Seasonal changes
Observe changes across the four seasons and describe weather associated with each season, including how day length varies
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“Can your child describe what happens in each season — like leaves falling in autumn, snow in winter — and notice that days are shorter in winter and longer in summer?”
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- Activity. Observe changes across the four seasons and describe weather associated with each season, including how day length varies
What to notice. Name the four seasons and describe typical weather for each • Describe how day length changes through the year (longer in summer, shorter in winter) • Give examples of changes in the natural world associated with each season (e.g. leaves, flowers, animal behaviour)
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Can your child describe what happens in each season — like leaves falling in autumn, snow in winter — and notice that days are shorter in winter and longer in summer?
Observe changes across the four seasons and describe weather associated with each season, including how day length varies
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- Name the four seasons and describe typical weather for each
- Describe how day length changes through the year (longer in summer, shorter in winter)
- Give examples of changes in the natural world associated with each season (e.g. leaves, flowers, animal behaviour)
“Can your child describe what happens in each season — like leaves falling in autumn, snow in winter — and notice that days are shorter in winter and longer in summer?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Earth's Systems
- Age range
- Ages 5–6
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