Spring is Here!

Hello Reading train fans,

Today you can download a new book: Spring is Here         

You can create the book in 3 different ways: print it double sided, flipping on the short edge, or print out both sheets and glue them together back to back. In these cases, cut the book down the middle on the long edge and place pages 4-5 on top of pages 2 and 7. Fold and staple.  Alternatively, cut out the individual pages and staple them together in order.    

Read the book with your child, pointing underneath each word. Count the signs of spring on each page.

Go for a walk outside and look for signs of spring. Did you find some flowers beginning to grow? Are there leaves on the trees?

Make a bird nest out of playdoh and add different kinds of materials, just like birds do.  You can use feathers, twigs, bits of fabric, leaves etc.                 

Plant some seeds, water them every day and watch them grow. 

Make a “chia pet” with grass seeds if you don’t have any chia. 

Grow potatoes indoors. Put the potato in a dark place. After it sprouts, make a prediction about what the sprouts will be. Are they stems or roots? Once it starts to grow, bury it in a large pot of soil. Dig it up after a week and look at the roots. Then leave the potato to grow tall. Try keeping a journal to measure and record the growth, making drawings or taking photos. Believe it or not, your potato will make baby potatoes in a pot!