Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for When Spring Comes will find this post helpful. It includes resource recommendations, free teaching ideas, and information about the book. You’ll have everything you need to deliver engaging interactive read aloud lessons based on this story.
With a patience theme, this When Spring Comes picture book by Kevin Henkes is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. It will be a big hit in your classroom too! Learn more about this book below!
Engage Your Students with When Spring Comes Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of When Spring Comes. You can find it in the section below.
- Check out the teaching ideas for reading comprehension strategies, grammar topics and social emotional learning skills that can be taught using this children’s book.
- Download the book companion to make lesson planning simple with When Spring Comes reading comprehension questions, writing prompts, teaching ideas & no-prep extension activities.
WHEN SPRING COMES SUMMARY
Kevin Henkes’ book When Springs Comes describes the changes that take place as winter turns into spring. In the winter, the tree branches are bare and stick out against the blue sky. However, as it turns into spring, the trees grow green leaves and blossoms. The piles of snow slowly melt and the grass turns from brown to green. Flowers grow and new baby birds are born.
Another change that comes with spring is the rain. There are puddles and mud. We see new plants start to grow and it is the perfect time for gardening. It can take awhile for spring to come and stay but when it does, we can see, hear, feel and smell it.
This story is the perfect book to read as the seasons change from winter to spring.
WHEN SPRING COMES LESSON PLAN IDEAS
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When it comes to writing lesson plans and finding activities for When Spring Comes, we’ve already done all of the heavy lifting for you.
We found this book was especially good at teaching the topics listed below.
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
The text-based When Spring Comes reading comprehension questions focus on:
- analyzing illustrations
- analyzing setting
- comparing and contrasting
- making connections
- visualizing
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- patience
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- plural nouns
- adverbs
- antonyms
- shades of meaning
WHEN SPRING COMES ACTIVITIES
You’ll receive all of the following resources aligned to the story:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
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BOOK INFO FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
What are the reading levels for When Spring Comes?
- Lexile® Measure: 500L
- Guided Reading Level: J
- DRA Level: 16-18
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 2.1
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes.
What genre is When Spring Comes?
It is a fiction book. You may want to check out our genre activities or read our blog post, How to Teach Genre to Elementary Students.
How many pages are in the book?
The story is 40 pages long.
