Seasons season a time of year: winter, spring, summer, or fall winter the coldest season spring the season after winter when many plants grow summer the hottest season fall the season
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the seasons?
Seasons
season a time of year: winter,
spring, summer, or fall
winter the coldest season
spring the season after winter
when many plants grow
summer the hottest season
fall the season after summer
when it is cooler
Vocabulary
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Winter
How do you know when it
is winter?
A season is a time of year
Winter, spring, summer, and fall are the four seasons of the year
Winter is the coldest season
A In winter, the air can be very cold
You can see this boy’s breath.
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Seasons
Trang 3There are fewer hours
of sunlight in winter
Less sunlight means
plants have less energy
to make food
Some plants die
Quick Check
Circle the answer.
1 The coldest season is .
fall winter spring
2 Use the chart There are more than
hours of sunlight.
Date Sunrise Sunset Hours of Sunlight
December 21 6:54 A M 4:47 P M 9 hours, 53 minutes
Sunlight in Winter
Read a Chart
A Some plants lose
their leaves in winter.
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weather like?
Some places are very cold
There is not a lot of food for
animals to eat
Some animals look for food
Others put food away before
winter begins, so they have
food to eat
A The deer looks for food.
A The squirrel puts
food away.
squirrel
deer
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Seasons
Trang 5In some places, it snows
in winter
In other places, like
California, it does not get
cold enough to snow
But it might rain a lot
Quick Check
3 Draw a picture of winter weather where you live Label your picture.
A It can rain a lot
in California.