Spring Thematic Unit

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