Today, I have some spring activities preschoolers will love and a free find and count sprint printable. Also, look at my page How to Homeschool Preschool for more learning and playing ideas.
Spring is the perfect season to get the littlest homeschoolers outside learning.
Preschool kids are naturally curious about the world around them.
Everything from the ants crossing the sidewalks to the wind blowing in the tops of the trees, preschoolers find delightful.
There are endless opportunities to inspire curiosity and learning in young children.
With these fun and simple science activities, your preschooler can explore, experiment, and engage with the world in exciting ways.
An activity as easy as exploring colors or growing a bean nurtures a lifelong science lover.
First, look at some of these books to add to your reading day.
BOOKS ABOUT SPRING FOR PRESCHOOLERS
10 Books About Spring for Young Learners
Grab some of these fun books about the spring season for kids.
Fletcher enjoys the sunny weather and the warmth of spring. But when he stumbles across snowy flakes gently floating to the ground, he spreads the news of winter’s return to all his friends. But spring is full of wonderful surprises for Fletcher and his friends.
Barbara Cooney's story of Alice Rumphius, who longed to travel the world, live in a house by the sea, and do something to make the world more beautiful, has a timeless quality that resonates with each new generation. The countless lupines that bloom along the coast of Maine are the legacy of the real Miss Rumphius, the Lupine Lady, who scattered lupine seeds everywhere she went. Miss Rumphius received the American Book Award in the year of publication.
Join a farming family as they experience the full range of a thrilling seaside thunderstorm—from the wild wind and the very first drops; to the pouring, pouring rain; to the wonderful messy mud after the sun returns! With gentle, rhyming text and vivid artwork from a Caldecott Medal–winning illustrator, this sublime depiction of nature’s patterns turns a storm into a celebration.
Who would want to be friends with a wiggly, slimy worm? You can’t even tell which end is which! But there’s more to these lowly creatures than meets the eye. Kids are invited to find out where worms live, see how they move, and understand why gardeners consider them friends with the help of this humorous and informative look at an unappreciated — and fascinating — creature.Back matter includes further information about worms and an index
Mrs. Mallard was sure that the pond in the Boston Public Gardens would be a perfect place for her and her eight ducklings to live. The problem was how to get them there through the busy streets of Boston. But with a little help from the Boston police, Mrs. Mallard and Jack, Kack, Lack, Nack, Ouack, Pack, and Quack arive safely at their new home.
Beautiful collage-and-watercolor art follows the seed through its entire life cycle, as it grows into a zinnia in a garden full of buzzing bees, curious hummingbirds, and colorful butterflies. Children engage with the book as they wiggle their fingers to water the seeds, clap to make the sun shine after rain, and shoo away a hungry snail. Appropriate for even the youngest child, Plant the Tiny Seed is never the same book twice—no matter how many times you read it!
And for curious young nature lovers, a page of facts about seeds, flowers, and the insects and animals featured in the book is included at the end. Fans of Eric Carle, Lois Ehlert, and Press Herewill find their next favorite book in Plant the Tiny Seed.
Part of the incredible six-book Nature Books series from the award-winning duo of Dianna Hutts Aston and Sylvia Long, A Butterfly Is Patient celebrates a dazzling variety of butterflies in all their beauty and wonder.Turn each page to explore the amazing world of these beautiful winged insects through watercolor illustrations that bring to life garden landscapes filled with flowers, vines, leaves, and sunshine.
This stunningly beautiful and wonderfully informative book from award-winning artist Sylvia Long and author Dianna Hutts Aston makes for a fascinating introduction to the vast and amazing world of eggs. Featuring poetic text and an elegant design, this acclaimed book teaches children countless interesting facts about eggs. Full of wit and charm, An Egg Is Quiet will at once spark the imagination and cultivate a love of science.
As days stretch longer, animals creep out from their warm dens, and green begins to grow again, everyone knows―spring is on its way!Join a boy and his dog as they explore nature and take a stroll through the countryside, greeting all the signs of the coming season. In a series of conversations with everything from the melting brook to chirping birds, they say goodbye to winter and welcome the lushness of spring.
In this rhyming poetic picture book, explore the wonders of natural cooperation between plants, animals and insects. Flowers Are Calling by Rita Gray and illustrated by Kenard Pak is "a sophisticated blend of scientific information and artistry" (Publishers Weekly).
Flowers are calling to all the animals of the forest, "Drink me!"—but it’s the pollinators who feast on their nectar.
In rhyming poetic form and with luminous artwork, this book shows us the marvel of natural cooperation between plants, animals, and insects as they each play their part in the forest's cycle of life.
Next, look these spring activities preschoolers will love.
SPRING ACTIVITIES PRESCHOOLERS LOVE
- B is for Bird Craft | Bluebird Study. It’s especially fun to watch and sketch birds and their nests.
- How to Make a Fun Paper Plate Fish | F is for Fish.Whether looking at fish in a pond or aquarium fish are fun to learn about and to make this easy paper plate fish.
- H Horse Handprint | Horse Study. A foal is an adorable activity for preschoolers. Foals are active after birth and especially to watch as they kick around.
- N Is For Nest Handprint | Nests Study. Do the bird study along with this nest study. You could easily spend days learning the types of nests.
- Jumpstart Learning with the Free Alphabet Frog Lily Pad Game. Sneak in a bit of learning while learning about frogs and lily pads.
- Strawberries are spring’s first fruits and your preschooler will love this How To Create A Sweet Strawberry Letter S Handprint Craft.
- With my weather unit study have fun making a rain cloud in a jar and do this R is for Rainbow | Rain Mobile.
- And also make Weather In A Bottle | How To Make An Amazing Tornado In A Jar.
- Too, look at this ice excavation activity Exploring The Ocean With Ice Experiments: Simple Sea Animal Rescue.
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