Teaching seasons and months was one of the things I loved best when the kids were little! There are so many colorful books, songs, and printables available for teaching seasons and months!

Teaching Seasons and Months

{This post was originally from 2012 and has been updated with current links and more resources}

Ava and I have been reading A Busy Year by Leo Lionni.  This book is a fantastic base for digging into both the seasons and months of the year, as well as a great story to work on story sequencing.  I compiled some fun activities to reinforce these concepts.

4 Seasons Printables:

• Learn About the 4 Seasons FREE Printable Tree Book
• More Seasons Printables from Enchanted Learning.
• FREE 4 Seasons Printables from the Happy Housewife

Months of the Year Printables:

We used a cut/paste activity sheet to match the month to what happened in A Busy Year. (While the one we used isn’t available anymore, I created something similar.)

==>> Get the FREE A Busy Year Sequencing Printable Here <<==

The Spring, Summer, Fall Winter coloring sheet was done separately and just added on. Here are a few free Seasons Coloring Sheets to choose from:

• In Season! Coloring Pages
• Changing of the Seasons
• 4 Seasons Coloring Sheet

Months of the Year Song:

A Busy Year Discussion Questions:

Here are some basic discussion questions to use with your child.  Some are straight forward comprehension questions and others rely on the child to think a little bit deeper:

1. Where do Willie and Winnie live?  (McBarney Barn)
2. How did the twins feel when they heard Woody talk? (surprised)
3. In this book what is the weather like in March? (windy and rainy)
4. Why does Woody like the rain? (Trees need rain to grow)
5. What is your favorite type of weather?
6. Woody says that May is “my month!”  What does Woody look like in May? (he has blossoms and leaves)
7. What is your favorite season or month? Why?
8. How do Willie and Winnie help Woody in July? (They use a hose to keep the fire from getting to Woody)
9. Tell about a time when you helped someone.
10. Where do the twins go in August? (to the seashore)
11. What does Woody have int September? (fruit)
12. What type of fruit do you think it is? (any fruit that grows on trees and looks similar, ex. apple)
13. What happens to Woody in October? (leaves blow off)  How do the twins feel about this? (sad or worried)
14. What presents did Willie and Winnie give to Woody for Christmas? ( flower seeds to plant, bulbs, manure)

You can also use this A Busy Year Book Companion that includes things like vocabulary practice and a mini tree report.

Fredrick was Ava’s favorite and she was thrilled that it was one of the ones done in the video Swimmy…and more classic Leo Lionni stories.

More Seasonal Unit Studies

SPRING: Homeschool Gardening Unit

SUMMER: Teach Bugs and Insects Using Eric Carle Books

WINTER: 3 Fun Snowman Activities

FALL: Johnny Appleseed Unit