Spring Inferences
Insects
Flowers
Animals
Miscellaneous
100

Inference:

You check your tires and chains.  You buckle your helmet and pedal toward town with your friends.  

What are you doing? 

Riding your bike!

100

Which insect plays a key role in pollinating spring flowers and supporting global food crops?

Bees

100

What do bees collect from flowers to make honey?

Nectar

100

Q: What is a baby rabbit called?

A kit or bunny

100

What day did spring officially start in 2026?

March 20th

200

You have a shovel, rake, and hoe.  You have three packets of seeds.  You put on your boots and sunglasses and head outside.

What are you doing?

Planting a garden!

200

About how many flowers can a single honeybee visit in a day?

A thousand

200

What is the name of the colorful part of a plant that attracts bees?

The flower

200

What do you call the chrysalis a caterpillar makes before becoming a butterfly?

A cocoon 

200

Which holiday involves hunting for decorated eggs and celebrating the arrival of spring?

Easter

300

The bell rings and students rush out the door.  There is laughing and the chatter of excitement.

What is happening?

Last day of school before summer!

300

What is the process called where insects move pollen from one flower to another?

Pollination

300

What do flowers need to drink that helps them grow in spring?

Rainwater

300

What is the name of the furry animal that "predicts" early spring in February?

A groundhog


300

Cherry blossom trees are particularly famous in which country for their spring blooms?

Japan

400

The sky is dark. You hear rumbling and see a flash of light.  You pull a hood over your head and run for the nearest building.  


What do you think is happening?

A thunderstorm!

400

What is the term for the process where a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly in the spring?

Metamorphosis

400

Which flower was once more valuable than gold in Holland?

Tulips

400

What animal has teeth that never stop growing?

A squirrel

400

Which spring tradition involves thoroughly cleaning homes to welcome the new season?

Spring cleaning

500

You reach into a bucket and pull out a slimy, wriggly creature.  You carefully wrap it around a sharp metal object.  You move away from other people and get ready to cast.  

What are you doing?

Fishing!

500

Which common garden insect is known as a symbol of good luck and can eat up to 5,000 pests in its lifetime?

Ladybug

500

What is the main reason flowers have a sweet smell?

To attract bees and butterflies

500

Which nocturnal animal, often associated with Halloween, wakes up in spring?

A bat

500

What gets longer in the spring?

Days