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Circle of Seasons (Northern Hemisphere) printout
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| Seasons Sorting Cards printout | 1 per pair |
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We suggest students work in pairs. Homeschool students can work on their own.
If you live somewhere that doesn't experience four seasons, we strongly recommend extending this lesson and discussing the seasonal changes where you live. You can print out a blank “Circle of Seasons” chart and fill this out with your students so that it matches the seasonal weather patterns where you live.
To make students aware of seasonal changes, we suggest they keep a weather journal for a few days in fall, winter, spring, and summer. (The Weather Window activity in Lesson 1 of this unit offers a simple way to do this.) When students have completed all the seasons, compare the results in a class discussion. Look for patterns or trends in the weather where you live.
Student slideshow: English | Spanish
Teacher printout: English & Spanish
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These books will get your students thinking and talking about the seasons.
Snow Rabbit, Spring Rabbit provides an engaging kindergarten-level introduction to the changing seasons and how animals adapt to them. Consider pairing your reading with a timelapse video of the four seasons. Ask your students what changes they see in the weather and the plants.
Ready for Pumpkins tells of a classroom guinea pig who goes to the country for a summer vacation — and learns that you have to be patient as you wait for pumpkins to grow.
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With these Vocabulary Cards, students practice reading and writing skills while learning science vocabulary.
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If you live somewhere that doesn't have the classic four seasons, we strongly recommend extending this lesson by discussing with your students what seasonal changes you do observe where you live.
You can use our blank "Circle of Seasons" template to guide the discussion. Ask students about the different times of year where you live. As you lead the discussion, have students draw pictures of what the weather is like in their favorite part of the year.
Southern Hemisphere blank template also available.
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Give your students a personal reason to remember the seasons. Here's a way to chart their birthdays on the Circle of Seasons.
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You can elaborate student learning and engagement with Mystery Science mini-lessons.
Does any place not have fall? In this mini-lesson, students explore whether or not all places have four seasons.
Why do leaves change color in the fall? In this mini-lesson, students learn why some trees drop their leaves during the fall.
Why don’t all trees lose their leaves in the fall? In this mini-lesson, students learn why not all trees drop their leaves in the fall.
If you are in an NGSS state, these mini-lessons support the DCI ESS2.D: Weather and Climate
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