Materials
book about seasonsplastic drinking strawsyellow paper sun shapesyellow curling ribbon cut into 8" strandstransparent tapewhite tissue paper
Instructions
l Use tape to mark four start and end lines for the relay race. Put a pile of
seasonal clothing at the starting line for each team.
What To Do
1. Talk with the children about how the season's weather affects how people
dress.
2. Discuss how clothing can help protect people from cold, rain, sun, and wind.
3. Divide the children into four groups.
4. Have each team line up behind one season's pile of clothing.
5. The children in each group take turns running the course. To do so, each of
the children must:
l Say the name of the season line they are standing in;
l Put on all of the clothing in the season's pile, naming the items as they put
them on;
l Run to (or beyond) the end line, turn around, and return to the starting
line; and
l Remove the seasonal clothes and pass them to the next person in line.
Note: Rather than make this a competitive activity, simply have the groups of
children move from one season to the next season, and encourage them to
celebrate one another as they complete each race.
Assessment
To assess the children's learning, consider the following:
l Are the children able to follow directions?
l Are the children able to dress themselves?
l Do the children support one another as they run?
