Are you ready to read this week? We’re celebrating spring and all of the wonderful colors we’ll see!
Type into the search bar above, tag:#springstories for some great books exploring spring and colors, like the ones listed below!
The Song of Spring by Hendrik Jonas: Spring arrives and birds everywhere are calling out to each other, but when one young bird forgets which sound to make to find a bird friend, a group of animals come together to help.
Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring by Kenard Pak: In simple text, a young boy watches how nature changes from winter into spring.
The Seedling that Didn't Want to Grow by Britta Teckentrup: It's early spring and below the earth's surface seeds are just starting to sprout. One by one they stretch through the dirt and towards the sun, extending their shoots and leaves and growing tall. All except for one seedling, who isn't quite ready.
What Grows in Larry's Garden by Laura Alary: Grace thinks her neighbour Larry's tiny garden is one of the wonders of the world. She helps him hoe, weed and water -- and together they solve problems from hungry squirrels to lettuce-eating slugs.
Spring in the Woods by Sue Tarsky celebrates all the animals that can be found walking in the woods, with different creatures of different colors that can be counted from one to ten.
Crinkle, Crackle, Crack, It's Spring! by Marion Dane Bauer invites the reader to join a bear and other woodland animals on a cold, moonlit walk to investigate strange noises and observe the arrival of spring.
Download a coloring page with a spring song to sing about flowers!
There's Colors in My World
There’s colors in my world,
There’s colors in my world,
Hi ho the merry oh
There’s colors in my world.
The flowers can be red,
The flowers can be red,
Hi ho the merry oh
The flowers can be red.
The flowers can be blue…
The flowers can be white…
You can use this song with any color of flower you see this spring!
Spring is Coming
Spring is coming, spring is coming!
How do you think I know?
I see a flower blooming,
I know it must be so.
Spring is coming, spring is coming!
Watch It Bloom
Here is a green leaf (hold up palm)
And here is a green leaf (hold up other palm)
That, you see, makes two. (hold up two fingers)
Here is a bud (cup hands together)
That makes a flower; (begin opening hands)
Watch it bloom for you! (slowly open hands)
Have a lot of fun this week with stories and songs about the colors of spring and we’ll see you next week for a new theme!