Author: Adrian Ratermann

Date created:

PLANNING
Essential Question

What are seasons?

What happens to the weather during the different seasons?
What do we wear throughout the different seasons?

Topic or Unit of Study Science: Seasonal Changes

Grade/Level Kindergarten
Subject(s) Science
CT Approval/ Date

21ST CENTURY SKILLS AND TECHNOLOGY TOOLS

Standards

Standards: NC Standard Course of Study

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K.H.1 Understand change over time.

K.H.1.2 Explain how seasons change over time.

5.04 Recognize and explain seasonal changes

of the environment.

Learning Math: Be able to count leaves from 1-10.

Targets/Objectives

Language Arts: Be able to write at least two things about each season.
Science: Be able to tell the difference in the weather throughout each
season.

Technology Tools

Materials and resources:

Book:
Gibbons, G. (1984).The Seasons of Arnolds Apple Tree. San Diego:
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Retrieved on September 2, 1016 from Mount

Airy Public Library.

Youtube Video:
Have Fun Teaching. (Published May 18, 2015). Seasons Song Video.
Retrieved from https://youtu.be/8ZjpI6fgYSY on September 2, 2016.

Assessment/Rubrics

I am doing a short answer and multiple choice assessment.

IMPLEMENTATION
Introduction to Lesson As an introduction, you will always use a Review and Focus. If you

are starting a new unit, simply activate prior knowledge for the
Review.
Ask students a few questions at the beginning of the lesson:

Teacher Input

Guided Practice

Independent Practice

Does anyone know what a season is?

What are the 4 seasons?
Then discuss Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer with the class.

Google Slides
The Seasons of Arnolds Apple Tree, by Gail Gibbons.
o While reading throughout the book stop and discuss each
season.
o Look for examples of each season based on the
illustrations.

After reading book watch YouTube Video Seasons Song Video.

Students begin work on reading, writing, an activity, a project, etc.

with the support of you and other adults who may be in the
environment.

Clothes Activity

Pick a Class Tree activity.

After video give students the handout and let them label each
picture with the correct season.
The tree cut into 4 pieces activity.

Differentiated
Instruction

Low level learners will be expected to write at least 2 tree

observations that they saw during each season.
High level learners will be expected to write at least 5 things that
they saw during the observation.
Visual learners will benefit the most from this activity because they
will visually see seasons changing throughout the year in the
YouTube video.

Closure At the end of the lesson we will get back together as a whole and talk about

what we knew in the beginning of the lesson and about what we know now
after doing all of the activities and watching the video.
Time Allotment 35 minutes per class for one week.

MATERIALS AND RESOURCES

Instructional Materials

Scissors
Glue
Crayons/colored pencils
Construction paper
Goodwill/old clothes
Book: The Seasons of Arnolds Apple Tree, by Gail
Gibbons.
Video
Label Seasons Worksheet

Resources

REFLECTION
Authors comments
and reflection

Gibbons, G. (1984).The Seasons of Arnolds Apple

Tree. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
Retrieved on September 2, 1016 from Mount Airy
Public Library.