There are four seasons in a year - autumn, winter, spring, and summer. Each season lasts about three months and is characterized by changes in temperature, weather, and daylight hours. The seasons are caused by the earth's position in relation to the sun, with the seasons changing as the earth moves closer or farther from the sun. Each season has distinguishing features, such as autumn leaves changing color, winter being the coldest with snow, summer being the warmest for swimming, and spring bringing rain, flowers, and warmer weather.

2. WHAT IS A SEASON?
A season is one of 4 periods in a year.
Each season lasts about 3 months.
In each season, there are changes in
temperature, weather and length of daylight.
Why do we have seasons?
• Seasons are caused by the earth’s position in relation
to the sun.
• The seasons change as the earth moves closer or
farther away from the sun.

3. WHAT ARE THE FOUR
SEASONS?
Autumn
Winter
Spring
Summer

4. AUTUMN
Autumn is also called
Fall because the
leaves fall from the
trees.
In Autumn, the leaves
turn colors of red,
yellow, orange and
brown.
The weather begins to
turn colder in
Autumn.

5. WINTER
Winter is the coldest
time of the year.
Snow falls in the
winter.
Ponds and lakes
freeze in the winter.
Christmas is in the
winter.

6. SUMMER
Summer is the
warmest time of the
year.
The water gets warm
and we can go
swimming.
There is no school in
the summer.

7. SPRING
In the Spring, we get
lots of rain.
Flowers begin to grow
in the Spring.
The leaves begin to
grow on trees.
The weather starts to
get warmer.