Spring Thematic Unit
by Kelly Andrews
1. Large Group
1.1. Make kites
1.2. Egg Carton Caterpillars
1.3. Paper Plate ladybugs
1.4. Spring Cleaning
1.5. Spring Showers
2. Creative Expression
2.1. Flower Painting
2.2. Sticky Wall Garden
2.3. Spring Flower Pounding
3. Blocks
3.1. See Khadija's Section
4. Discovery Center
4.1. Growing plants from Seeds
4.2. Exploring Rainbows
4.3. Homemade Birds Nest
5. Sensory/Fluid Table
5.1. Count the Fishes
5.2. How Dirt Feels
5.3. Petals and Seeds
6. Manipulatives/Table Toys
6.1. Memory game (teacher made).
6.2. Spring color patterns (teacher made)
6.3. Tangram puzzle (teacher made)
6.4. Counting caterpillars (teacher made)
6.5. Melissa & Doug Butterfly Garden Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle
6.6. Insect Lore Ladybug Giant Life Cycle Puzzle
6.7. Curious George with Flowers, Bees, & Butterfly Jigsaw Puzzle
6.8. Play dough (teacher made)
6.9. Tweezers and bugs (teacher made)
7. Cooking
7.1. Edible Spring Blooms
8. Listening/Speaking/Language Games
8.1. Let’s go fly a kite!:
8.2. Sidewalk Chalk
8.3. Spring Showers
9. Field Trip & Special Visitors
9.1. Chattahoochee Nature Center
9.2. Gardner from Pike’s Nursery
10. Small Group
10.1. Caterpillar Number
10.2. Flower Shapes
10.3. Spring International snack
10.4. Vacation pictures
10.5. Community workers uniforms
11. Dramatic Play
11.1. Flower shop
11.2. Spring Cleaning
11.3. Spring Store
12. Writing Center
12.1. Writing with Flowers
12.2. Leaf Writing
12.3. Sign Making
13. Computer Software/Websites
13.1. http://www.starfall.com/
13.2. http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/scienceforkids/seasons/seasons.htm
14. Outdoor Play Activities
14.1. Outdoor Garden (Catalog)
14.2. Nature Walk
14.3. Maypole Dance (catalog)
14.4. Flower Names
14.5. Searching for Worms (catalog)
14.6. Spring Scavenger Hunt
15. Songs and Fingerplays
15.1. See Khadija's Section
16. Safety
16.1. Kite Safety
17. Story Books
17.1. See Khadija's Section