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50+ Colorful STEM Spring Lesson Plans for Elementary Teachers

Nothing says spring like lesson planning? Ok, so that’s not true, but during the spring, we still have to have to create STEM lesson plans. These spring lesson plans all have a STEAM focus and have ideas for science, technology, engineering, art, and math! Elementary teachers rejoice, your spring lesson planning is done!

Elementary teachers your spring lesson planning is done! These spring lesson plans  give you everything you need to teach springtime STEM.

Premade Spring Lesson Plans for Elementary

Teachers, your spring lesson plans are done! These premade spring lesson plans for elementary contain all you need to teach spring STEM lessons for grades K through 5th.

What You Need to Complete Spring Lesson Plans

All of what you need to teach lesson plans in the spring is based on grade level and your curriculum. What you need for lesson plans about spring for kindergarteners is going to be a lot different than what you need to teach spring theme lesson plans for 5th graders.

However, these Amazon affiliate links contain useful products that many elementary teachers can use for the projects they complete during spring lesson plans in their classrooms.

Spring STEM Supplies for the Classroom

Here are some fun spring-themed activities and kits to add to your spring STEM activities.

nature boxes

Nature Exploration Boxes

prisim set

Classroom Prism Set

light exploration classroom set

Light Exploration Classroom Kit

life cycle puzzles

Life Cycle Puzzles

mobile greenhouse

Mobile Greenhouse

vegetable garden classroom kit

Classroom Vegetable Growing Kit

prisim set

Botany Lab Experimental Greenhouse 

real insect specimins

Real Insect Life Cycle Specimens

ladybug land observation jar

Ladybug Observation Habitat

plant flower observation classroom kit

Classroom Plant Observation Kit

seeds book and gardening classroom set

Seeds Book and Classroom Flower Growing Kit

life science classroom kit

Life Science Classroom Kit

water cycle posters

Water Cycle Posters Classroom Kit

weather science center

Weather Science Center

lego flower pot building set

LEGO Watering Can Set

Spring Books for the Classroom

Here are some spring books that you can use in your classroom this spring to teach kids about spring science and other spring topics!

spring science books set

Spring Science Book Set

weather science book pack

Weather Science Book Set

april printable pack 3rd grade

April Classroom Printables Set

may printable pack 3rd grade

May Classroom Printables Set

Amphibians Reader Grade 1 3

Amphibians Science Reader

Birds Reader Grade 1 3

Birds Science Reader

Toads and Other Amphibians Reader Grade 3 8

Toads Science Reader

life cycle science books

Life Cycle Books Classroom Set

And if you need even more spring STEM lesson plan ideas, check out our FREE spring STEM challenge cards by clicking the image below!

spring stem challenges

Elementary STEAM Spring Lesson Plans

Elementary teachers your spring lesson planning is done! These spring lesson plans give you everything you need to teach springtime STEM.

Spring STEM Lesson Plans

If you want ready-to-go, low-prep spring lesson plans, you’ll love these resources. Spring science can have an emphasis on regeneration, growth, new life, birth, seasons, and weather.

These spring lesson plans all have a STEAM focus and have ideas for science, technology, engineering, art, and math!

Here are some spring lesson plans and subjects to cover in March, April, and May:

Spring Life Science Lesson Plans

Here are some activities to include in your spring life science lesson plans.

  • Plant a seed and watch it grow.
  • Find plants that propigate in differnet ways and watch them grow.
  • Analuze the apperance of spring plants native to your area.
  • Observe animal and plant life cycles.
  • Look at the chemical compounds of plants.
  • Learn and describe things farmers do in the spring to grow food.

Spring Physical Science Lesson Plans

Here are some physical science topics you can cover in the spring!

  • Create and observe a water cycle in action.
  • Record the weather and temperature every day for a month.
  • Explain the chemical compounds of various soils and determine which soil to use for growing certain plants.
  • Create methods to reduce pollution and damage to plants.

Classroom Decorations for Spring

Here are some fun spring decorations to use to brighten up the classroom if spring outside is taking its time to arrive!

paper bug cutouts

Bug Paper Cutouts

4 season classroom door decorating kit

4 Season Classroom Door Decorating Kit

Never Stop Growing Bulletin Board

Never Stop Growing Bulletin Board

bunny bulletin board

Bunny Bulletin Board

paper flower decorations classroom

Paper Flowers

spring holiday door decorating kit

Spring Holiday Classroom Door Decorating Kit

hanging flowers

Hanging Paper Flowers

farmers market deluxe classroom decorating kit 79 pc 14356242 a01

Farmer’s Market Classroom Decorating Kit

4 seasons classroom tree decoration

4-Season Classroom Tree

spring vibes classroom door decorating kit

Spring Vibes Classroom Door Decorating Kit

Get even more spring decorations for the classroom here!

Classroom Decorations for Spring

Here are some fun spring decorations to use to brighten up the classroom if spring outside is taking its time to arrive!

paper bug cutouts

Bug Paper Cutouts

4 season classroom door decorating kit

4 Season Classroom Door Decorating Kit

Never Stop Growing Bulletin Board

Never Stop Growing Bulletin Board

bunny bulletin board

Bunny Bulletin Board

paper flower decorations classroom

Paper Flowers

spring holiday door decorating kit

Spring Holiday Classroom Door Decorating Kit

hanging flowers

Hanging Paper Flowers

farmers market deluxe classroom decorating kit 79 pc 14356242 a01

Farmer’s Market Classroom Decorating Kit

4 seasons classroom tree decoration

4-Season Classroom Tree

spring vibes classroom door decorating kit

Spring Vibes Classroom Door Decorating Kit

Get even more spring decorations for the classroom here!

Spring Earth Science Lesson Plans

Add these earth science topics to your spring activities theme this March, April, and May.

  • Track how the sun’s position changes during the spring.
  • Make a model of the tides and analyze how they work.
  • Show how spring is an indication of global warming and explore ways to reduce climate change.
  • Grow a spring garden.

Spring Technology Lesson Plans

Technology is always important no matter the time of year. Here are some technology projects with a spring twist that will fit in with the context of spring teaching.

  • Calculate how much solar energy could be harness in your area.
  • Track weather changes during spring.
  • Study spring constellations and build a model for viewing them.
  • Examine garden plants under the microscope and compare their cell structure.
spring stem challenges

Spring Engineering Lesson Plans

Engineering in the context of spring is a lot of fun! Here are some spring engineering lessons to try:

  • Build a model for preventing soil erosion.
  • Design a way to protect seedlings from surprise frosts.
  • Develop design plans for protecting buildings from severe weather like tornadoes, earthquakes, and mudslides.

Spring Math Lesson Plans

Spring math can focus on understanding how math is present in the seasonal rhythms of spring. There are a lot of spring activities for kids that have a math component, but here are some lessons you might want to incorporate into your spring elementary lesson plans.

  • Count and compare the number of leaves and petals on spring flowers.
  • Graph and compare spring light/dark hours in several locations across the world.
  • Make a chart of average spring temperature, rainfall, and weather patterns in different locations across the country.

Spring Art Lesson Plans

Spring art can emphasie new life and birth that happens during the spring. Here are some spring-focused art lessons to try:

  • Make a 3D model of a plant or animal life cycle.
  • Draw a picture of weather in the spring.
  • Write a piece of music that sounds like spring.
  • Make art using plant material like flowers and grass.
  • Plant a flower garden filled with beautiful colors and patterns.
  • Make a 3D model of a plant.

Spring Shirts for Teachers

Whether you want to rep the newly growing flowers, the warm spring breeze, or your favorite spring animal or insect, you’ll find the perfect spring shirt for teachers here!

every day is a beautiful day to learn spring teacher shirt

Every Day is a Beautiful Day to Learn Teacher Shirt

bananna socks

Banana Socks for Teachers

flower socks

Pansy Teacher Socks

strawberry socks

Strawberry Socks

rainbow flower earrings

Rainbow Flower Teacher Earrings

every flower blooms different teacher shirt

Every Flower Blooms Differently Teacher Shirt

flower teacher shirt

Teacher Flower Shirt

cat book flowers teacher shirt

Cat, Book, and Wildflowers Teacher Shirt

be attitudes teacher shirt

Bee Attitudes Teacher Shirt

bee kind teacher shirt

Bee Kind Teacher Shirt

flower teacher earrings

Beaded Flower Earrings

wildflowers teacher shirt

Spring Wildflower Teacher Shirt

hungry caterpillar teacher shirt

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Shirt for Teachers

be the light spring teacher shirt

Be the Light Spring Teacher Shirt

teach them love them watch them grow teacher shirt

Teach Them, Love Them, Watch Them Grow Shirt for Teachers

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