Alexandria Foce
Leanne Helmann
The Four Seasons
E.ES.01.22
Describe and compare weather related to the four seasons in terms of
temperature, cloud cover, precipitation, and wind.
First Grade
Lesson Overview:
Students will be able to observe and record the temperature using a thermometer.
Students will be able to observe and record precipitation.
Students will be able to count and collect data.
SWBAT record their data onto a chart.
List of Materials:
“What Makes the Seasons?” Book by: Megan Montague Cash
Weather Journal
Weather Chart
The Four Season Book (one page per season and cover)
Seasons Video Link
Engage:
To engage the students we will read the book
“What Makes the Seasons?” By: Megan Montague Cash
We will discuss the book and what a season is.
Explore:
The explore section of the lesson will be taking place over the period of one school
year. During each season the students will be able to observe and record the weather.
Every day the students, as a small group, will record in their weather journals. They will
be recording things like temperature, precipitation, clouds, and wind.
When the season is coming to an end the students will look at all of their observations
and record it on a Weather Chart that will be provided to each student. They will be
counting the days when it rained, snowed, was windy, and the temperature.
We will start with the season summer because fall does not change until September 23.
They are just coming back from summer break so they can use what they remember of
the weather during those months.
We will note on the calendar the date of when the season changes so they know the
weather is about to start changing.
Fall: September 23
Winter: December 21
Spring: March 21
Summer: June 21
As the seasons change the students will look at the data they have recorded and will be
asked questions like “How does the weather change throughout the year?” “What
patterns do you see?” They will compare and contract seasons as they change.
Explain:
We will discuss each groups observations and what type of weather they recorded for
each season on their chart. We will make a group chart on the board to show each
groups observations. After we have all of the information on the board we will look at
that data and make a group decision on what the weather is generally like during that
season.
We will then watch a video on the Seasons.
http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/weather/seasons/
Fall
•
As the summer ends, the weather gets cooler again and the days get shorter.
•
Fall begins in September and ends in November in the United States.
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Leaves of some trees will turn colors and fall off.
Winter
•
Winter is the coldest season with low temperatures than the rest of the year.
•
Temperature is how hot or cold something is and this can be measured with a
thermometer.
•
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are common forms of precipitation in the winter.
•
December, January, and February are considered winter months in the northern
hemisphere.
Spring
•
As the winter ends the spring begins and temperatures slowly rise as the days
get longer.
•
Snow and ice melt and more rain tends to fall during this season.
•
Flowers and plants grow and bloom
•
The United States marks the beginning of spring in March and the end of spring
in June.
Summer
•
After spring, is summer, which begins in June and ends around September in the
United States.
•
Summer is the warmest season and has the longest days.
•
Most areas receive the least amount of precipitation during this season.
•
The sun stays high in the sky during the summer.
Elaborate:
At the end of the school year the students will create their own Four Seasons book. This
book will include a page for each season. They will draw a picture of the season and
use the tree for help with what the weather is like. They will also write a sentence
describing the weather during that season.
Evaluate:
Each student will present their books to the class. The students will be graded on the
completion of the book, drawings and coloring, information used, how they worked in a
group and the completion of their group journal and chart.
Rubric
Completion of
Book
Drawing and
Coloring
Information
used
Worked as
group
Observations
and chart
5
Student has
only completed
1 page of the
book
Drawing are
there but not
colored
10
Student has
only completed
2 pages of the
book
Drawings and
some colors
NO description
of season
Description of
season but not
enough
information
Helped on
occasion
Did not work
well in group
Journal and
chart not
completed
Many days
missing of the
journal
completed and
chart
completed
15
Student has
completed 3
pages of the
book
Drawing and
coloring is
somewhat well
done
Description of
is not what is
shown in the
drawing
Worked well in
group but did
not participate
everyday
Couple of days
missing in the
journal and
chart
completed
20
Student has
completed the
whole book, 4
pages
Drawing and
coloring is very
well done
Description of
season is very
well done
Worked well in
group and
participated
everyday
Every page of
the journal
completed and
chart
completed
Total: _______________________
Name: _________________________________________________________