Materials
large pumpkin
chart paper
marker
scale
Instructions
1. As the children move from one area to another
during the day, direct them to move how the
wind blows during the different seasons. Choose
different movements from below for different
times of the day.
l Move like the breeze in the summer, cool in
the heat (put arms out to the side and sway
side to side while walking).
l Move like the wind in the fall, tumbling the
leaves (hold arms up and then flutter hands down like leaves, repeating
while walking).
l Move like the brisk gust in the winter, cold and mean (swing arms at sides
quickly and put on stern faces).
l Move like the wind in the spring, through long grass green (hold arms up
while walking, waving them back and forth like grass).
Teacher - to - Teacher Tip
l For transitions while children are waiting in line, or to fill in a short gap
between activities in the classroom, combine all four seasons into a single
poem and allow children to act them out as you narrate.
Assessment
To assess the children's learning, consider the following:
l Do the children understand the differences between the seasons?
l Can the children make the motions as described?
