Have the children cover their hands with tempera paint and let them make hand prints on the windows. You can add the grass and the stems or they can. Either way, this window screams, “Spring.” (I stole this one from It’s Not all Mary Poppins– a blog written by a Home Care Provider.)
There are also great ways to incorporate mathematical concepts into the projects. Take a look at this one.
Here, the teacher provides the petals, stems, and flower centers. The numbers are already written on the centers, so the children simply have to put as many leaves on their flowers as required. This is a good one for younger children. You can challenge the older children by creating simple addition problems with the flowers. Give an older child 2 flower centers (a 2 and a 3), have them complete their flowers and then have them calculate how many petals both flowers have all together. Once they figure that out, they can create another flower with the total number of petals.
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You guessed it. This month’s theme is FLOWERS. There is so much mathematical exploration that we can investigate while studying flowers that I am tempted to make this a two-monther!
At this time of the year, we are all itching to get outside. It feels like we’ve been cooped up inside for years, not months. And even though the calendar says “May” it still may not feel like the spring has sprung. I say, “Bring the outdoors inside,” in order to get the ball rolling. One great way to do this, it to start a planting activity inside the classroom that can be closely observed by the children before the plants are transplanted to your outdoor space. 
To introduce the children to the theme of Flowers, read a copy of The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle. This book acquaints children with the life cycle of plants through the beautiful art and storytelling techniques unique to Eric Carle. Children can watch as the tiny seed travels through the wind until it settles into the land and finally grows into a flower. Later as you explore flowers in your classroom, you can have the children refer back to the book as a resource while they watch their own flowers grow and bloom.
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