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Week 10 · Seasons Change

Explorer Day

Explorer Day: Season-signs walk
// The year goes round and round
⏱ about 15 min

Explorer Day: Season-signs walk

Rocket grabs the field notebook.

"Let us find ten signs today!" he says.

Raven asks, "What do you notice first?"

Nova says, "Start with the trees."

  1. A year has four seasons in order.
  2. Daylight is long in summer and short in winter.
  3. Plants sprout, flower, make seeds and rest.
  4. Some animals migrate or sleep in winter.
  5. The field guide months tell a season story.
  6. Season signs are clues outside.
◇ TAKE A SEASON-SIGNS WALK
Walk around your yard or block with a grown-up.
Look at trees. Leaves, needles or bare?
Look at the ground. Buds, flowers, seeds or leaves?
Feel the air. Warm or cool?
Listen. Do you hear birds or bugs?
Count the signs you find.
A grown-up writes them in your notebook.
Safety first
Stay with your grown-up the whole walk.
Look with your eyes. Never touch a wild animal.
Do not touch nests, eggs, mushrooms or unknown plants.
Some insects sting. Some plants itch.
Wash your hands when you get home.
For a grown-up
Ask: what season do the signs show?
Ask: what will this tree look like next season?
Write the date next to the list.
Praise every sign, big or small.
WALK CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What do you look at first on the walk?
Who writes in the notebook?
You see a nest. What do you do?
SentenceTrue or false?
Trees can show the season.?
You should wash your hands after the walk.?
You can pick any mushroom you find.?
WHY THIS EXERCISELook with your eyes and wash up after.
Draw your favorite sign from the walk.

What a great season walk!

Next week, you will count and compare two spots.

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