Is anyone bringing spring into the classroom?

[helena]

I'm ready for flowers, spring crafts and science, and a good read aloud.

 

So far I'm thinking of having each kids do a flower book, by coloring in these pictures, mounting them on black paper, labeling, and turning into a book:

http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/sitemap/flowers_shrubs.php

 

I just found and cleaned out our bulb vase.

 

I chose two springy poems for poetry study.

 

I'm planning to look through my Waldorf craft books this weekend...

 

Any ideas?

[ScoutTN]

I love The Secret Garden for a spring RA!

[helena]

I love The Secret Garden for a spring RA!

 

Yay, I have that one!

I'm putting it upstairs to read before bed.

Thanks :001_smile:

 

 

 

:lurk5:

[agst1967]

May I ask what springy poems you chose?? We are ready to celebrate spring here, too!!

 

Thanks!!

 

Alicia

[helena]

May I ask what springy poems you chose?? We are ready to celebrate spring here, too!!

 

Thanks!!

 

Alicia

 

Oh! Fair to See, by Christina G. Rossetti

 

Oh, fair to see

Blossom-laden cherry tree,

Arrayed in sunny white;

An April day's delight,

Oh, fair to see!

 

Oh, fair to see

Fruit-laden cherry tree,

With balls of shining red

Decking a leafy head,

Oh, fair to see!

 

 

 

The Donkey

 

I saw a donkey

One day old,

His head was too big

For his neck to hold:

His legs were shaky

And long and loose

They rocked and staggered

And weren't much use.

He tried to gambol

And frisk a bit,

But he wasn't quite sure

Of the trick of it.

His queer little coat

Was soft and grey

And curled at his neck

In a lovely way.

His face was wistful

And left no doubt

That he felt life needed

Some thinking about.

So he blundered round

In venturesome quest,

And then lay flat

On the ground to rest.

He looked so little

And weak and slim,

I prayed the world

Might be good to him.

Anonymous

[helena]

I'm wishing I had printed up this one too:

 

 

In Just, EE Cummings

 

 

In Just-

spring when the world is mud-

luscious the little

lame baloonman

 

whistles far and wee

 

and eddieandbill come

running from marbles and

piracies and it's

spring

 

when the world is puddle-wonderful

 

the queer

old baloonman whistles

far and wee

and bettyandisbel come dancing

 

from hop-scotch and jump-rope and

 

it's

spring

and

the

 

goat-footed

 

baloonMan whistles

far

and

wee

 

 

 

I thought it was too young, but I think I'll read it a few times over the next month. :001_smile:

[agst1967]

Thank you!!!

 

Alicia

[Celia]

Yep! We're making grass heads. Put some grass seed in a nylon, fill with dirt, tie it off so it's round, decorate it's head and body (use a cup), and watch it's hair grow. Great fun to give a hair cut! It's good timing as we're just doing the flooding of the Nile in the SOTW AG so I have some leftover grass seed kicking around!

 

We're also doing the parable of the sower for Bible, and planting seeds in different cups to see how they grow, and learning about the parts of a plant for science.

 

And playing in the mud :)

[helena]

Yep! We're making grass heads. Put some grass seed in a nylon, fill with dirt, tie it off so it's round, decorate it's head and body (use a cup), and watch it's hair grow. Great fun to give a hair cut! It's good timing as we're just doing the flooding of the Nile in the SOTW AG so I have some leftover grass seed kicking around!

 

We're also doing the parable of the sower for Bible, and planting seeds in different cups to see how they grow, and learning about the parts of a plant for science.

 

And playing in the mud :)

 

That's a cute idea for the heads!

 

I found an interesting one called "exotic hanging garden", where you cut off 2/3 of root veggies, scoop out the center, poke 3 toothpicks into the sides and hang it with string from a curtain rod, fill the hole with water. You end up with a collection of hanging veggies, doing what exactly, I'm not sure.. :D

 

:lurk5:

[bnbacademy]

If your dc likes to lapbook, or create mini-books you could peruse the website at

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/Trellis_Seed.php . We did the linked lapbook and enjoyed it, but there are others.