Thursday, April 17, 2025

Swing into Spring!

The changing of seasons is a wonderful time to talk with children about nature and its wonders. Here are some ideas for celebrating spring with your child: 

Take a walk outdoors–in the country, the city, or in-between. Buds appear on  tree branches. Green shoots pop up. Flowers emerge from the soil. Point out these signs of new life and explain that spring is the season of new beginnings. At home, draw pictures of what you saw on your walk. Try some creative writing! Together, write a poem about spring. Rhyming poems are especially fun to write and then read aloud. Luckily there are lots of great words that rhyme with the word "spring" that your child might include in a poem. Here are some: bring, cling, ding, king, ring, sing, sting, string, swing, thing, wing

Poems may be as simple as:

I am the king,

the king of spring!

or

Let's swing,

and then sing

about spring!  

Have fun celebrating spring with poetry!















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What I think . . .

There are all kinds of readers. Some—like my daughter and me—are never without a book to read for pleasure. Others—like my son—are careful, analytical, and curious readers who read primarily to seek information from the page.


No matter what kind of reader your child becomes, you can help him or her get started. After all, you are your child’s first teacher. And, best of all, you can have some fun in the process.


Please feel free to share your own ideas. Tell me about ways you've enjoyed reading with your child.


Madeline Boskey, Ph.D.