Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Unit: Grade 1: The Year at Maple Hill Farm

For Teachers 1st
First graders learn about change over the course of a year, investigating and exploring the four seasons and what the changing seasons mean for humans and animals. They learn about animal behavior and patterns during the seasons,...
Website
National Museums Liverpool

Liverpool Museums: The Sun Tracker

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This simulation allows the user to see the sun's arc in the sky anywhere in the world at any time. By changing the season settings the user can see how seasons affect the height of the sun's arc.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Look at Leaves

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about how the leaves on trees change from season to season. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in drawing conclusions.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Look at Leaves!

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An information text about leaved during each of the four seasons. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Unit: Grade 1: Frogs

For Teachers 1st
First graders gather information from a variety of texts to more deeply understand the connections between literary and informational texts. They build on knowledge of the seasons to focus on the life cycles of animals, specifically...