Exploring the Seasons: School Tour

Exploring the Seasons (Grade K)

How does weather affect our lives? This interactive tour engages students in visual analysis and discussion to identify differences between the four seasons in a variety of artworks.

Suggested questions for beginning the tour:

- How does what you're wearing tell us about today's weather?

- What is the weather today? Is it warm? Cold? Sunny? Rainy?

- Do you know what the season is now?

- What is your favorite season?

Now let's go find the paintings and discover the weather and seasons together.

Season #1

Associated artwork: Gifford Beal (1879-1956) "Elevated, Columbus Avenue, New York," 1916

- What are people wearing?

- What is the weather in this painting? Is it warm? Cold? Sunny?

- What season do you think it is?

Season #2

Associated artwork: Child Hassam (1859-1935), "Le Jour due Grand Prix," 1887

- What are people wearing?

- What is the weather in this painting? Is it warm? Cold? Sunny?

- What season do you think it is?

Season #3

Associated artwork: Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900), "West Rock, New Haven," 1849

- Can you find the people? What are people wearing?

- What is the weather in this painting? Is it warm? Cold? Sunny?

- What season do you think it is?

Season #4

Associated artwork: Charles Naegele (1857-1944) "Farmer with Pumpkin," 1890

- How is this man dressed?

- What is the weather in this painting? Is it warm? Cold? Sunny?

- What season do you think it is?

Student Activity:

- Using fabric scraps, buttons, and other 3D materials, create a puppet self-portrait to match a season of your choice.