Seasonal Scavenger Hunt: Students search for items that represent each season and discuss how they change.

1. Season Sorting: Students sort pictures of seasonal activities into four categories while practicing simple addition skills.
2. Seasonal Scavenger Hunt: Students search for items that represent each season and discuss how they change.
3. Seasonal Sensory Bottles: Students create sensory bottles with items representing each season and describe what they observe.

# Curriculum Standards Met:

- Observe and describe changes in weather, plants, and animals in different seasons. (NGSS 1-LS1-1)
- Describe the relationship between the sun and Earth's changing seasons. (NGSS 1-ESS1-1)

# Seasonal Scavenger Hunt Quiz:

1. What is something you might find in the fall that represents the season? 
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2. Describe one way the weather changes in the winter. 
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3. Name a plant that might grow in the spring. 
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4. How does the length of daylight change in the summer? 
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5. What is one way the sun affects the changing seasons on Earth? 
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Answer Key: 
1. Leaves changing color, pumpkins, apples, etc. 
2. Answers may vary, but could include: colder temperatures, snow or ice, less daylight, etc. 
3. Answers may vary, but could include: flowers, trees blooming, grass growing, etc. 
4. Answers may vary, but could include: longer days, more daylight, etc. 
5. It causes the Earth's tilt, which changes the angle at which sunlight hits different parts of the planet throughout the year.

Grade 1 Science Lesson Plan: Detailed Information about the Four Seasons with Hands-On Activities and Interdisciplinary Connections to Simple Addition Concepts and Strategies

Objectives:
- Students will be able to identify the four seasons and describe their characteristics.
- Students will be able to understand the concept of changes in weather and daylight hours throughout the year.
- Students will be able to apply simple addition strategies in hands-on activities related to the four seasons.

Materials:
- Four large posters or charts depicting each season and its characteristics.
- Seasonal clothing items (e.g. winter coat, shorts, raincoat, etc.).
- Weather-related objects (e.g. snowflake, sun, leaf, etc.).
- Seasonal foods (e.g. apple, pumpkin, watermelon, etc.).
- Manipulatives for simple addition (e.g. counting bears, cubes, etc.).
- Whiteboard and markers for modeling and check for understanding.

Anticipatory Set:
- Show students a picture of a tree in different seasons, and ask them to describe what they see and how the tree looks different in each season.
- Ask students to share their favorite season and why they like it.
- Introduce the objectives of the lesson and explain that they will be learning more about the four seasons and doing hands-on activities related to them.

Direct Instruction:
- Input: Display the four posters or charts depicting each season, and briefly describe the characteristics of each season, such as weather, daylight hours, and typical activities.
- Modeling: Use the seasonal clothing items, weather-related objects, and seasonal foods to demonstrate the characteristics of each season and how they change throughout the year.
- Check for Understanding: Ask students to identify which season is being described based on the characteristics mentioned.

Guided Practice:
- Have students work in pairs or small groups to sort the manipulatives for simple addition by season.
- Encourage students to use addition strategies such as counting on and making ten to add the manipulatives.
- Walk around the classroom to provide guidance and support as needed.

Closure:
- Review the characteristics of each season and ask students to share something they learned or found interesting.
- Ask students to name one way they can use simple addition in their everyday lives.
- Remind students of the connection between the four seasons and simple addition concepts and strategies.

Independent Practice:
- Have students complete a worksheet where they draw and label the characteristics of their favorite season.
- Encourage students to use simple addition to count and record the number of seasonal objects on the worksheet.
- Collect and assess the worksheets for understanding of the four seasons and simple addition concepts.

Curriculum Standards Met (NGLS):
- LS1.A: Structure and Function (e.g. how weather and daylight hours change in each season) 
- M1.OA.A.1: Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems (e.g. counting seasonal objects)

# Four Seasons Flip Book

## Instructions
Create a flip book with four pages, each page representing a different season. Cut and paste pictures of items that represent each season. Write a sentence or two about how the season changes. Add simple addition problems on each page related to the season.

## Spring
| Item | Sentence | Addition Problem |
|------|----------|-----------------|
|      |          |                 |
|      |          |                 |
|      |          |                 |

## Summer
| Item | Sentence | Addition Problem |
|------|----------|-----------------|
|      |          |                 |
|      |          |                 |
|      |          |                 |

## Fall
| Item | Sentence | Addition Problem |
|------|----------|-----------------|
|      |          |                 |
|      |          |                 |
|      |          |                 |

## Winter
| Item | Sentence | Addition Problem |
|------|----------|-----------------|
|      |          |                 |
|      |          |                 |
|      |          |                 |

1. Four Seasons Flip Book: Create a flip book with four pages, each page representing a different season. Students can draw or cut and paste pictures of items that represent each season and write a sentence or two about how the season changes. Add simple addition problems on each page related to the season. 
2. Seasonal Scavenger Hunt Bingo: Create a bingo board with items that represent each season. Students can play individually or in pairs and mark off items as they find them during the scavenger hunt. Add simple addition problems to the bingo board related to the items. 
3. Seasonal Sensory Bottles: Create four sensory bottles, each representing a different season. Fill each bottle with items that represent the season and add water and glitter for a fun sensory experience. Students can discuss how the items in each bottle represent the season and use simple addition concepts to count the items in each bottle.

Four Seasons Flip Book: Create a flip book with four pages, each page representing a different season. Students can draw or cut and paste pictures of items that represent each season and write a sentence or two about how the season changes. Add simple addition problems on each page related to the season.

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detailed information about the four seasons with hands on activities and interdisciplinary connections to simple addition concepts and strategies

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