It's Spring: Circle Activities

Calendar Date Icons

Icons for each day of the week to identify the date. Includes repeating patterns and contains 31 days so you can customize the unit to suit your specific time frame.

• Calendar Icons (Butterfly, Bee, Dragonfly)

Songbook Icons

Support student participation by providing song choice icons and visual supports for each song.

Circle Activities

Use these activities to introduce the theme and teach key vocabulary and concepts.

• Pin the Blossom on the Plant
• Spring Activity Charades
• Spring Sorting
• What Time Is It, Mr. Raindrop?
• Who’s My Mother?

Theme-Related Videos

Use the following videos during circle to introduce the concepts taught in this theme unit.

We recommend that you preview the YouTube videos prior to student viewing to ensure appropriate content as video links can break or change. Also be advised ads may appear within the videos. 

• The Baby Animal Song

• Life Cycle of a Butterfly

• Dance between Flowers and Insects
• How Does a Seed Become a Plant?

• Baby Chick Hatching

Theme Vocabulary

Introduce new vacabulary and concepts through written and visual supports.

• Planting and Growing: Flowers, Bulbs, Seeds, Bud, Bloom, Sprout, Grass, Leaf, Tree, Pot, Dirt, Shovel, Dig, Garden, Watering Can, Daffodil, Tulip, Clover, Mushroom, Plant, Grow, Watering, Garden Hose, Sprinkler, Birdhouse, Daisy, Sunflower
• Weather: Rain, Sun, Umbrella, Rain Boots, Rainbow, Windy, Raincoat, Puddles, Drops, Cloudy
• Tools and Leisure: Hat, Kite, Baseball, Basket, Butterfly Net, Lawn Mower
• Animals: Chick, Chicken, Lamb, Sheep, Bunny, Rabbit, Foal, Horse, Calf, Cow, Duck, Duckling, Kid, Goat, Kitten, Cat, Puppy, Dog, Piglet, Pig
• Spring Life: Caterpillar, Cocoon, Butterfly, Ant, Nest, Birds, Eggs, Hatch, Ladybug, Pond, Frog, Tadpole, Bee, Dragonfly
• Colors: Pink, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple
• Shapes: Rectangle, Oval, Diamond, Square, Circle, Triangle

• Vocabulary Flash Cards 3x5 (large)
• Vocabulary Flash Cards 3x3 (small)