Four Seasons Sorting Activity

The days are getting longer and we are having more sun than rain so we are spending most of our time outdoors these days and observing the changes in our environment.  I posted our nature finds and observations in my Instagram account and there’s just so many things that Vito is loving in our surroundings (like insects and flowers!).  With all these changes, we started reading our tree book once again, defining each season and the changes that we see around us.

We recalled the snow that happened earlier this year and then moved to the part wherein we saw birds nesting and plants sprouting.

For an exercise, we used our Four Seasons Sorting Activity Pack (Real Images) to learn about objects and symbols that represent each season.  I started by introducing two seasons to Vito.  Vito picked Autumn and Winter and we just focused on these two first.  Obviously, autumn is his favorite season because he still remembered the conkers, Halloween, and all his experiences with the “orange leaves”.

And because of the snow, he can’t forget about winter.  We discussed the images in the cards and linked them to his experiences.

Sorting the entire four seasons is a lot of work for a 4 year old so it is okay to just work with two seasons at a time or maybe just one if you don’t want to do the sorting activity and just stick to discussing the symbols and objects.

I loved that he was able to recall so many objects that represented each of the season.  This is the reason why experience is the best teacher.  Let your kids experience what each season brings by observing the weather (you can also discuss the clothing used during a season), the fruits that’s available for each season, the animals that you see, the colors of the plants (bare? orange? or green?) and more.

If you are interested with our four seasons sorting pack, visit our shop or click here.

I’m glad that I was able to prepare this material early this year.  It is pretty handy as we transition to the spring season!