Dates
for Arbor Day by State Although nationally Arbor Day is the
last Friday in April, state celebrations take place from November
(Hawaii) and January (Florida and Louisiana) -
April
Trees....A Joy Forever A play to perform for Arbor Day,
suitable for performance by school-aged children (available in English
or Spanish)
The National
Arbor Day Foundation Join and get 10 free trees
Arbor
Day Poster Contest This is for 5th grade students
The
Value of Trees in a Community Interesting facts about
the importance of trees
Tree Chain Game (grades 2 - 5)Students will be able to
identify factors that are necessary for seed germination and growth
Mystery
Tree Challenge (grades 4 - high school) This is from
arborday.org
Arbor
Day Crafts from Enchanted Learning
Arbor
Day and Tree Activities from First School
Arbor Day Pictures to Color from apples4theteacher.com
Boy
Planting A Tree Coloring Picture from Kaboose
Boy
in a Tree House Coloring Picture from Kaboose
Arbor
Day Lesson Plans from atozteacherstuff.com
Arbor Day Lessons, Crafts, and Thematic Units from
theteachersguide.com
The Life of the Forest See what rings tell us about a tree,
how a pinecone becomes a tree, and learn about the anatomy of a tree
Spring Banner
This four page banner has "...He changeth the
times and the seasons..." from Daniel2:21a (KJV) with a photo of
flowers and a bird. NIV Banner
It's Spring Go
down to about the fourteenth picture on this page. This could also be done
after reading Peter Rabbit. The "Our Nest" board is also a cute spring
board
Spring Into a Good Book
This book
summary is for a spring book display and is from thteacherscorner.net
Butterflies are a Sign of Spring Bulletin Board Idea
"Fluttering into SPRING"
Use this banner
for the header. A Butterfly picture is
here
Showers of Blessings Scroll down to the eighth board of
a duck holding an umbrella. "Blessings" are listed on large raindrops.
Some "blessings" could be family, friends, Bible, church, etc.
We are Growing Use
a
flower pattern like this on on Martha Stewart's site. Enlarge
the pattern and cut it out of bright spring colors. Take a digital
photo of each child and print them. Glue a photo in the center of each
flower. Print the "We are Growing"
banner.
Paper
Flower Bouquet These flower patterns could be used for a
number of craft projects. They could be enlarged and used on a
bulletin board
Blank Tulip Printables from proteacher.com. Use for bulletin boards or craft
projects
Signals of
Spring A project from NASA
for grades
6-8
Make
a Flower-covered Basket from makingfriends.com.Click on Flowered Basket
Spring Magnets
from familyfun.go.com, These could also be printed out as stickers
Blossom Tree Painting from activityvillage.co.uk
Clay Pot Bumble Bee from familycrafts.about.com
Butterfly
Mobile from pacon.com
Spring
Pinwheels from hp.com. Print out these colorful pinwheels or make your own
from squares of colored paper (Requires
Adobe Acrobat
Reader)
Ladybug, Dragonfly, or Bumblebee Puppet These cute puppet patterns
are from JoAnn.com
Things That Fly Links to kites, pinwheels, windsocks, and more
Winged Wonders These butterflies are made from colorful
magazine photos
Cute Critters Memory Game
This is from familyfun.go.com
Collect
the Flowers Game from bry-backmanor.org. Print the gameboard, tokens, and instructions,
and play the game
Foam
Spring Placemats Make these pretty spring placemats.
Patterns are from JoAnn.com
Frog Versus Beaver Checkers from familyfun.go.com
Bird
Wordfind Easy wordfind for young students from bry-backmanor.org
Journey North
Students can take part in a
project that has to do with wildlife migration and other signs of
spring. My class on Saipan took part in this in 1999.
Click
here to read about it
Spring
Surprise Concentration from bry-backmanor.org. Print on or glue to cardstock. Children
will match upper and lower case letters
Spring
Coloring Pages from DLTK
Spring
Pictures to Color
More Spring Coloring Pictures
Flower Pictures to Color
Pretty Spring
Flowers Jigsaw Puzzle
(26 pieces)
70 pieces
126 pieces
Swallowtail Butterfly Stained Glass Pattern
This makes a nice
coloring picture
Blue Morpho
Butterfly Stained Glass Pattern This makes a nice coloring
picture or use watercolor paint on parchment paper and hang in a window
so the light comes through
More Insect
Lessons and Links Look under the animal science links here
Flower
Crafts from DLTK
Don't Bug Me Door Hanger from familycorner.com
March Lion
and Lamb Crafts from DLTK
Sheep Craft Color the sheep and then attach cottonballs to the
body
Flower Crown This is a cute craft from Enchanted Learning
Free Seasonal
Sample Worksheets and Clipart from the Mailbox
Caterpillar Cupcakes This is such a cute idea, I had to add
it here. Use these cupcakes for a spring party or birthday party
Earth
Day Bookmarks to Color These are from abcteach.com
Earth Day Banner
(four sheets)
Earth Day
Activities and Crafts from Ear Twiggles
How
Can You Help on Earth Day Writing Worksheet from starfall.com(lower elementary)
Creative
Recycling A cooperative game that requires students to come up
with creative ideas for recycling
Earth Day Lessons for 4th, 5th, and 6th Grades from
wilderness.org
Earth Day
Activities from the Wilderness Society from wilderness.org
Classroom Activities for Earth Day from wilderness.org
Earth Day
Grocery Bag Outfit
from daniellesplace.com
Earth
Day activities from Scholastic
Earth
Day Reading Comprehension
from abcteach.com (K-2)(pdf file)
Other activities here also
Earth
Day Reading Comprehension
from abcteach.com (3-6)(pdf file)
Recycle
Coloring Book
Keep Your Neighborhood Clean Coloring Book
Book Adventure Earth Day Adventure Earth Day puzzles and
activities
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Board Game A board game and set of
cards to use when studying about recycling. This is from Teachers
Resources Galore
Stop, Think, Recycle Poster
Recycling Starts With You Lessons Teaches the importance of
recycling paper (Grades 3-6)
Recycling Starts with You Poster
Recycle! It's A+ for the Environment Poster Activities on the
back
A Guide
to School Recycling
Keep America Beautiful Tools for Teachers