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Flower Craft
Dye rice and different shapes of pasta using some rubbing alcohol and food coloring.  Let it dry.  Take those and have your children or students glue it on paper plates to make flowers.  You can even glue glitter or other things onto the flower.  Place pre-cut paper stem and leaves to put under the finished flower.

DLTK's Learn About Flowers Craft

Books

          

The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle (Autumn to Spring)

Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
A book about planting flowers that looks like a rainbow.
Planting a Rainbow Science Lesson Plan @ Lessonplanpage
Science & Art for K-1.


Music
These songs are in the Children's Songbook published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from page 238-245.  You can find this songbook in any bookstore (for example, Deseret Book).

"In the Leafy Treetops", 240
"Little Seeds Lie Fast Asleep", 243
"Little Purple Pansies", 244

Game
I went to Preschool Printables: File Folders/ Number In Bloom I copied the different pages of this file folder game.  I had to print it at 95% so it would fit a page. I did something different than what she has in her directions.
Here is what I did different:
Copy the flowers and the pages of the dots on flower pedals.
Color each flower a different color.
Place the two sheets of flowers (#1-5 and #6-10) in a clear page protector sheets (or laminate them).
Color the pedals all one color (a different color from the flowers) and put clear contact paper on them.
Place the flower pedals in a plastic bag.
Play the game.

 
Flower Science Experiment
Look at the different parts of a flower.  Smell it.  Take the flower apart.  View them using a magnifying glass.  (If you have a microscope view it under a microscope.)

Daffodil
Children's Storybook Online -The Daffodil

Daisy
Flowers Color by Number - Enchanted Learning
Indian River Lagoon Coloring Page - Daisy (pdf)
Preschool Printable Activity - Circles @ A Kid's Heart Trace the circle and make a daisy.
Texas Hill Country Wildflower Drawings: Daisy Coloring Pages

Foxglove
The Webb House Colonial Revival Garden Click on foxglove.

Iris
abcteach: State Flowers: Iris Tennessee
Digital Flowers: Iridacea Parts of the iris.

Phlox
Shrub-Steppe Series: What About Phlox? Background of this flower and activities.
The Webb House Colonial Revival Garden Click on phox.

Poinsettia
Christmas & Winter: Art Activities: Poinsettia

Rose
Kendra's Coloring Book: Online or Offline Coloring Page Save the image to print.
Rose Coloring Page

Sunflower

Learn about this flower at:
National Sunflower Association
CyberSpace Farm: Sunflowers (including sunflower parts, history, facts, etc.).

Snack: Give the children a small cup full of sunflower seeds.  Talk about where they came from and what you need to help the flower grow.
Craft: Make DLTK's Sunny the Sunflower Craft.  You might have to print it at 80% so it will fit on the page.
Note: Childen enjoy just coloring the sunflower (any color if they don't want to color it yellow) and you don't have to put sunflower seeds, etc. on it.  Place it on a piece of construction paper so you can hang it up or save it to see in future years.

Game
Sunflower Game Board @ KinderPrintables New 5/19/06

Links
2002 TRC Manual Clip Art - Texas State Library Texas Sunflower coloring page
Coloring Book Sunflower @ ames.com
Flowers Color by Number - Enchanted Learning
Kansas Symbols @ kshs  Sunflower coloring page and match the sunflowers.  (They might change the link the future.)
I Know My Backyard Coloring Book - The Sunflower
Sunflower (no stem) Coloring Page @ PrimaryGames
Sunflower Still Life or Sunflower Pattern Coloring Page of 3 sunflowers in a vase.
Texas Hill Country Wildflower Drawings: Sunflower Coloring Pages
The Story of Sunflower Coloring Book (pdf) For children in grades K-4 (or younger).  Learn about sunflowers, do a word search, and find a recipe.
Three Sunflowers in a Pot Coloring Page @ PrimaryGames
Tina's Favorite Sunflower Links

Tulip
Children's Storybook Online -The Tulip
Flowers Color by Number - Enchanted Learning
I Know My Backyard Coloring Book - Tulip
Tulip Coloring Page @ kidsrcrafty

Violet
Music
The Violet @ KIDiddles

Printables
Lawn Weeds: Violet
Violet Flower Coloring Page @ KinderArt

Misc. Flower Links
Printables
abcteach.com: My State Theme Unit: Flowers
Alextoys: Flower Pot Dot-to-Dot
Arthur's B&W Flower Clip Art Coloring pages.
Bry-Back Manor: The Attic Flower calendar pieces (with some blank ones that can be used for patterns).
Connected Kids - Coloring Book
CyberSleuth Kids: Flower Coloring Pages
Family Works! Coloring Book Page: Flowers
Flower Coloring Pages @ coloring.ws
Flowers Color by Number - Flowers: Enchanted Learning
Funstuf: May Flower Maze from the Friend
JRBP Virtual Art Gallery
Kendra's Coloring Book: Online or Offline: Two Flowers Coloring Page Save the image to print.
KidZone: What Comes Next Flowers Math Activity Worksheet (Including flower templates.)
Kindness Bouquet @ lds.org
MawMaw Lynn's Free, Printables Coloring Pages
Preschool Coloring Pages @ Everything Preschool

Other Links

Bry-Back Manor: Garden Fun (It's Spring!) Flower icons, clipart, and spring flowers clipart 
Learn about National Flowers
MendelWeb: Flower Structure
My Lesson: Trees, Plants, and Flowers

 
Online Flower Activities
Crazy Daisy Game @ FisherPrice
Kendra's Coloring Book: Online