The official first day of spring in 2024 is Tuesday, March 19th. This date marks the “spring equinox” in the Northern Hemisphere. Celebrate the changing of the season with this titles and resources.

• Create displays, go on backyard science adventures, and more with this activity guide. Watch this video book reading of Snowman - Cold = Puddle: Spring Equations, then have students write their own equation poems using this guide.

• Frolic through these curated lists to find titles and resources for Spring inspiration!

  • Bountiful Spring
  • Spring's Bounty
  • Signs of Spring

• Watch this video book trailer and listen to the Meet-the-Author Recording for And Then It’s Spring. Ask students to share, write about, or draw things they notice about seasonal change. Print and share this activity kit for more drawing, poetry, and explorations.

• Jump into this Invitation to Imagine from author Kate McMullan. Then listen to the Meet-the-Author Recording for Happy Springtime! and ask students what they are looking forward to this spring.

• Observe seasonal changes and write poetry using ideas from this guide for On a Snow-Melting Day: Seeking Signs of Spring.

• Find plenty of observing, describing, patterning, and sorting activities in this lesson plan for Sorting Through Spring. You can also try our book cover jigsaw puzzle.

• Watch this video book trailer for Wake Up! together, then discuss ways animals in nature wake up and compare the daily lives of animals to the daily lives of humans.

• Share these coloring pages for First Notes of Spring and play Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons: “Spring” for students. Have them paint, create art, or write while listening. Find this and additional ideas in this educator's guide.

• Look for wildlife in your school’s immediate neighborhood and try other ideas from this lesson plan for Cold Little Duck, Duck, Duck.