(1)Begin by finding out what your students already know about the four seasons. Halloween, trees with different color leaves, a copy of the songĪdditional pieces of large paper heavy marker.

Pictures of snow, snowmen, heavy coats, ice skates, a flower pot, bathing suits, Thanksgiving turkey, (3) Students will be able to determine which months fall under each season,Ĭolorful cards labeled with the name of each season (2)Students will be able to determine which season certain activities are limited to. (1)Students will be able to distinguish which characteristics of the weather are associated with each season The song will help students reinforce what they have learned about the seasons.īackground: This lesson is designed for a Preschool/Kindergarten class studying the four seasons in Language Arts or as part of an integrated unit. You can extend this lesson by doing activities that you have discussed for the season you are currently in. From this lesson, students will learn about the weather associated with each of the seasons, activities that occur in each of the seasons, and which months fall under each season. If you are doing a pine cone unit in winter, consider making holiday ornaments and wreaths and other seasonal décor items.This lesson if for a preschool or kindergarten class studying the four seasons (fall, winter, spring, summer) using language arts or as an integrated unit.

There are lots of simple, inexpensive crafts that you can make out of pine cones (see the links below on the right).

hats, glasses) and the materials that you use (i.e. Be creative with the details that you include such as faces, clothing, and accessories (i.e. Construct pine cone people and/or animals and act out stories about them.Hang them around the school and/or have students take them home and then share their experiences of watching the birds feed out of them. Can you identify the type or types of pine trees? If you live in an area with pine trees, take a little excursion outside to visit them and collect a few (or a lot) of pine cones.What are the similarities and differences? Learn about the different types of pine trees.Tip: Do you have a sensory bin in your classroom? Add some pine cones during the winter months! Pine Trees / Pine Cones Experiment with painting pictures of snow as well. You can display them in the classroom during the unit. Don't forget to make a few snowflakes out of paper or other materials of your choosing.Make a memory or matching game with snowflake cards.(Check out the winter sports theme section below for more inspiration.) Learn about activities that you can do in the snow such as sledding, skiing, and snowboarding.Bring some snow inside and find out if any of the predictions were correct.

Have students make estimates about how long it takes for snow to melt.Draw pictures and write stories about what it's like being outside while it's snowing. If you live in an area where it does snow, get out and experience it first hand during the unit if you can.Put together a word wall with words to describe snow and use it throughout your unit for writing activities.Bring in a few snow globes and/or make your own snow globes and talk about how the snow looks as it is falling.Discuss how no two snowflakes are alike and study close up photos of them so that students can observe this for themselves.

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