Know Your Seasons!

1. Know Your Seasons! By Danielle Gribbins EDCI 270 Students Teachers

2. Objective • When observing the environment, students will be able to differentiate the four seasons with 100 percent accuracy.

3. Target Audience • Kindergarten-1st grade • Special Needs • With such a young audience, the information should contain examples that can relate to the students’ lives

4. Environment • Individual • At a computer • Alone or in a group

5. Orientation • I will relate what the students have already observed outdoors and give them seasons to link them to.

6. Motivation • Pictures of common things that correspond to seasons (Santa, snow, etc.) • Different colors corresponding to seasons • Motivator (Timmy the sun)

7. Information • Season characteristics • Major holidays

8. Application • The students will be able to use this information every day as common knowledge. They will be able to see what season it is by stepping outside.

9. Evaluation • The students can self-evaluate by working on the quiz and seeing how many questions they get right.

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11. Meet Timmy! Hi, I’m Timmy! I’ll be here to help you learn your seasons!

12. Main Menu Spring Summer Quiz Autumn Winter

13. Spring: Facts • Between winter and summer • Windy • Flowers bloom • Trees are green • Unstable weather

14. Spring: Big Events • Easter • April Fools

15. Spring: Mini-Quiz What happens to plants in the spring? The plants die The plants bloom The plants start to lose their leaves Let’s see what you know!

16. OOPS! Try again! Here’s a hint! What happened to the flowers at thebottom of the screen?

17. You did it! Woohoo! Let’s keep learning!

18. Summer: Facts • Trees are still in bloom from Spring • Hot and dry weather • Sunny

19. Summer: Big Events • School is out! • 4th of July • Labor Day

20. Summer: Mini-Quiz What is a person more likely to wear in the summer? Shorts A scarf A heavy jacket

21. OOPS! Try again! What do you wear when it’s super hot?

22. You did it! Great job! Keep it up!

23. Autumn: Facts • Leaves change colors and fall to the ground • Harvest season • Windy, cool weather

24. Autumn: Big Events • Halloween • Thanksgiving

25. Autumn: Mini-Quiz What happens to leaves in Autumn? They bloom from trees There are no leaves in Autumn They change colors and fall to the ground

26. OOPS! Try again! Autumn is also called Fall. Why would we call it that?

27. You did it! You’re so bright!

28. Winter: Facts • The leaves have already fallen to the ground, and the trees are completely bare. • Usually associated with snow and sleet • Coldest season

29. Winter: Big Events • Christmas • Valentine’s Day

30. Winter: Mini-Quiz What do people usually do in the winter? Go swimming Make snow-angels Fly kites

31. OOPS! Try again! Remember that Winter is the coldest season!

32. You did it! Yahoo! You’re great at learning seasons!

33. QUIZ! Make sure that you have learned about all four seasons before you take the quiz! Good luck!

34. In what season in Halloween? • Spring • Summer • Autumn • Winter

35. TRY AGAIN Press this button and let’s try again!

36. You did it! Woo! Get ready for the next question!

37. In which season do plants bloom? • Spring • Summer • Autumn • Winter

38. TRY AGAIN Press this button and let’s try again!

39. You did it! Woo! Get ready for the next question!

40. Which is the hottest season? • Spring • Summer • Autumn • Winter

41. TRY AGAIN Press this button and let’s try again!

42. You did it! Woo! Get ready for the next question!

43. In which season is Christmas? • Spring • Summer • Autumn • Winter

44. TRY AGAIN Press this button and let’s try again!

45. You did it! Woo! Get ready for the next question!

46. You’re doing great! For the next 4 slides, pick which season describes the picture best.

47. Spring Summer Autumn Winter

48. TRY AGAIN Press this button and let’s try again!

49. You did it! Woo! Get ready for the next question!

50. Spring Summer Autumn Winter