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Directions: Cut along the dashed lines at the bottom of this page. Then, cut out each season picture. Mix them up. Now, find winter. Find the square with a number one on it and paste winter on top of that square. Next, find the season that follows winter and paste it on the square numbered two. Repeat until all four seasons are pasted to the circle, showing the cycle of seasons.
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Directions: Cut along the dashed lines at the bottom of this page. Then, cut out each season picture. Mix them up. Now, find winter. Find the square with a number one on it and paste winter on top of that square. Next, find the season that follows winter and paste it on the square numbered two. Repeat until all four seasons are pasted to the circle, showing the cycle of seasons.
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6B-2 Dear Family Member, Over the next several days, your child will continue to learn about seasons and weather. The letters from make-believe fifth-grader Annie will discuss thunderstorms and safety tips for bad weather. Your child will also learn about meteorologists—people who study the weather and make predictions about the weather. Below are some activities that you can do at home to reinforce what your child is learning about seasons and weather. 1. “The Grasshopper and the Ants” Have your child retell the story, “The Grasshopper and the Ants,” to you. I have included the story in this letter. Ask your child what the grasshopper and the ants in this story do during the summertime and the wintertime. This story teaches the importance of being prepared for the future and thinking ahead. 2. Emergency Plan Your child will learn about safety during severe—or very bad—weather. Ask your child about safe and unsafe behavior during a thunderstorm. You may wish to talk to your child about what s/he should do in the event of an emergency, like a snowstorm, hurricane, or earthquake. You may wish to put together an emergency bag with first aid, water bottles, and other necessities, identify the safest spots in your home to hide, and agree on a meeting place in case your family gets separated during a weather emergency. 3. Predict the Weather Talk to your child about the daily weather, asking if it is sunny, cloudy, rainy, or windy. Then have your child plan what s/he should wear and bring to school. For instance, if it is very sunny, your child may need to put on sunscreen; if there are gray clouds in the sky, your child may need to wear a raincoat or bring an umbrella to school. You can also watch the evening weather report on television together to see a meteorologist predict the weather for the next day. 4. Read Aloud Each Day Set aside time to read to your child about seasons and weather. I hope you have enjoyed learning about seasons and weather with your child!
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The Grasshopper and the Ants An Aesop Fable Illustrated by Steve Morrison 1
In a field on a fine summer’s day, a grasshopper was hopping about, singing and dancing and enjoying himself. Nearby, a group of ants was hard at work. They were filling their house with food to last them through the long, cold winter ahead.
All summer long, while the ants worked, the grasshopper jumped about the field and danced and sang. He would sing this song: The summertime’s the time for me, For then I’m happy as can be. I watch the butterflies and bees, As they fly around as they please. Oh, summertime’s the time for me! For I’m as happy as can be.
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One day the grasshopper woke up and felt a chill in the air. Then he saw the leaves turn red, gold, and brown, and fall from the trees. Soon, the cold days of winter came and the grasshopper was freezing and hungry.
4 He came to the ants’ house and knocked on the door. “May I come in and share your food?” asked the grasshopper. “You sang and danced all summer while we worked. Well, now you can sing and dance while we eat!” said the ants meanly. And as the hungry grasshopper walked away, he sang this song: Next time I’ll work as well as dance, Then I’ll be ready, like the ants! 220 Seasons and Weather: Supplemental Guide © 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Vocabulary List for Seasons and Weather (Part 2) This list includes many important words your child will learn about in Seasons and Weather. Try to use these words with your child in English and your native language. Next to this list are suggestions of fun ways your child can practice and use these words at home.
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Directions: Help your child pick a word from the vocabulary list. Then help your child choose an activity and do the activity with the word. Check off the box for the word. Try to practice a word a day in English and your native language.
last personification
Draw it
shivering gear
Use it in a sentence
severe shelter
Find an example
strike meteorologist
Tell a friend about it
meteorology record
Act it out
satellites warning Make up a song using it
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Directions: Cut along the dashed lines at the bottom of this page. Then, cut out each season picture. Mix them up. Now, find winter. Find the square with a number one on it and paste winter on top of that square. Next, find the season that follows winter and paste it on the square numbered two. Repeat until all four seasons are pasted to the circle, showing the cycle of seasons.
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Directions: Cut along the dashed lines at the bottom of this page. Then, cut out each season picture. Mix them up. Now, find winter. Find the square with a number one on it and paste winter on top of that square. Next, find the season that follows winter and paste it on the square numbered two. Repeat until all four seasons are pasted to the circle, showing the cycle of seasons.
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6B-2 Dear Family Member, Over the next several days, your child will continue to learn about seasons and weather. The letters from make-believe fifth-grader Annie will discuss thunderstorms and safety tips for bad weather. Your child will also learn about meteorologists—people who study the weather and make predictions about the weather. Below are some activities that you can do at home to reinforce what your child is learning about seasons and weather. 1. “The Grasshopper and the Ants” Have your child retell the story, “The Grasshopper and the Ants,” to you. I have included the story in this letter. Ask your child what the grasshopper and the ants in this story do during the summertime and the wintertime. This story teaches the importance of being prepared for the future and thinking ahead. 2. Emergency Plan Your child will learn about safety during severe—or very bad—weather. Ask your child about safe and unsafe behavior during a thunderstorm. You may wish to talk to your child about what s/he should do in the event of an emergency, like a snowstorm, hurricane, or earthquake. You may wish to put together an emergency bag with first aid, water bottles, and other necessities, identify the safest spots in your home to hide, and agree on a meeting place in case your family gets separated during a weather emergency. 3. Predict the Weather Talk to your child about the daily weather, asking if it is sunny, cloudy, rainy, or windy. Then have your child plan what s/he should wear and bring to school. For instance, if it is very sunny, your child may need to put on sunscreen; if there are gray clouds in the sky, your child may need to wear a raincoat or bring an umbrella to school. You can also watch the evening weather report on television together to see a meteorologist predict the weather for the next day. 4. Read Aloud Each Day Set aside time to read to your child about seasons and weather. I hope you have enjoyed learning about seasons and weather with your child!
Seasons and Weather: Supplemental Guide 219 © 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation
The Grasshopper and the Ants An Aesop Fable Illustrated by Steve Morrison 1
In a field on a fine summer’s day, a grasshopper was hopping about, singing and dancing and enjoying himself. Nearby, a group of ants was hard at work. They were filling their house with food to last them through the long, cold winter ahead.
All summer long, while the ants worked, the grasshopper jumped about the field and danced and sang. He would sing this song: The summertime’s the time for me, For then I’m happy as can be. I watch the butterflies and bees, As they fly around as they please. Oh, summertime’s the time for me! For I’m as happy as can be.
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3
One day the grasshopper woke up and felt a chill in the air. Then he saw the leaves turn red, gold, and brown, and fall from the trees. Soon, the cold days of winter came and the grasshopper was freezing and hungry.
4 He came to the ants’ house and knocked on the door. “May I come in and share your food?” asked the grasshopper. “You sang and danced all summer while we worked. Well, now you can sing and dance while we eat!” said the ants meanly. And as the hungry grasshopper walked away, he sang this song: Next time I’ll work as well as dance, Then I’ll be ready, like the ants! 220 Seasons and Weather: Supplemental Guide © 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation
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Name
Vocabulary List for Seasons and Weather (Part 2) This list includes many important words your child will learn about in Seasons and Weather. Try to use these words with your child in English and your native language. Next to this list are suggestions of fun ways your child can practice and use these words at home.
bare future
Directions: Help your child pick a word from the vocabulary list. Then help your child choose an activity and do the activity with the word. Check off the box for the word. Try to practice a word a day in English and your native language.
last personification
Draw it
shivering gear
Use it in a sentence
severe shelter
Find an example
strike meteorologist
Tell a friend about it
meteorology record
Act it out
satellites warning Make up a song using it
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