Winter Wonders: Identifying the Season

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Lesson Description

Let's explore the season of winter! We'll learn what makes winter special and how it's different from other seasons like spring, summer, and autumn. Get ready to discover the magic of winter!

Video Resource

Grade 1:Math Lesson #65 Identifying the Season - Winter

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Key Concepts

  • Identifying the season of winter
  • Differences between winter and other seasons (spring, summer, autumn)
  • Signs of winter in nature (e.g., snow, bare trees)

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to identify winter as one of the four seasons.
  • Students will be able to describe at least two characteristics that distinguish winter from other seasons.
  • Students will be able to observe and record changes in nature during winter.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what they know about winter. Show pictures of winter scenes and discuss what makes winter different from other seasons. Watch the video 'Grade 1:Math Lesson #65 Identifying the Season - Winter'.
  • Winter Discussion (10 mins)
    After watching the video, discuss the video's content. Focus on the changes in the garden and the tree during winter. Ask students about their favorite winter activities and how they are different from activities in other seasons.
  • Season Tree Activity (15 mins)
    Have students either draw a picture of a tree in winter or, if possible, observe a real tree outside. Encourage them to note the absence of leaves and any signs of snow or ice. They can also write a short sentence describing what they see.
  • Winter vs. Summer Clothes (10 mins)
    Discuss clothing worn during winter versus summer. Ask students to compare and contrast the two, focusing on why we wear different clothes in each season. Discuss how to count sets of different winter and summer clothing.
  • Winter Data Collection (10 mins)
    Have the students collect data on their favorite winter activities, such as sledding, making snowmen, ice skating, or building snow forts. Have them use tally marks, then total the tally marks. Create addition or subtraction problems using the data.

Interactive Exercises

  • Winter Scene Drawing
    Students draw a winter scene, including elements like snow, bare trees, and winter animals.
  • Winter Clothing Sort
    Provide pictures of different types of clothing (winter and summer) and have students sort them into the correct categories.
  • Winter Word Problems
    Create and solve simple winter-themed addition and subtraction word problems, using drawings or manipulatives if needed.

Discussion Questions

  • What is your favorite thing about winter?
  • How is winter different from summer?
  • What happens to the trees in winter?
  • What kind of clothes do we wear in winter?

Skills Developed

  • Observation skills
  • Comparison skills
  • Data Collection
  • Addition
  • Subtraction

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

Which season comes before winter?

Correct Answer: Autumn

Question 2:

What is one thing you can do in winter?

Correct Answer: Build a snowman

Question 3:

What falls from the sky in winter?

Correct Answer: Snow

Question 4:

What do trees look like in winter?

Correct Answer: Full of fruit

Question 5:

Which of these clothes do you wear in winter?

Correct Answer: Coat

Question 6:

There are 5 snowballs in a pile, and you make 3 more. How many snowballs are there now?

Correct Answer: 8

Question 7:

You saw 7 birds outside your window, 2 of them flew away. How many birds are still outside?

Correct Answer: 5

Question 8:

If it is winter and you have 2 mittens on each hand, how many mittens do you have in total?

Correct Answer: 4

Question 9:

In the winter, there are 10 snow flakes falling from the sky, 4 melt before they reach the ground. How many snowflakes land on the ground?

Correct Answer: 6

Question 10:

There are 12 students in the class. Only 8 students bring in their winter coats. How many students are not wearing coats?

Correct Answer: 4

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

The season after winter is ________.

Correct Answer: spring

Question 2:

Many trees have no ________ in winter.

Correct Answer: leaves

Question 3:

________ is white and falls from the sky in winter.

Correct Answer: Snow

Question 4:

A warm coat keeps you ________ in winter.

Correct Answer: warm

Question 5:

You can make a ________ out of snow.

Correct Answer: snowman

Question 6:

In winter you can build a __________ to have snowball fights behind.

Correct Answer: snowfort

Question 7:

In the winter you wear ________ to keep your hands warm.

Correct Answer: mittens

Question 8:

In winter you can go ________ down a snowy hill

Correct Answer: sledding

Question 9:

In winter you can go ________ on a frozen lake

Correct Answer: skating

Question 10:

If it is cold outside and you stay inside next to a fire you can stay ________ .

Correct Answer: cozy

Educational Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.1.MD.C.4:Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one category than in another. CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.A.1:Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.

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