Topic: Signs of Spring

  • From Seed to Sprout: The Life Cycle of a Plant Activity Pack

    From Seed to Sprout: The Life Cycle of a Plant Activity Pack

    Students will love learning all about plants and the plant life cycle with this hands-on activity pack! In this unit, there are reading passages, comprehension questions, fun activities, vocabulary posters, and a flip book!

    The life cycle of a plant shows the different stages that occur in a plant’s life. All plants start out as a tiny seed.

    This unit includes reading passages about:
    ⭐ Plants get Energy from the Sun
    ⭐ The Balance of Nature
    ⭐ Plant Life Cycle
    ⭐ Photosynthesis

    There are lots of hands-on activities for students to complement this unit including:
    ✔ Comprehension questions
    ✔ Organizers
    ✔ Life Cycle Diagram
    ✔ Plant Fact Flaps -Great for their science notebooks!
    ✔ Flip Booklet
    ✔ Vocabulary Photo Posters
    ✔ Spotlight on Vocabulary

    There are three main activities in this unit:

    Reading:
    Read the passages about plants, plant life cycle, and photosynthesis and answer the questions on the organizers and label the Plant Life Cycle diagram.

    Hands-on Activities:
    Plant Fact Flaps:
    Students read the statements to determine which of the statements are true. Then they cut and paste the facts underneath the flaps inside their notebooks.

    Plants Flip Book:
    Answer the questions on each page of the flip book. Then cut, color, and assemble the booklet. Flipbooks are an excellent center activity for students to show what they know.

    Vocabulary Activities:
    Print out the vocabulary posters in color or black and white. Post them on a bulletin board or around the classroom. Make copies of the Spotlight on Vocabulary. Have students write the definition or to write a sentence using the word.
    There are two different versions included:
    One has an empty box for students to draw their own illustrations related to the word.
    One has an image for them to color and visualize.

  • The Signs of Spring Activity Pack

    The Signs of Spring Activity Pack

    Welcome Spring with this creative and fun activity pack! There are informational articles and activities all about everything Spring! These articles and activities are great hands-on activities for centers too!

    This activity pack has kid-friendly informational articles with comprehension questions, real-life photos, and scenes for students to color and connect to the topic. Students will learn all about Spring with articles about:
    ✔ Spring Equinox
    ✔ Buds and Blooms
    ✔ All About Robins
    ✔ Daffodils
    ✔ Tulips
    ✔ April Showers Brings May Flowers
    ✔ Cycle of Life
    ✔ Spring Fever
    ✔ Spring Cleaning

    This unit includes many interactive activities and learning opportunities for students including:
    ✔ Mystery Board
    ✔ Organizer/Poster Activity
    ✔ Scavenger Hunt
    ✔ Venn Diagram to compare Tulips to Daffodils
    ✔ Cycle of Life Diagrams for a chicken and a lamb
    ✔ Cut out pop-up Flowers
    ✔ Writing Prompts (2)
    ✔ Vocabulary Posters
    ✔ Vocabulary Flip Flaps
    PLUS…
    ✔ 6 Page Flip-up Book
    ✔ For Elementary Grades

    There are 3 main Spring-tastic Activities:
    Vocabulary:
    Introduce the vocabulary words with the real-life photo posters included relating to each section. You could post these posters around the classroom and have students travel around to match up and define the words in their flip flaps or use as a center activity. These posters are excellent for a bulletin board display too.

    Reading:
    Next, have students read the informational articles all about Spring. Have students complete the comprehension and connection questions, mystery flaps, organizer, and other activities. Go for a walk and complete the Spring Scavenger Hunt. Students could work with a partner, in small groups, or even as a center/station activity to read and complete the activities.

    Hands-on Activities:
    Have students complete the Flip-Up Booklet. Students can build the flip-up book page by page. I usually have them do one page at each center or station. They can use the articles as a reference source to help them complete the pages of the flip-up. Lastly, they cut, color, and assemble the booklet. Flip-up books can be glued or stapled inside their interactive notebooks, file folder, or a 12×18 piece of construction paper folded like a book cover.