Explore the wonder of all four seasons with fun activities and engaging books perfect for preschoolers! From the warmth of summer to the crispness of fall, the chill of winter to the blossoming of spring, each season brings exciting learning opportunities. Dive into hands-on activities and stories that help little ones discover the beauty and changes throughout the year!
All Printables Free for Immediate Family Use or with a Current License Only
- Look through family scrapbooks and discuss the changes in clothing, grass, trees, and activities as the seasons change
For Family Use: Using the Four Seasons printables, create a fun visual by placing a tree in the center of a circle on the wall. Around the tree, add pictures representing each season. Attach arrows to show how the seasons change. You can also include names or pictures of people who have birthdays during each season.
Create a fun seasonal tree using your child's hand and arm as the tree trunk! It's a wonderful way for little ones to explore the changing seasons while creating their own artwork.
Tree: Paint the child’s hand and arm brown, then press down on paper. Roll the arm slightly to widen the tree trunk. Let it dry. You can also trace the arm and hand on brown paper and cut it out.
Spring: Use a fingertip dipped in pink paint to press “flowers” on the tree.
Summer: Paint the hand green and press for a leafy tree.
Fall: Use orange, yellow, and red paint to press handprints for autumn leaves.
Winter: Mix white and a little blue paint, then use fingertips to create snowy prints.
For Family Use: Print the Cut Apart Seasons printable. Help the child practice cutting skills, cutting along the dotted lines. Then place the season trees in the correct order. Once completed, discuss what happens in each season and how the trees change throughout the year.
A nonfiction view of the season, A Tree for All Seasons by National Geographic Kids explores how a tree changes throughout the year, highlighting each season’s unique impact on its leaves, branches, and surroundings. Through vibrant photographs and simple explanations, children learn about the natural cycle of a tree, from budding in spring to shedding leaves in fall.
All About Weather: A First Weather Book for Kids by Huda Harajli is a wonderful introduction to the world of weather for young children. This engaging book explains different types of weather, from sunny days to thunderstorms, in a simple and easy-to-understand way. With fun illustrations and facts, children will enjoy learning about the weather they see every day and how it changes with the seasons.
Note: The text states that the sun 4.5 billion years old. This is a wonderful oportunity to discuss how some people don't believe that God created the world.
Tree: A Peek-Through Picture Book by Britta Teckentrup takes readers on a journey through the changing seasons, seen through the eyes of a wise old tree. The clever peek-through pages reveal the subtle transformations in nature, with each season bringing new life and beauty to the forest. Enjoy the full illustrations for wonderful conversations.
A Stroll Through the Seasons by Kay Barnham invites readers on a walk through the year, exploring how each season transforms the world around us. With vivid illustrations, the book highlights the unique characteristics of spring, summer, fall, and winter, showcasing the beauty and wonder of nature's cycle and the earth's position to the sun.
For children who are ready to hear why, The Reason for the Seasons by Ellie Peterson explains in a simple and engaging way how Earth's tilt and orbit around the sun create the four seasons. Through colorful illustrations and clear explanations, this book helps children understand the science behind seasonal changes, making complex concepts easy to grasp.
The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton is a timeless story about a charming country house that experiences the passage of time and the growth of a bustling city around it. As the seasons and years change, the little house longs for its quiet days in the countryside. This is one of my favorite books from my childhood.
