Spring is a great time to get your students outside and active. From exploring nature to creating art, there are plenty of fun and educational activities to keep your little one engaged. Check out these 10 ideas for springtime fun with your preschool children.
Plant a seed.
Planting a seed is a great way to teach kids about gardening and growing food. They’ll get to know how plants grow, as well as how to take care of them. They might also learn about watering and weeding the garden. It’s fun for both kids and adults!
Add a this plant labeling worksheet to teach the parts of a plant.
Spring Writing Activities
Spring Class Books
Class books are always a favorite writing activity. Here are a few fun ideas for springtime. Each book is included in this set, Spring and Easter Class Books.
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Spring Movement Cards
These cute spring-themed movement cards can be used during the month of April and really all of spring! Little ones with strengthen their gross motor skills with these movement cards. They are fun to use with preschoolers for a brain break or to make lining up fun!
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Count and Write the Room
Count and write the room activities are perfect for children learning to count objects in a ten frame. Children will love counting and writing numbers the entire school year with these Kindergarten Count and Write the Room Activities. 10 fun themes are included to keep students engaged and help them practice counting objects.
Spring Roll and Color
For this spring math activity, students will simply roll one die and color the corresponding number on the page. Just add a die and students are ready to play!
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Spring Visual Discrimination Cards
These Spring Visual Discrimination Clip Cards are a great way to introduce letters and numbers to students in a non-intimidating way! Students will look at each letter or number and simply find the one that matches and clip a clothespin next to it. Using wooden clothespins is another way to build fine motor skills!
You can learn more about visual discrimination in this post, Why You Should Be Teaching Visual Discrimination.
Spring Centers
Centers are a regular part of your classroom. Here are a few ideas of spring centers for your students to enjoy. Each of these spring centers can be added to a pocket chart too!
Letter Matching
For this activity, students will match the uppercase letter to its lowercase letter. A fun colored caterpillar visual is included to help younger students match the letters.
Color Matching
Students will match colored objects to each color word! It’s simple and fun for little ones learning color words.
Patterns
Patterns are a beginning math skill. In this spring pocket chart center, students will find the next picture of each pattern.
Sentence Scramble
Sentence scrambles are one of my very favorite activities because they hit so many skills at once and feel like a little puzzle for your students. Sight words, sentence structure, and color words are just a few of the skills your students will be practicing!
Spring Q-Tip Painting
Did you know Q-Tip painting is great fine motor practice for little ones? Print the Q-Tip painting page and help toddlers dip a Q-tip into the paint and make a dot inside each circle.
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I hope you will enjoy these spring activities and centers with your students!