Books We Used:
The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
Bunny Trouble by Hans Wilhelm
That’s What Happens When It Is Spring! by Elaine Good

We enjoyed watching the beautiful colors of spring appear in our schoolyard. The Chicago area experienced a bit of summertime weather (80 degrees) before returning to more spring-like weather.

After enjoying several books on spring, we wrote Important Poems about spring. Then we worked in cooperative groups to write our class poem Colorful Spring.

Colorful Spring

Blue is for the blue sky that I see in the spring.
Blue is for blue flowers that grow in the green grass.
Colorful spring!

Yellow is for beautiful daisies that grow in the garden.
Yellow is for the bright sun that shines in the sky.
Colorful spring!

Red is for roses that grow in the spring.
Red is for red robins that live in trees.
Colorful spring!

Pink is for nice, long carnations.
Pink is for beautiful, cute, nice daffodils in our yard.
Colorful spring!

Green is for the tall green grass.
Green is for the leaves on the trees.
Colorful spring!

Our Colorful Poems

Illinois Learning Standards

1C Comprehend a broad range of reading materials.
2B Read and interpret a variety of literary works.
3C Communicate ideas in writing to accomplish a variety of purposes.
4A Listen effectively in formal and informal situations

Books We Used: The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey Bunny Trouble by Hans Wilhelm That’s What Happens When It Is Spring! by Elaine Good

Illinois Learning Standards

1C Comprehend a broad range of reading materials. 2B Read and interpret a variety of literary works. 3C Communicate ideas in writing to accomplish a variety of purposes. 4A Listen effectively in formal and informal situations

Books We Used:
The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
Bunny Trouble by Hans Wilhelm
That’s What Happens When It Is Spring! by Elaine Good

1C Comprehend a broad range of reading materials.
2B Read and interpret a variety of literary works.
3C Communicate ideas in writing to accomplish a variety of purposes.
4A Listen effectively in formal and informal situations