What is a season?

• A season is one of 4 periods in a year.

• Each season lasts about 3 months.
• In each season, there are changes in temperature,
weather and length of daylight.

Why do we have seasons?

• Seasons are caused by the earth’s position in relation
to the sun.
• The seasons change as the earth moves closer or
farther away from the sun.
What are the four seasons?

• Autumn
• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
Autumn

• Autumn is also called Fall

because the leaves fall
from the trees.
• In Autumn, the leaves
turn colors of red, yellow,
orange and brown.
• The weather begins to
turn colder in Autumn.
Winter

• Winter is the coldest time

of the year.
• Snow falls in the winter.
• Ponds and lakes freeze in
the winter.
• Christmas is in the winter.
Summer

• Summer is the warmest

time of the year.
• The water gets warm and
we can go swimming.
• There is no school in the
summer.
Spring

• In the Spring, we get lots

of rain.
• Flowers begin to grow in
the Spring.
• The leaves begin to grow
on trees.
• The weather starts to get
warmer.