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Class Summary
In this lesson, students will look at different features of the cold Winter season. They will think about words, weather patterns and physical changes connected to winter. They will be exploring how trees change over the season. They will revisit the thermometer & identify how it indicates the temperature using liquid.
Lesson Slide
In-Class Video
Please show the video to students in full-screen mode. The text in this video must be read to students by the instructor.
Main Teaching Points
Teach the about the season:
- Winter is the season that comes after fall. In the United States, Winter starts in December and lasts through January, February and March.
- Winter is very quiet and very cold. The air is frosty and when you breathe out, you can see your breath.Heavy snow falls from the clouds in the sky and covers the ground and trees.
- Winter days are the shortest days of the year. There is not much sunlight in the winter. This is because the Earth is tilted away from the sun. This means that in the winter we get less sunlight.
- Jehovah gave people the ability to adapt to the cold winter weather. We wear coats, scarves, gloves and hats.
- In winter, some animals migrate to the south where it is warmer and there is no snow.
- Other animals hibernate during the winter to save energy. Hibernate means to sleep or rest for a long time.
Discussion Questions
- Can you use all 5 of your senses to describe winter?
- What is your favorite thing to do, see or make in the winter?
- What are the months of Winter?
- What changes happen as Fall turns into Winter?
- How do we dress differently in the Winter?
- What does Winter show us about Jehovah’s personality?
Vocabulary Words
- Blizzard – a powerful storm that blows snow around and last a long time
- hibernate – to spend the winter sleeping
- migrate – to travel from one place to another for food or warmer weather
- Predators – animals that hunt and eat other animals.
- Dormant – not active, but able to become active a later time
- freeze – to become solid or turn into ice when the temperature Is very cold