Great Reads!
A Tree For All Seasons By Bernard. (2009). 14p. Baker & Taylor CATS, (9781442073685). Gr K-3
This book follows a maple tree throughout the four seasons. Students can look at the beautiful illustrations to observe the changes the tree undergoes.
This book follows a maple tree throughout the four seasons. Students can look at the beautiful illustrations to observe the changes the tree undergoes.
Dear Rebecca, Winter Is Here By Jean Craighead George. Illus by Loretta Krupsinki. (1995). 32p. HarperCollins, (9780064434270). Gr. K-3
This is a wonderful about a grandmother writing a story to her granddaughter In her letters, the grandmother describes the changes in the weather throughout the seasons.
This is a wonderful about a grandmother writing a story to her granddaughter In her letters, the grandmother describes the changes in the weather throughout the seasons.
The Little House By Virginia Lee Burton (1978) reprint. 44p. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, (9780395259382). Gr K-5
This a charming story about little house in the countryside. As time progresses the city moves to the house. The house is surrounded by big roads and tall buildings. In the end, the house moves back to the countryside to go back to the peace and quiet it once enjoyed.
This a charming story about little house in the countryside. As time progresses the city moves to the house. The house is surrounded by big roads and tall buildings. In the end, the house moves back to the countryside to go back to the peace and quiet it once enjoyed.
Home By Jeannie Baker. (2004). 32p. HarperCollins, ( 9780066239354). Gr. K-3
This is a wordless picture book. However, the pictures illustrate a beautiful story of an urban community taking back their neighborhood. This is an excellent illustration of how change occurs over time.
This is a wordless picture book. However, the pictures illustrate a beautiful story of an urban community taking back their neighborhood. This is an excellent illustration of how change occurs over time.
Observing Change is a great unit to integrate with other areas. Many of the plants & animals activities as well patterns in weather from science have the same key concepts. Also K.2 from social studies involves change over time so that could be a good area to combine the two standards.
Websites for Kids!
Harcourt Telling Time This game has students practicing telling time on a clock.
Life Cycles On this page students can explore different life cycles of organisms. While this is a great activity for a plants unit it is also a helpful resource in demonstrating growth and change in living organisms.
Months in the year This interactive video helps students learn the months of the year. Each of the pictures of the months demonstrates the changes in weather for that month of the year.
Sheppard Seasons Interactive On this page, students can try a different interactive for each of the four seasons. It's a great resource for demonstrating to students how the landscape changes over the course of the year.
Teacher Reasources: Instruction
VDOE Change over Time The VA Dept of Edu gives a great lesson on change and how it can vary over time . As well as different types of change.
How we grow mini-unit This lesson is great for illustrating to students that humans grow and change over time as well.
VDOE Measuring Change The lesson from the VA Dept of Edu helps students realize and measure change over time in different aspects of their life.
Observing Change Lesson This lesson has students observing a particular thing to determine how it changes over time.
Weather Changes In this lesson students observe and chart weather as it changes over time. This is a great lesson because it encompasses many different aspects covered in the K-science SOL's