Warm Weather and its Wonderful changes:
Warm weather definitely brings many changes. It is not hard to spot these changes at home or in the classroom. Children and students are itching to go outside to play and enjoy the sunshine. They seem to have a hard time sitting and concentrating. A true case of spring fever!
What can you do to keep children learning, yet gaining from the beautiful warm weather?
- Learn Outdoors!- pick up your textbooks and transfer them outside.
- Give them spring in their step- save the interesting units of study for this time of year. Learning about plants? Now is the time to do it! Give them hands on learning experience.
- Give them extra time to move, jump and play before sitting and learning. Now that the weather is nice, children need the additional sunshine, you will see they will sit better once they had the opportunity to run around.
- Start class with a fun fact or interesting tidbit
- It is a great time for class projects or assignments, for it allows children to move while learning.
Moms how are you celebrating the warm weather?
Spring is the time for picnic lunches!
- research parks in your neighborhood. Live in NYC? Take a look here.
- go for nature walks
- take the children to the playground
- get the bikes, scooters and roller blades out
- plant!
- observe nature! look out for ants, caterpillars, ladybugs.. you an bring them home!
Every season brings its own unique challenges and strengths. Enjoy the warm weather with the children and you will find out soon enough that you too have spring fever!