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Dressing for the Season


Core Learning Experience + Supplies and Equipment

  • ​Pile some clothes, shoes, boots, mittens, swimsuits etc on the floor. Have the children look through them, and discuss them. What would you wear if the weather is hot? Raining? Foggy? Freezing? Windy? Give reasons. Sort out some clothes that would help you be warm, cool, keep hands warm, keep head warm etc. 
  • Show photos representing the four seasons. Have the children describe what is happening in each photo. Which photo shows weather where we might wear shorts? Boots? etc. Have clipart pictures of articles to match to the weather pictured.
  • We can wear some clothes whether it is hot, cold, or rainy. Let’s think of some. (underwear, shoes, socks, belt etc.)

Possible/Expected Discoveries

  • This lesson is not meant to present the concepts of the 4 seasons and their effects. That is a very huge concept for children who may have only lived through 3 or4 of each season. Here we are presenting the ideas that there are different kinds of weather, and people (and animals, plants) can adapt to the weather and environmental conditions.
  • Some days are sunny, raining, hot, cloudy, windy etc. Are we able to choose the weather that we would like? For example, if it is hot and sunny, can we make the weather change to snow because we want to build a snowperson? Why?
  •  Discussion questions: Can we go swimming when it is raining? (indoor pool) Do we wear coats and mittens on a hot sunny day? Would you go outside and play during a thunderstorm? No right or wrong answers here, the idea is to encourage giving REASONS for their answers.
  • Do you think that all animals enjoy getting wet in the rain? Do animals wear raincoats? Let’s think about some animals and their shelters. (Dog, cat, duck, snake, butterfly, bee, bird, horse etc). ​

Extended Learning and Other Curriculum Areas

  • ​​Read lots of books about weather and the four seasons, particularly the kinds of weather in your area.
  •  Close your eyes and think about the kind of weather you enjoy most. Teacher describes some weather conditions with lots of descriptive vocabulary while children are thinking. Then have the children choose some paint colors that they believe would suit “their weather”, and paint a picture about their thoughts.
  • Keep a daily weather chart.
  • During a hot spell, play sounds of rain on an environmental sound CD. Have the children lie on the floor and listen and imagine.
Preschool science activities - seasonal changes

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  • Home
  • Lesson Plans Index
    • Life Science Plants and Animals >
      • Comparing Leaves
      • Exploring Pumpkins
      • Shucking Corn
      • Earthworm Observation
      • Parent and Baby Animals
      • Collecting Ants
      • Spider Season
      • Visit to a Pet Store
      • Living and Non Living Things
      • Animals Come in Many Shapes, Sizes and Colors
      • Ways Animals Move
      • Animals Need to Eat
      • Difference Between Wild and Tame Animals
      • People Can Use Products Provided by Animals and Plants
      • Animal Coverings - Hair, Fur, Feathers, Scales and Skin
      • Animals Live in Different Places
      • Metamorphosis and Change in Biology
      • Nocturnal Animals
      • Egg Science
      • Exploring Fish
      • Tree Skin Bark
      • Roots Growing Potatoes in Water
      • Stems - Making Daisy and Clover Chains
      • Flowers
      • Digging in the Dirt
    • Life Science People Index >
      • Parts of Our Body and How We Use Them
      • Our Heart
      • Our Hands
      • Our Feet
      • Fun With Balance
      • Sound Search
      • Sense of Touch
      • Exploring the Sense of Sight
      • Follow That Scent
      • Stop That Germ!
      • Interesting Tools That Doctors Use
      • We Need Healthy Teeth
      • Keep Those Muscles Moving!
    • Physical Science Index >
      • Blowing Bubbles
      • Magnify!
      • Ways to Measure Time
      • Magnetic Attraction
      • Ramps in Motion
      • Ice Melting
      • Sink or Float a Boat
      • Sponges and water
      • Dropping Things Through the Air
      • Static Electricity
      • Battery Electricity
      • Properties of Soap and Water
      • Weights and Balances
      • How Can Heat Change Things?
      • Tools Can Help Us Do Things
      • Lifting with Levers
      • Wheels
      • Predicting How Simple Machines Will Work
      • Computers and Other Devices
      • Discoveries With Straws
      • Different Ways of Making Light
    • Earth and Sky Science Index >
      • Shadow Chasing
      • Sun Effects
      • The Night Sky
      • Kinds of Clouds
      • Dressing for the Season
      • Classifying Rocks
      • Colors of the Rainbow
      • Who Has Seen the Wind?
      • Rain
      • Snow
      • Litter Hunt
      • We Can Take Care of the Earth
  • Teaching Notes
  • Links
  • Contact