Year 1 Science: The four seasons and their months
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The four seasons and their months
A year has four seasons. They always come in the same order: spring, summer, autumn and winter. After winter, spring comes again, so the seasons go round in a circle.
Each season has three months. In the UK, spring is March, April and May. Summer is June, July and August. Autumn is September, October and November. Winter is December, January and February.
Key ideas
- A year has four seasons, in this order: spring, summer, autumn, winter.
- After winter, spring comes again.
- Each season has three months.
- Winter is December, January and February. It goes into the New Year.
Key words. The seasons of the year are spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Method. The seasons always come in the same order. The season after summer is the next one in the list.
- Find the season in the list. The list goes spring, summer, autumn, winter.summer is number 2 of 4
- Move on to the next season. The next season is the one right after it in the list.summer → autumn
- Write the answer. autumn
Check. Say the list in order: spring, summer, autumn, winter. After summer comes autumn. ✓
Watch out. After winter comes spring again, because the seasons go round in a circle.
Key words. A season is one of the four parts of the year.
Method. Each season has three months next to each other. Find the three months of autumn.
- Find the season. We want the months of autumn.Autumn
- Find its three months on the calendar. Each season has three months in a row.September, October, November
- Write the answer. September, October, November
Check. There are 3 months in autumn, and you can count them: September, October, November. ✓
Watch out. Read the months on a calendar, one after another. Do not add a month from another season.
Method. Find the month on the calendar, then find the season that has that month.
- Find the month on the calendar. The months go in order from January.October is month number 10
- Find the season with that month. Each season has three months.October is in autumn
- Write the answer. autumn
Check. The months of autumn are September, October, November. October is one of them. ✓
Watch out. Check the months either side of it, so you know its season.
Watch out
Watch out: winter is not just January. Winter is December, January and February. December is at the end of one year and January is at the start of the next, but all three are winter.
Exam tip
Grown-up tip. Chant the seasons in order: spring, summer, autumn, winter. Then point to a calendar and ask: “Which season is this month in?”
Try it at home
- Draw a circle on paper, with a grown-up. Split it into four parts.
- Write spring, summer, autumn and winter around the circle, in order.
- Add the three months to each part, and hang the paper up for the year.
Exercise 9A The four seasons and their months
Method. Say the seasons in the order that the year goes round.
- Start with spring. Spring comes first, after winter.spring
- Add the next seasons in turn. Each season comes straight after the one before it.spring, summer, autumn
- Add winter at the end. Winter is the last season in the list.spring, summer, autumn, winter
Check. After winter, the list starts again with spring. ✓
Watch out. Do not put winter before autumn.
Key words. The seasons of the year are spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Method. The seasons always come in the same order. The season after spring is the next one in the list.
- Find the season in the list. The list goes spring, summer, autumn, winter.spring is number 1 of 4
- Move on to the next season. The next season is the one right after it in the list.spring → summer
- Write the answer. summer
Check. Say the list in order: spring, summer, autumn, winter. After spring comes summer. ✓
Watch out. After winter comes spring again, because the seasons go round in a circle.
Key words. The seasons of the year are spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Method. The seasons always come in the same order. The season after autumn is the next one in the list.
- Find the season in the list. The list goes spring, summer, autumn, winter.autumn is number 3 of 4
- Move on to the next season. The next season is the one right after it in the list.autumn → winter
- Write the answer. winter
Check. Say the list in order: spring, summer, autumn, winter. After autumn comes winter. ✓
Watch out. After winter comes spring again, because the seasons go round in a circle.
Key words. The seasons of the year are spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Method. The seasons always come in the same order. The season after winter is the next one in the list.
- Find the season in the list. The list goes spring, summer, autumn, winter.winter is number 4 of 4
- Move on to the next season. The next season is the one right after it in the list.winter → spring
- Write the answer. spring
Check. Say the list in order: spring, summer, autumn, winter. After winter comes spring. ✓
Watch out. After winter comes spring again, because the seasons go round in a circle.
Key words. A season is one of the four parts of the year.
Method. Each season has three months next to each other. Find the three months of spring.
- Find the season. We want the months of spring.Spring
- Find its three months on the calendar. Each season has three months in a row.March, April, May
- Write the answer. March, April, May
Check. There are 3 months in spring, and you can count them: March, April, May. ✓
Watch out. Read the months on a calendar, one after another. Do not add a month from another season.
Method. Find the month on the calendar, then find the season that has that month.
- Find the month on the calendar. The months go in order from January.June is month number 6
- Find the season with that month. Each season has three months.June is in summer
- Write the answer. summer
Check. The months of summer are June, July, August. June is one of them. ✓
Watch out. Check the months either side of it, so you know its season.
Method. Find the month on the calendar, then find the season that has that month.
- Find the month on the calendar. The months go in order from January.December is month number 12
- Find the season with that month. Each season has three months.December is in winter
- Write the answer. winter
Check. The months of winter are December, January, February. December is one of them. ✓
Watch out. Check the months either side of it, so you know its season.
Method. Find the month on the calendar, then find the season that has that month.
- Find the month on the calendar. The months go in order from January.April is month number 4
- Find the season with that month. Each season has three months.April is in spring
- Write the answer. spring
Check. The months of spring are March, April, May. April is one of them. ✓
Watch out. Check the months either side of it, so you know its season.
Method. Find the month on the calendar, then find the season that has that month.
- Find the month on the calendar. The months go in order from January.August is month number 8
- Find the season with that month. Each season has three months.August is in summer
- Write the answer. summer
Check. The months of summer are June, July, August. August is one of them. ✓
Watch out. Check the months either side of it, so you know its season.
Method. Find the month on the calendar, then find the season that has that month.
- Find the month on the calendar. The months go in order from January.October is month number 10
- Find the season with that month. Each season has three months.October is in autumn
- Write the answer. autumn
Check. The months of autumn are September, October, November. October is one of them. ✓
Watch out. Check the months either side of it, so you know its season.
Method. Look at the seasons on each side of the gap.
- Look at the season before the gap. The gap comes after summer.summer, ?
- Find the season that comes next. After summer comes autumn, and after autumn comes winter.summer → autumn → winter
- Write the missing season. autumn
Check. The full list is summer, autumn, winter, spring. ✓
Watch out. Check the list again. The seasons always come in the same order.
Method. Look at the seasons on each side of the gap.
- Look at the season before the gap. The gap comes after autumn.autumn, ?
- Find the season that comes next. After autumn comes winter, and then spring.autumn → winter → spring
- Write the missing season. winter
Check. The full list is autumn, winter, spring, summer. ✓
Watch out. Count the seasons in order from autumn. Winter comes straight after autumn.
Method. Name the months of winter, then count them.
- Name the months of winter. Winter is December, January and February.December, January, February
- Count them. Count each month once.1, 2, 3
- Compare with what Mei said. Mei said four, but there are only three months.3 is not 4
- Write the answer. No. Winter has three months.
Check. Each season has three months, so one season cannot have four. ✓
Watch out. Count the months in winter one at a time, so you do not add a month from autumn or spring.
Method. Plan a simple way to check.
- Use a calendar. A calendar shows all the months in order.a calendar
- Count the months for one season. Use the same method for every season.spring: March, April, May = 3 months
- Write the answer. Each season has three months.
Check. Count the winter months too: December, January, February. That is three. ✓
Watch out. Count one season at a time, so you do not mix them up.