SPRING
Is Spring the first, second, third or fourth season of the year?
What is the first season? Spring happens between the months of March, April, May and June.
April showers bring ______ flowers
May
This animal is small and often yellow when it hatches... When it grows up you can gather its eggs!
A Chick!
What spring holiday celebrates the death of Jesus Christ?
Easter!
What did the sun say to the flower?
You're looking bright!
This song was sang by Judy Garland and celebrates the joys of rain in April...
A) Singing in the rain
B) April Showers
This spreads through the air from flowers and trees, and causes Spring allergies.
A) Pollen
B) Bacteria
Pollen! Depending on where you live, there are generally three pollen seasons. The start and end dates of these seasons, as well as the specific plants, vary based on the climate.
• Trees generally pollinate in the spring. Birch, cedar, cottonwood and pine are big allergy triggers.
• Grass releases its pollen in the summer. Timothy and Johnson, and Rye grasses are examples of allergens in this category.
• Weeds cause hay fever in the fall. Ragweed is the biggest offender as it can grow in nearly every environment.
Spring is the season of new ______ and fresh ______.
beginnings, starts
This term describes the movement of birds as the weather shifts in temperature.
Migration!
Breeding:Many birds migrate to find suitable breeding grounds where they can raise their young. This often involves moving to areas with abundant food resources and favorable nesting sites. Food:Birds migrate to follow seasonal changes in food availability. For example, birds that feed on insects may move to areas where insects are abundant during warmer months.
This spring holiday celebrates some important ladies in your lives...
Mother's Day!
Clue: What do you get if you cross a rabbit with a leaf blower?
A hare blowing things away!
This song is perfectly fit for spring speaking of the magic that may come after a rain shower...
A) Somewhere over the rainbow
B) Puddle Jumping
Somewhere over the rainbow
During daylight savings time, clocks do this in the spring.
Spring forward an hour! Daylight Saving Time, system for uniformly advancing clocks, so as to extend daylight hours during conventional waking time in the summer months. In countries in the Northern Hemisphere, clocks are usually set ahead one hour in late March or in April and are set back one hour in late September or in October.
Baby animals like lambs and chicks are born in the ______.
What is Spring?
Lion is to cub, Dog is to puppy, Cat is to ______.
A Kitten!
This is the birthstone of April?
A) Ruby
B) Diamonds
Diamonds!
Clue: Why was the gardener so good at math?
Because they were always planting the right answers!
The beatles released this popular sunshine song in 1969...
A)Sun is Shining
B) Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun
This insect will start as a caterpillar and then will transform, emerging from it's cocoon in the Spring?
A Butterfly! After hatching, a caterpillar eats a lot and grows quickly, shedding their skin as they get bigger. They can increase in size more than 3000 times! After about 2 weeks, the caterpillar stops eating and finds a sheltered spot to become a pupa. The pupa is also called a chrysalis. It protects the caterpillar as it goes through an amazing process to change into a butterfly.
I sing from a tree in early spring, you’ll hear me chirp and flap my ______.
Wings
This bird is often recognized by its bright blue eggs they lay...
A Robin! The American robin is a common songbird in North America, known for its reddish-orange breast, gray back, and black head. It's a migratory bird, spending summers in Canada and northern United States and migrating south for the winter. Robins are often seen on lawns, where they forage for earthworms and other insects
What tree has beautiful pink and white blossoms in the spring?
A Cherry Blossom Tree!
Why do bees have sticky hair?
Because they use honeycombs!
This song is sang by Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs, talking about a popular white flower...
A) Daisy Petal Pickin'
B) Oh the Red Roses
Daisy Petal Pickin'
This yellow flower is one of the first to bloom in spring and is often considered a weed in lawns.
A Dandelion! Dandelions are good for your lawn. Their wide-spreading roots loosen hard-packed soil, aerate the earth and help reduce erosion. The deep taproot pulls nutrients such as calcium from deep in the soil and makes them available to other plants. While most think they’re a lawn killer, dandelions actually fertilize the grass.
I bloom in sunshine, fresh and bright,
A sign of warmth and days of light.
Bees love me, and kids do too,
I come in red, yellow, pink, or blue.
A flower!
How many different species of frogs are there?
Over 7000! The most common species of frogs in Canada are the green frog, the American Bull Frog and the grey tree frog.
Why do frogs never play basketball in the spring?
Because they’re afraid of the jump shots!
This Johnny Nash classic was influenced by the island-inspired sound of Bob Marley and remains iconic thanks to its sunny, upbeat outlook....
A) I Can see Clearly Now
B) Summer Sun
I can See clearly now