Spring Activities and Books For Learning Fun
Spring is right around the corner and now is the perfect time to learn about all things spring! There are baby animals, blooming flowers, fresh new grass, singing birds, and so much more to experience and learn about this time of year. This big list of educational spring activities and books will give you a lot to choose from.
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30 Spring Kids’ Activity Ideas
Do these activities with your children or let the older kids do them alone. Use these ideas to get started and get creative!
- First Signs Of Spring Nature Walk
- Plant A Vegetable Garden or Potted Herbs
- Sketch A Blooming Flower
- Choose Crafts To Do Each Week Throughout Spring
- Paint Spring Flowers
- Decorate A Ceramic Pot And Plant A Flower
- Have A Spring Scavenger Hunt
- Use A Nature Journal
- Study An Abandoned Bird’s Nest
- Do A Bird Study
- Study A Flower
- Introduce Botany
- Search For Edible Plants & Herbs In your Backyard
- Check Out Spring-Related Books From The Library
- Do A Spring Unit Study Or Lapbook
- Study And Observe Earthworms
- Measure The Spring Rain With A Glass Left Outside
- Keep A Weather Journal
- Experience Spring By Splashing In Mud Puddles
- Bring Spring Indoors Through Sensory Bins Of Fresh Dirt And Seeds
- Play Spring-Themed Games
- Color Spring Pictures
- Write About Spring
- Eat Spring-Like Foods
- Do Spring Sidewalk Chalk Art
- Make Tie-Dyed Shirts
- Bake A Carrot Cake Or Cupcakes
- Explore A Local Park
- Visit The Zoo
- Visit A Local Farm With New Baby Animals
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16 Spring Related Book List For Kids
There are so many fun books about spring to choose from. Here are several books about animals, plants, insects, and other spring-related topics for pre-school through elementary ages to get you started.
- Spring Is Here! (Bear and Mole Story) By Will Hillenbrand
- It’s Spring! By Susan Swan and Linda Glaser
- Are You My Mother? By P.D. Eastman
- The Very Busy Spider By Eric Carle
- Square Foot Gardening With Kids By Mel Barthomolew
- National Geographic: Baby Animals
- 1,000 Animals
- How Animal Babies Stay Safe By Mary Ann Fraser
- My Very First Book Of Animal Homes By Eric Carle
- The Tiny Seed By Eric Carle
- Everything Spring By Jill Esbaum
- Finding Spring By Carin Berger
- Spring Walk By Virginia Snow
- How Do You Know It’s Spring? By Lisa M. Herrington
- Plants In Spring By Martha E.H. Rustad
- Sketching Outdoors In Spring By Jim Arnosky
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Now is the perfect time to spring clean your homeschool and add in some of the above fun spring activities and books to keep the kids interested in their homeschool lessons. These are also great for after-school activities and reading together during rainy days.
Check out my new Earthworm Life Cycle Worksheet. It’s a cool printable that you can use in teaching the stages of an earthworm’s life. Perfect for your spring lesson!