Spring is here (so says the calendar). And even though I still haven’t swapped out my flannel sheets, the days are longer and lighter, and signs of spring will soon be on the way.
This post is a compilation of spring words. Here are a few ideas on how to use them:
Choose several words to alphabetize. This is a skill that ALWAYS needs some practice. For younger students that need extra support, choose only a few words that begin with different letters. With students that need less support and are up for more of a challenge, choose words that begin with the same letter, encouraging students to alphabetize by second and third letters.
Choose a few nouns from the list and ask students to list as many adjectives as they can think of to describe each noun.
Pick 8-10 words and ask student to write a short autumn story using all of the chosen words. For students needing more support, they can write a descriptive sentence for each word.
Choose several words and write each one on a separate scrap of paper. Fold the papers and put them into a bag or container. Students take turns choosing a paper and describing the word on the paper for others to guess.
What words may students not know? Choose a handful of words that might be new. Discuss the meaning of the word and have them use it in a sentence, and illustrate it. Have them discuss with a partner how each word relates to spring.
A: allium; April
B: baseball; bed (in a garden); bee; bicycle; birds; birth; bloom; blossom; bouquet; born; break (as in spring break); breeze; breezy; bud; bunny; buttercup; butterfly; buzz; buzzing
C: calf; calves; cardigan; caterpillar; cherry blossoms; chicks; chirp; cleaning; crocus
D: dahlia; daffodils; downpour; duck; duckling
E: Earth Day; Easter; eggs
F: farm; Father’s Day; flowers; foal
G: galoshes; garden; gardening; geranium; gosling; grass; grasshopper
H: hatch; hoe; hyacinth;
I: iris
J: June; jog
K: kid (baby goat); kite
L: ladybug; lamb; lawn; lawn mower; light
M: March; marigold; May; melt; Memorial Day; migrate; migration; Mother’s Day
N: nest; north
O: orchid; outside
P: Passover; picnic; piglet; planting; pollen; pouring; puddle
Q: quack (says the duck)
R: rain; rainbows; rainbow; raindrops; rebirth; robin; rose; rosebud
S: sandals; sap; seeds; shorts; shovel; skirts; sneakers; soil; spade; spring; spring cleaning; springtime; sprout; sweatshirt; sunshine; sun shower
T: thaw; tulip
U: umbrella
V: vernal equinox; vest
W: warm; watering can; wheelbarrow; wind; windbreaker; windy; woodpecker; worm
X: taXes
Y: yard
Z: zinnia
Are there any other words you’d add to this list?