10 Fun Spring Activities for Elementary and Middle School Students

Spring is on the horizon, and with it, comes the arrival of sunnier days, flowers in bloom, and chirping birds. There are many ways to celebrate the arrival of spring with your students, like planting seedlings and reflecting on your students’ growth. But celebrating spring can also be an opportunity to build your students’ STEM and language art skills. Here are 10 spring-themed activities you can use to spring into learning with your elementary and middle school students.

4 Inventive Spring-Themed STEM Activities

Get into the spring of things — and integrate more STEM into your classroom — with these math and science activities.

Crack the Code Math Spring Edition Addition and Subtraction No Prep by Primary Playground
Grades K-1st | Math

This packet includes 10 self-checking puzzles for students to practice addition and subtraction. Each cracked code features a spring-themed joke your kids will love.

Peeps Parachute Spring STEM Activity by Carly and Adam STEM
Grades: 1st-5th | Science

With this STEM challenge, students will design a parachute to slow down the rate at which a cup falls and allow their marshmallow chick to land safely.

Spring Math Task Cards Addition and Subtraction Word Problems for 1st Grade by Teach Me T
Grades: 1st | Math

Bring a little springtime warmth to your math lessons with these bright and sunny spring-themed word problems. These task cards feature 18 problems for reviewing addition and subtraction skills.

Linear Equations Linear Functions Patterns Spring April Activity by 8th Grade Math Teacher
Grades: 8th-9th | Math

This spring-themed activity is a fun way for students to write the equation of a linear function and represent it in a table and graph. Perfect for reinforcing this concept right before spring break, or when you have a substitute.

6 Engaging Spring-Themed Language Arts Activities

Bring a little sunshine and color to your lessons with these creative language arts activities that are sure to put a spring in your students’ learning.

ESL Spring Emergent Reader- Planting Seeds Level C PreK, Kindergarten, First by Jill Richardson
Grades: PreK-1st | English Language Arts (ESL)

This spring-themed emergent reader about planting seeds is a great resource for beginner readers and ESL students.

Spring Math & Literacy Printables {1st Grade} PDF & Digital Ready! by Searching for Silver
Grades: K-2nd | English Language Arts

These are great for independent math, guided math, morning work, homework, and more. Includes tons of printables that practice math and literacy skills needed for 1st graders, advanced kindergarteners, or review for 2nd graders.

Spring Writing Capitalization and Punctuation Practice | Digital and Print by K-2 to the Core
Grades: 1st-2nd | English Language Arts (Grammar)

These engaging, no-prep activities will help your students practice reading, writing, capitalization, punctuation, and sight words all at the same time. 

Spring Color by Sight Words by Anna Elizabeth
Grades: 1st-2nd | English Language Arts (Reading)

This fun activity for kids can help students practice recognizing and reading their sight words. It’s especially great for early finishers, literacy centers, or as part of a substitute back-up plan.

Digital March April Spring Writing Prompts Activity Spring Bulletin Board by The Little Ladybug Shop
Grades: 3rd-5th | English Language Arts (Writing)

This spring-theme writing craftivity is perfect to help you grow your students as writers, and includes pennants you can use for a unique spring bulletin board display.

Spring Bulletin Board Writing Activity by Tanya Marshall The Butterfly Teacher
Grades: 3rd-5th | English Language Arts (Writing)

Bring the beauty of spring into your classroom with this spring-themed bulletin board writing craftivity that will ask your students to reflect on how they’ve grown this school year. 

Need even more spring-themed ideas for your students? Find the ready-to-go resource that’s best for your class on TpT.