Put that spring in your step – the season of Spring is almost here! With Spring comes a whole load of things to look forward to – the weather gets warmer, there's more of that vitamin D to be had and colour creeps back in as flowers bloom!
To help you put a sprinkle of spring in your classroom with EducationCity, and to get ready for the sunnier season, take a look at our ideas for Key Stage 1 and 2 activities you can use.
Science
Learn Screen
Fanciful Four – Explore typical weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies.
- England: Year 1
- Scotland: Early ***
- Wales: Year 1
- N. Ireland: P1
Fanciful Four – Season changes – observe changes across the four seasons.
- England: Year 1
- Scotland: Early ***
- Wales: Year 1
- N. Ireland: P2
Parts of a Flower – Explore key vocabulary used when discussing parts of a flower and their functions.
- England: Year 3
- Scotland: First **
- Wales: Year 3
- N. Ireland: P4
Green Fingers – An explanation of the different parts of a flower and what part they have to play in the reproductive cycle of the plant.
- England: Year 3
- Scotland: Second *
- Wales: Year 5
- N. Ireland: P6
Activity
Four Seasons – Relate different pictures to the four seasons of the year.
- England: F2
- Scotland: Early **
- Wales: Reception
- N. Ireland: P1
Flower Power – Identify the different parts of a plant.
- England: Year 3
- Scotland: First ***
- Wales: Year 3
- N. Ireland: P5
Includes Learn Screen!
Green Fingers – Name the parts of the flower and understand the different function of each part.
- England: Year 5
- Scotland: Second *
- Wales: Year 5
- N. Ireland: P6
Spanish
Activity
Que Llueva – Sing-along to one of the most widely-known traditional songs, Que Llueva, which celebrates the arrival of Spring.
- England: Year 3
- Scotland: First **
- Wales: Year 2
- N. Ireland: P4
Includes Activity Sheet!
Learn English
Topic Tool
Plant Parts – Identify the parts of a plant: root, stem, leaves, fruit and flowers.
- Level 1 & 2
Word Search Topic Tool
Don’t forget the Word Search Topic Tool either! It’s available in all the English year levels in differing sizes – you can add your own words in too and print them out – here’re some you could add:
- Blossom
- Melting
- Seeds
- Daffodil
- Puddle
- Sunshine
- Green
- Rainbow
- Tulips
- Growth
- Raindrops
- Umbrella
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