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Week 10 · Seasons Change

Friday

Season signs
// The year goes round and round
⏱ about 15 min

Friday: Season signs

Rocket pulls on a jacket.

"I did not need this last month!" he says.

Raven asks, "What else has changed?"

Nova says, "Make a list of signs."

What is a season sign?

A season sign is a clue outside.

It tells you which season it is.

A jacket is a sign of cooler days.

A flower bud is a sign of spring.

A leaf pile is a sign of fall.

Explorers collect signs in their notebooks.

Signs to look for

  • Leaves: green, colored, or gone?
  • Light: dark early or light late?
  • Air: warm or cold?
  • Plants: buds, flowers, seeds or bare?
  • Animals: many bugs or few?
SIGN CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What is a season sign?
A leaf pile is a sign of which season?
A flower bud is a sign of which season?
Why did Rocket need a jacket?
SentenceTrue or false?
Leaves can be a season sign.?
Explorers collect signs in notebooks.?
Warm air is a sign of winter.?
Dark early is a sign of short days.?
WHY THIS EXERCISELeaves, light, air, plants and animals all give clues.
Try it
Go outside with your grown-up.
Find three season signs.
Point to each one and say it.
A grown-up writes them in your notebook.
Safety first
Stay with your grown-up.
Look with your eyes. Never touch a wild animal or nest.
Leave mushrooms and unknown plants alone.
Wash your hands after.
READ THE SIGNS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Bare trees and cold air. Which season?
Lots of bugs and long days. Which season?
Colored leaves falling down. Which season?
SentenceTrue or false?
Signs can be the same in every season.?
The air feels warm in summer.?
Buds and new leaves mean spring.?
WHY THIS EXERCISESigns change, so each season looks different.
Draw three season signs you found today.

Word Spot review

Let us review this week's sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Stop: S-T-O-P.

Take: T-A-K-E.

Thank: T-H-A-N-K.

Animals: A-N-I-M-A-L-S.

House: H-O-U-S-E.

Point: P-O-I-N-T.

Page: P-A-G-E.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
Red means ___.
I will ___ my coat.
I ___ you for the help.
Some ___ sleep all winter.

You are a season detective!

Tomorrow is Explorer Day: a season-signs walk.

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