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Seasons & Weather Patterns
CONCEPTUALKnow that weather changes with the seasons — spring brings rain and new growth, summer is warmest with long days, autumn brings cooling and falling leaves, winter is coldest with short days — and that this pattern repeats every year
Mastery Evidence
- Name the four seasons and describe typical weather for each
- Explain that days are longer in summer and shorter in winter
- State that the seasonal pattern repeats every year
Assessment Prompt
“Can [child] tell you what kind of weather to expect in each season and explain that summer has the longest days while winter has the shortest?”
Prerequisites2
- Seasonal changessoftAges 5—6
- Types of WeathersoftAges 5—7
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- Days, Weeks, Months & Years soft
Observing and describing seasonal changes requires basic date and time vocabulary (months, seasons, year)
- Ordering Events in Time hard
Understanding days/months/years builds on sequencing events chronologically
Unlocks3
- Weather vs ClimatesoftAges 7—9
- Geography & Local WeatherhardAges 7—9
- Earth's Spin & OrbitsoftAges 7—9