The Teacher's Guide | Spring lesson plans, coloring pages and more |
| Childfun | Poems, activities, crafts and more. Suitable primarily for grades K to 2. |
| ABC Teach | This site has ideas, printable worksheets and more. Many of the activities are geared for grades 2 to 4. |
| Teacher's.net | Flower Power - this unit incorporates science - planting seeds with writing. Designed for grades 3 to 6 primarily. |
| CanTeach | Some wonderful poems for primary grades including poems for the months of Spring. |
| Bethany Robert's Spring Fun | A number of poems and stories for Spring, some are links to other sites. |
| New! Spring Poems | A nice collection of poems for spring especially for primary grades. |
| New! DLTK Spring Poetry | A number of poems and each has an activity page you can do with the poem. |
| New! Apples 4 The Teacher | Another nice collection of spring poems for children. |
| New! Saskachewan Public Schools | A collection of links to spring poetry activities and lessons. |
Language Arts - Reading and Writing
| ABC Teach | March Writing Ideas - Grades 1 to 4 primarily - Click on the month you want. |
| Enchanted Learning | Scroll past the top menu box and you'll find a section on Spring printables including a number of mini books you can make with your class. The books are perfect for grades K to 2. Also for the low membership price - you can join up and be able to print the books and activity pages without the advertisements. |
| DLTK -Kids - Spring Mini Book | Print out this mini book on spring to use in your grade 1 or 2 classroom. |
| DLTK - Kids | Spring writing paper you can print out. |
| New! March Comes In | Some fun reading and writing activities for the month of March. |
Please note that crafts for specific themes such as butterflies or rain listed above in the main categories will be found in those sections on this page.
| DLTK's Spring Crafts | A selection of easy to make crafts for primary children. |
| Kaboose Family Network | Quite a large collection of crafts for spring. |
| Enchanted Learning | A number of crafts, some for Easter but many are for Spring. |
| The Idea Box | Quite a large number of crafts, projects and other ideas can be found on this site. |
| Family Fun | A large collection of crafts for indoors or outdoors. |
| Danielle's Place | A few very nice crafts - there are pictures as well to help you see what the craft will look like when it is done. |
| Making Friends | A large number of unique crafts divided into different categories such as flowers, butterflies, general spring and more! Some of the crafts require purchasing special craft supplies but many of the crafts can be modified easily to use regular supplies. |
| Squigly's Arts & Crafts | A small collection of fun crafts to do for spring. |
| Happy Spring from Hedgie and Henny | An adorable colouring page from Jan Brett. |
| Happy Spring Mice | Another colouring page from Jan Brett. |
| Primary Games | A collection of cute colouring pages. Some could be used as patterns for stationary for story-writing too. |
| Bry-back Manor | A series of activity pages (over 200) suitable for special needs students, and K to 2 students. Not all are Spring related, but there a number that are. You have to scroll down a bit to see the pages. |
| My Spring Time Colouring Book | This is one of the activity pages from Bry-Back Manor. Just click next at the bottom of each page to get to a new colouring page for Spring. |
| Kaboose Family Network | Some cute pictures for Spring! |
| All about Frogs | Some terrific pictures of frogs to colour. |
| Niteowl | A cute picture for the Nursery Rhyme, Rain, Rain Go Away! |
| Jan Brett | Spring Flowers, one of the most adorable pictures yet from Jan Brett. |
| Jan Brett | Hedgie takes a Spring Bike Ride. |
| KidsTurnCentral | Some fun veggie and fruit colouring pages. |
| Kaboose Family Network | This page features St. Patrick's day crafts however there are quite a few rainbow crafts as well. |
| ChildFun | Crafts and Activity Ideas geared for K to 2 students. You need to scroll down to see the craft section. |
| Crafts for Kids | A nice collection of rainbow colouring pages. |
| The Activity Idea Place | Rain and Rainbows Theme with book suggestions, crafts, science, math, poems and more. |
| The Rainbow Connection | A nice simple explanation on rainbows as well as a number of links. |
| The Activity Idea Place | Rain and Rainbows Theme with book suggestions, crafts, science, math, poems and more. An excellent site! |
| Measuring Rainfall | A lesson plan on measuring rainfall. Designed for grades 3 and 4, this is an activity that could be modified to other grades as well. |
| KinderArt - Rainsticks | A lesson on how to make rainsticks from paper tubes or carpet tubes. |
| KinderArt - April Showers | A rainy day craft idea |
| KinderArt - Raindrops keep falling | A fun craft idea to do on a rainy day! |
| Kididdles | A fantastic site that features cute songs in a variety of topics. This link will take you to the nature section and if you scroll down you will see a number of songs especially under the letters i and r about rain and rainbows. |
| CanTeach | Another lesson on making a rainstick. |
| CanTeach | The sound of rain - a lesson with an activity for younger children on the sound of rain. |
| Little Critter Paper Doll | Print out a template of Little Critter and different sets of clothing including rain gear! |
| Kidzone - The Water Cycle | A great page for students with easy reading to understand the water cycle. As well you can print out activity pages for the students to do. |
| Preschool Education | Two cute lion and lamb craft ideas |
| Lion's and Lamb's | Some neat craft ideas, recipes and poems. |
| Scholastic.com | A great pantomime play for children about weather and March entering like a lion or a lamb. |
| New! Kinderart | A short lesson plan plus two coloring pages for In like a Lion and Out like a Lamb. |
| New! DLTK's Growing Together | A cute craft and templates for a lion and lamb. |
| New! Lion and Lambs theme | A small collection of ideas and links for celebrating this theme. |
| Kite and Kite Flying | A good site with information on the history of kite flying, pictures and tips on how to fly kites from beginning levels upwards as well as a good links section.. |
| A Kite Learning Project | This is a project from Hutchins Elementary School. It has good links as well as activity ideas. |
| Kites as an Educational Tool | Linked to the above site, this site offers safety tips, links, history and trivia about kites that can be incorporated into a unit for your classroom. |
| The Virtual Kite Zoo | A site with a lot of good information on kites including pictures, types of kites and the history of kites. There is a teacher's section and a poetry section as well. |
| 20 kids, 20 kites, 20 minutes | For over 15 years the Big Wind Kite Factory has been giving kite making classes for the children on the island of Moloka'i in Hawaii. These are the complete time tested instructions to get 20 kids making their own kites and flying them in 20 minutes. |
| How to Go and Fly A Kite | This is a personal web page. It has some good tips on how to make kites, how to fly them, links, stories and history. It is written in simple terms and would be useful to use in a classroom setting. |
| Franklin's Kite | A look at Benjamin Franklin and how he may have used a kite to learn more about electricity. |
| Education World | Soar into Spring with kites - a thematic lesson plan featuring kites. A lot of ideas and links including topics such as history of kites, kite safety, making kites, how to fly kites and more. |
| Soaring High with Kites | This thematic unit is geared for ESL students in grades K to 2. Students will learn about kites in many cultures around the world and also how kites have been used in science. |
| Kaboose Family Network - Earth Day | A number of activities, poems, stories, clip art and more to help you celebrate Earth Day. |
| Teacher's.net | A few poems and writing ideas for Earth Day. |
| Kinderart | Grow a seed garden - A simple growing project to celebrate Earth Day |
| DLTK's Earth Day | Activities, songs and craft ideas for Earth Day |
| Earth Day Network | This site has information on this year's Earth Day events. |
| The Wilderness Society | This site has a teacher's lounge with a section on lesson plans for grades 4 to 6. As well there are links to other sites and more! |
| Earth Day Canada | Find out about events and activities happening throughout Canada for Earth Day. |
| Earth Day Groceries Project | I only gave this site a quick glance. The site features a project where students decorate grocery bags for Earth Day. There are quite a few sections and it looks like an interesting site to spend more time in. |
| Earth Site | This site is dedicated to the history of Earth Day and why Earth Day is celebrated. |
| Enchanted Learning | A number of crafts for Earth Day. While many are for the primary grades, a number could be done or modified for grades 3 to 6. |
| Happy Earth Day Activity Book | This downloadable book is made available by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. |
| Frog and Toad Literature Unit | This unit is geared more towards K to 2. |
| Enchanted Learning | Some poems, some great colouring and information pages, crafts and quizzes. |
| All About Frogs | This site has it all, pictures, facts, games, jokes, resources, colouring pages and so much more! |
| Interactive Froggy Games | A section of the above site, students and teachers can play on-line java games with frogs as the theme. |
| Pond Explorer | Although this site is a UK site, there is good information about ponds and pond life that is suitable for many other areas in the world. |
| A to Z Teacher's Stuff | Links to unit and lesson plans about frogs. |
| Kiddyhouse | A wonderful site! Easy to read so students can also use the site. Sections include general frog information, crafts, poems, stories, teacher's resources and more. |
| Perpetual Preschool - Frogs | Songs, games, science ideas, snacks and more geared for primary grades. |
| Ribbit, Ribbit | This thematic unit on frogs is geared for ESL students in grades K to 2. The site also has printables to go along with the unit. |
| Enchanted Learning | Crafts, quizzes and great colouring and information pages. |
| Enchanted Learning - All about Butterflies | This section on the site offers many more pages and information on butterflies. |
| KinderKorner -Going Buggy | A nice theme unit on caterpillars and butterflies with poems, book recommendations, activities and links. |
| KinderKorner - Ladybugs | Similar to the above link except that this one is all about ladybugs. |
| Thinking Fountain | Learn about symmetry and create a butterfly that you can balance on the edge of a desk. |
| Kinderart - Beautiful Butterflies | A lesson on making coffee filter butterflies. A lot of fun for the kids and they create such brightly coloured and beautiful butterflies. |
| The Field Museum | Butterfly Basics - learn the differences between butterflies and moths as well as other basic information. |
| The Very Hungry Caterpillar | Ideas for using the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar written by Eric Carle. |
| If I were a Butterfly | A webquest for students. This webquest explores the world of the butterfly. |
| BillyBear4Kids | A great site for kids and teachers. Some nice pictures for kids to look at plus colouring pages, games, word searches, mazes, crafts and so much more. |
| ABC Teach | A bug theme. At this site you can find ideas for centers, download pages such as graphs, patterns and colouring pages and find links to other sites. Although the name sounds like it would be geared to primary grades I have found many of their themes and activity sheets are geared for grades 2 to 4. |
| Butterfly Farm - Educational Resources | This series of modules is designed to help teachers and students learn more about butterflies. The modules were designed primarily for students in grades 3 or older. Teachers should review the information first. |
| Perpetual Preschool - Ants | Songs, art, science ideas, snacks and games makes this a fun and interesting site for early childhood teachers. |
| Perpetual Preschool - Bees | These next few links are similar to the above link. |
| Perpetual Preschool - Bugs | |
| Perpetual Preschool - Butterflies | |
| Perpetual Preschool - Ladybugs | |
| Zoom - Butterfly Bites | A fun edible treat to celebrate a unit on Butterflies. |
| Activity Village | A colouring page featuring a Swallowtail butterfly and a Painted Lady butterfly. |
| Activity Village | Another colouring page this one features the Angel Wing and the Buckeye butterflies. |
| CanTeach | Poems about butterflies and caterpillars written for primary grades. |
| The Activity Idea Place | May Flowers Theme - poems, activity ideas and more. |
| Kid's Gardening | A great site for teachers to use as a resource. This site seems to have a lot of support for classroom projects, etc. |
| Kindergarden
| A look at gardens for children for schools and communities. There's a special tips section on how to garden with children as well. |
| Kindergarden - Fun Activities | This section from the above site lists quite a few fun activities teachers and parents can do with plants and children. |
| Inside a Seed | A lesson plan for K-2 students on what is inside a seed and how a seed grows. |
| Sequence Cards | A set of 6 sequencing pictures for planting a seed and watching it grow. |
| Enchanted Learning | Quizzes, Crafts and rhymes as well as a couple of printable pages. |
| Perpetual Playschool - Gardening | Songs, Activities, Art, Poems, Snacks and more, geared for K to 2 students. |
| Perpetual Playschool - Flowers | Similar to the above link. |
| From Seed to Plant | This is a 12 day unit that is designed to teach primary students about growing plants. |
| How Plants Grow | This 3-4 week unit is designed for grade 6 students, although could be easily modified for grades 4 and 5 as well. |
| Enchanted Learning | Some printable pages including a picture of the anatomy of a flower, flower nursery rhymes, an illustrated dictionary and more. |
| Treetures | This site is dedicated to helping children and adults learn about the importance of trees. Sections include poetree, riddles and puzzles, make a model tree, masks and more. |
| Internet Directory for Botany | Literally hundreds of sites all geared towards Botany. If you are looking for sites on Botany this would be a great place to start your search. |
| CanTeach | Poems about gardening and plants, perfect for primary grades. |
| Rosebriar's Garden of Delights | This site has some beautiful poems on sunflowers, roses, butterflies and more. It also features seasonal poems, gardening tips and a month by month garden jobs section. This site is more for adults, but some of the poems would be wonderful to read to your students or have them memorize. |
| Growing Flowers | This site has a lesson plan designed for ESL students. The lesson plan includes printables you can print off from the site. |
| Primary Games | A match game, word search and sliding puzzle set of games to play. |
| Bethany Robert's Spring Fun | Jokes and Riddles for Spring |
| Kidsturncentral | Some on-line spring jigsaw puzzles, crafts and other things to do. |
| Birthday Party Ideas | This site has tons of ideas for Birthday parties. The link will take you to the section on Garden Themes perfect for spring birthdays. |
| About.com | Spring Fun for families. A number of activities families can do together during the Spring. |
