Take the students for a walk to identify seasonal changes. The teacher may wish to have students record seasonal changes on a pie shaped chart. This would help establish the idea that seasonal change is cyclical. Tell the story of Miss Vickie. Have students identify changes on the farm and record their answers on a picture chart .
Role play things that people do in the spring on the farm.
If students do not live on farms, visit one, if possible. Activity Guide Changes in the classroom Take pictures of the students in September and in June. Have students identify ways they have changed. Ask groups of students to identify ways they have changed since the beginning of the year. Write journal entries about how they have changed.