God Controls The Seasons God Controls the Seasons 1. Watch a Seasons Video like one from Harry Kindergarten

-laptop or projector

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0zKV6j1MDg 2. 4 Seasons Flip Book https://thisreadingmama.com/4-seasons-flip-book-free/

-flip book printable

Have students assemble and color the flip books. 3. Act Out The Seasons - Have the kids act out the follow scenes: Be a tree through the four seasons. Be the weather through the four seasons. Be a bear through the four seasons 4. Seasonal Clothing Race - Do a relay race where the teams race to the other

-rain coats, sunglasses

end of the room, put on the objects from the first season, race back, tag the

and hats, sweatshirts,

next person, they race to the other end of the room and put on the objects

and snow pants and

from the next season, and so on. Spring - Rain coat; Summer - sunglasses

boots

and hat; Fall - sweatshirt; Winter - snow pants and boots 5. 4 Seasons Matching Printable - Print out the sheet and have the students match it by gluing the items to the correct season. 6. 4 Seasons Tree - Have the kids decorate a tree for each season. Then fold

-matching printable, scissors, glue -tree printouts (4 each)

them in half and glue the backs of all four together. Spring - bottle and pink

on cardstock, small soda

paint; Summer - stamp green leaves; Fall - colored tissue paper; Winter -

bottle, pink paint, stamp,

glue cotton balls

green ink, orange & red

Advanced God Controls the Seasons

tissue paper, cotton balls,

1. “Seasons and the Sun” Crash Course Video -

and glue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b25g4nZTHvM 2. Model the Seasons with a globe and lantern/flashlight. Here is a description. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIzmJ7FMr_k 3. The Earths Tilt is the Reasons for Seasons Printable - Print the worksheet and have the students fill out the worksheet introducing the ideas of solstice

-globe, lantern and/or flashlight -Earths Tilt worksheet, highlighters, pencils

and equinox. Then, use a highlighter to show where the sun’s most direct light falls on the globe. 4. God Made The Seasons Printable - Print out this printable and have the students look up the verses and match them with the concept supported by each verse. 5. Discuss the Purpose of Seasons - Why are there days and nights? Why are there seasons? How do seasons affect where humans can live on earth? How do seasons affect weather? (some places have rainy and dry seasons) How does it affect agriculture? (some plants require the cold of winter to grow again) How do the seasons affect insect population? (bugs die stopping insect-borne diseases) How do animals and plants cope?


-God Made The Seasons worksheet, pencils