Spring Writing Activities are the secret sauce to every teacher’s end-of-the-year sanity.
Spring Fever tends to set in each year, and students are often under-challenged and losing motivation. That’s why every elementary teacher needs to engage their students with enticing writing prompts like the Spring Writing Activities, which excite kids and motivate them to write.
End of Year Stress
I know just how exhausting the end of school can be in elementary classes. With every passing day, more and more gets added to your to-do list.
Soon your list looks like a Walgreen’s receipt. (Who needs that?!)
Plus, the students are hyped up and tuned out!
You know this is the case when your students are looking at you like your the teaching in the Charlie Brown Cartoons.
But as the classroom teacher, you still have standards to teach and writing goals to meet.
Yes, students can still be motivated to make growth in their grade level writing standards up to the last day of school.
The Solution- Spring Writing Activities
Writing projects don’t have to be complex and time-consuming. A simple craft, a fantastic writing prompt, and a writing rubric can work magic in any elementary classroom!
Side Note: when I say simple craft, I mean simple! The students should be able to look at a photo of the completed art and know what to do.
If your students need additional support on writing a paragraph, check out my FREE Structured Paragraph Writing Handbook and Lessons.
I have NOT just one, two, or three, but four Spring Writing Activities and Crafts for you! Each writing craft is simple to create and just what you need to wrap up the season. Trust me, and you’ll soon be counting your lucky stars.
Keep reading as I jump into the writing craft activities that will spark your students’ imagination and then beam with pride as they run home to hang the project on the refrigerator door.
A Pot of Gold- Writing Activities for Spring
The Post of Gold Writing Activity is perfect to use in March. The writing prompt is to imagine you found a pot of gold and write a narrative story about this event. My students loved using their imagination and running with it.
My Favorite Element
One of my favorite activities with elementary students is to spend time water coloring. Watercoloring calms children like nothing else. So, on those rainy or windy days, this is a perfect activity. The students watercolor each section of the rainbow, which creates a stunning piece of art.
Hanging With My Peeps
The Peeps Writing Activities and Crafts is excellent to use around Easter or the month of April. The title for the craft is Hanging with My Peeps, and the prompt states; share a memorable event you’ve had with a friend.
A Popular Addition
If your writing title has the word Peeps and the prompt does, too, it’s good to bring in some Peeps as a treat to share with the kiddos.
Earth the Only Home You’ve Got
Every year on April 22nd, Earth Day marks the celebration of the environmental awareness movement since 1970. Let’s work together to keep the movement strong. The simple world craft with a house placed on top drives a visual point home to the students. The writing prompt allows students to write three ways in which we all can help our planet and explain their importance.
The Added Touch
I like to have my students share this writing activity with their Big Buddies as a form of oral presentation. Sharing knowledge prepares students with verbal language skills that will serve them well as they progress through the grade levels.
Live Life in Full Bloom Spring Writing Activities
The “Live Life in Full Bloom” craft is appropriate for any month of the school year. I chose to use it during May. After providing background on the phrase, the writing prompt allows students to share, in their opinion, one activity or skill they would like to learn this Spring and explain why.
Promoting SEL
Take the time to dig a little deeper with your students. A simple class discussion of student desires and dreams can go long. It’s incredible how much the students will share now that they have developed a strong relationship with you and their classmates.
Spring Into Spring Writing Activities Today
Although Spring can be a challenging season for most teachers, it won’t be for you! Not only will your students think you’re the coolest, but you will sail into summer with the Spring Writing Activities.
You can purchase the Spring Writing Activities and Craft Bundle or click on one of the specific items below for the resource in my TPT shop.
- Pot of Gold Writing Activity and Craft
- Spring Peeps Writing Activity and Craft
- Earth Day Writing Activity and Craft
- May Blooms Writing Activity and Craft
Now that you know all about the engaging Spring Writing Activities, come back and visit The Teaching Q for the Fall and Winter Writing Activities.
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