1. The Question

Our class will be creating a collection box for each season. If you were asked to contribute one item to each box that symbolizes each season to you what would that item be for Fall? Winter? Spring? Summer?

• Courtesy of Microsoft Word Clip Art

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2. Information Sources

http://www.leslietryon.com/apples0901/applegame/applegame1.html

http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/games/flash.php?

contentId=111660 Explore the sites provided to learn more about changes we see from season to season.

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3. The Student Activity

In your centers you will complete the worksheet to the right. In each box you will write and draw an item you would see during each season of the year.

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4. The Assessment Activity

In your journal, find the four seasons pages. On each page write one sentence describing your item you would add to the box for that season. Draw your item on the journal page.

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5. Enrichment Activities

Here are a few activities you can do when you finish your journal

The following are excellent sites about the seasons:

Find the mistakes seasons game• http://www.sesameworkshop.org/

sesamestreet/games/flash.php?contentId=111660

• Seasonal fun• http://www.primarygames

.com/seasons/spring/games.htm

• http://www.primarygames.com/seasons/summer/games.htm

• http://www.primarygames.com/seasons/fall/games.htm

• http://www.primarygames.com/seasons/winter/games.htm

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6. Teacher Support Materials

According to the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks the students will be able to:

Earth Science

3)Describe the weather changes from day to day and over the seasons.

5)Identify some events around us that have repeating patterns, including the seasons of the year.

Life Science

7)Recognize changes in appearance that animals and plants go through as the seasons change.

• Clifford’s first autumn -Norman Bridwell

• Clifford’s spring clean up -Norman Bridwell

• Thomas’ snowsuit-Robert Munsch• Seasons of Arnold’s Apple tree -Gail

Gibbons• Snowy Day -Ezra Jack Keats• Beach day -Mercer Mayer• At the beach with dad -Mercer Mayer• Our seasons -Grace Lin & Ranida

McKneally

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