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The Calendar: Seasons

Kindergartners learn about the calendar and the four seasons — spring, summer, fall, and winter — discovering how the year moves in a pattern that repeats again and again.

KindergartenTime & Seasons25 minutes1 class periodC3 InquiryExplicit teaching4 StandardsC3
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Name the four seasons.
  • ✓Put seasons in order.
  • ✓Describe each season.
  • ✓See the year as a pattern.
Essential Question

The weather changes through the year — warm, hot, cool, then cold — and then it starts all over again! What are the four seasons, and what order do they come in?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Seasons

Project this and have children put the four seasons in order, starting with spring — then it cycles back around!

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The Lesson · C3 Inquiry Arc (Question · Investigate · Evaluate Evidence · Communicate · Take Action)

25 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Question — The Year Turns

4 min

The weather goes warm, hot, cool, cold — then starts again. What are the seasons?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Talk about the weather.
  • Ask what changes.
  • Get ready.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Think about it.
  • Name a season.
  • Get ready.
2

Investigate — Order the Seasons

7 min

Children investigate.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send children to Order the Seasons.
  • Put them in order.
  • Note the pattern.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Order them.
  • Note the pattern.
  • Explain them.
3

Evaluate Evidence — Four Seasons

7 min

Children explain.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Explain spring and summer.
  • Explain fall and winter.
  • Explain the cycle.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Explain warm ones.
  • Explain cool ones.
  • Explain the cycle.
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Communicate — My Season

5 min

Children share.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name the season now.
  • Describe it.
  • Say what comes next.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name it.
  • Describe it.
  • Say next.
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Take Action — Take Action

3 min

Children conclude.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name the four seasons.
  • Put them in order.
  • Draw a season.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name them.
  • Order them.
  • Draw one.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards (Kindergarten / Myself & My World).

C3
D2.His.1.K-2

Put events and times in sequence (the seasons).

C3
D2.Geo.4.K-2

Describe how seasons affect the environment.

C3
D2.His.3.K-2

Generate questions about time and change.

C3
D3.1.K-2

Gather information about the seasons.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Season picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “In ___, it is ___.”
  • Use a calendar.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with summer vs. winter.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Use pictures.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add the months.
  • Describe season clothes.
  • Track the weather.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🗓️A calendar
  • 💻Order the Seasons
  • 🖍️Crayons
  • 🌤️Season pictures
  • 🎫Sticker charts
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

seasona part of the year with certain weatherspringthe warming season when flowers bloomsummerthe hot seasonfallthe cooling season (autumn)winterthe cold seasoncalendara chart of days and monthsyeartwelve monthspatternsomething that repeats
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
Name the four seasons.
Spring, summer, fall (autumn), and winter.
QUESTION 2
Which season is hot and sunny?
Summer.
QUESTION 3
What comes after winter?
Spring (the seasons cycle back around).

Growing at home? Season spotting.

Have children look outside and talk about what season it is and how they can tell — the weather, the trees, and the clothes people wear. A printable seasons sheet is in the Social Studies library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: calendar, fall, pattern, season, spring, summer, winter, year
  1. the cold season
  2. the cooling season (autumn)
  3. twelve months
  4. a part of the year with certain weather
  5. the warming season when flowers bloom
  6. the hot season
  7. a chart of days and months
  8. something that repeats

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. Name the four seasons.
  2. Which season is hot and sunny?
  3. What comes after winter?
Answer key — Part A: 1) winter · 2) fall · 3) year · 4) season · 5) spring · 6) summer · 7) calendar · 8) pattern
Part B: 1) Spring, summer, fall (autumn), and winter. 2) Summer. 3) Spring (the seasons cycle back around).