SPRING THEME IDEAS:
http://www.abcteach.com/spring/springideas.htm
Do you need some fresh ideas to explore the spring sea-
son in your classroom? Try comparing the seasons with a
Venn diagram, plant some seeds in a window box and chart
their growth, create a butterfly center, or... Find nu-
merous creative ideas here to help you celebrate spring.
SPRING POETRY FORMAT:
http://www.abcteach.com/spring/springis.htm
What does spring mean to your elementary students? Most
likely it will mean several things to different students.
Use this four line poetry format to help you decide on
seasonal descriptions and words.
WASHCLOTH BUNNIES:
http://www.quakeroatmeal.com/toddler//games/Newgame.cfm?GameID=108
Very cute--and all you need are some old washcloths, rub-
ber bands, pompoms, and glue. Simple instructions and presto--
a bunny just in time for Easter.
TEXTURED EASTER EGGS:
http://www.quakeroatmeal.com/toddler//games/Newgame.cfm?GameID=196
Here's a new twist on Easter egg decorations--this one
has plenty of texture to match the vivid colors, where
seeds and beans are added to the paint mixtures.
MAGIC FAIRY WANDS:
http://www.mothergoose.com/ColorCut/fairyWand.htm
Create your own beautiful wands--for spring or, as sug-
gested here, as fairy wands. Choose between a heart, flow-
er, or star wand and print out the templates for your
students' art projects.
EGG CARTON INSECTS:
http://www.quakeroatmeal.com/toddler//games/Newgame.cfm?GameID=205
Don't just think eggs and bunnies for Easter--all those
insects deserve some recognition as well. Find out how to
make your favorite creepy crawlies with egg cartons, here.
BUTTERFLY CREATURES:
http://www.quakeroatmeal.com/toddler//games/Newgame.cfm?GameID=212
Who doesn't love butterflies? This simple craft makes a
great spring art project for early elementary students,
using only recycled tissue rolls, pipe cleaners, and con-
struction paper.
MAKE A WINDSOCK:
http://www.reachoutmichigan.org/funexperiments/quick/windsock.html
Recycled pant legs or shirt sleeves take on new lives--
as amazing windsocks--with this springtime craft. Ask
students to bring in colorful old shirts, or try decor-
ating white shirt sleeves with bright fabric paint and
unique designs.
EGGSHELL TULIPS:
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/crafts/easter/eggshelltulips/Tulips.shtml
Eggshells are carefully decorated with tempera paints
and then attached to pipe cleaners for a fragile yet
quite beautiful spring flower bouquet. For stronger
flowers or younger classes, use the egg cartons instead.
GARDEN PARTY ART LESSON PLANS:
http://www.sansimon.k12.az.us/art/artlesson.html
Artists, insects, and flowers are the topics for these
creative lesson plans, with individual projects for kinder-
garten through sixth grade. Different mediums are utilized
by the different grade levels to create a class flower paint-
ing, patterned after artists Eric Carle, Van Gogh, and Monet.
SPRING HAS SPRUNG:
http://www.kinderart.com/painting/flowers.shtml
Using tempera paints, sponges, and construction paper,
K-2 students will learn the elements of line and form
and complementary colors as they paint these bold spring
flowers.
DESIGN A GARDEN:
http://www.walkerart.org/ace/ed_activities/units_i/desgarden_fr.html
K-3 students use online tools to learn about landscape
architecture in this interactive art lesson plan. They
will create walkways and steps, and use sculptures and
shapes to design their own online garden.
CELEBRATE SPRING:
http://www.preschooleducation.com/aspring.shtml
Spring has sprung, and so have all of these wonderful ar-
tistic projects and suggestions to help you celebrate in
the early elementary classroom.
BUG HOTEL:
http://jas.familyfun.go.com/crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=10822
Start with an oatmeal container to create this wonderful
bug home. Plan on using this project with your early to
upper elementary classes, perhaps for a combined art and
science project.
SUNFLOWER FLYERS:
http://jas.familyfun.go.com/crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=10546
These colorful sunflowers start with paper plates--choose
fairly sturdy ones to be able to handle all the buttons
that form the sunflower "seeds". Green ribbons--use paper,
fabric, or crepe paper, complete this wonderful windsock
to hang in a breezy doorway.
ACROSTIC SPRING:
http://www.abcteach.com/spring/poem.htm
Just what does the coming of spring mean to your stu-
dents? Chances are that answers will vary widely in
different regions of the country. Print out this poem
template for an acrostic printable on spring, and con-
sider exchanging your results with a penpal class in
another part of the country.
THE SCIENCE OF SPRING:
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/News/2000/News-VernalEquinox.asp
Read all about the spring equinox, watch an animation,
and link at page bottom to a fill-in-the-blank compre-
hension activity, along with a student project to build
a sundial.
SPRING PRINTABLES:
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/spring.htm
Art, math, and the alphabet are all covered with these
early elementary spring activities. All include print-
able pages, and some you can use to decorate your class
bulletin board with a decided spring time flair. |
