The Seasons of the YearThe Seasons of the Year

In the Spring, fruit trees come out of In the Spring, fruit trees come out of dormancy and grow beautiful blossoms dormancy and grow beautiful blossoms

on their branches. on their branches.

Do you know what the blossoms Do you know what the blossoms will become?will become?

Many baby animals are born in Many baby animals are born in the Spring time too.the Spring time too.

One fun thing to do in the Spring is to play outside in the warm weather after being inside all Winter long.

The blossoms become the fruit on the The blossoms become the fruit on the tree in the summer time! That’s right, tree in the summer time! That’s right, fruit grows where the tree’s flowers fruit grows where the tree’s flowers

used to be.used to be.

Look at all the leaves on this tree in the Look at all the leaves on this tree in the Summer! The tree needs the leaves to make Summer! The tree needs the leaves to make

and store food for the tree to last through and store food for the tree to last through the cold Winter. This tree is busy making the cold Winter. This tree is busy making

food for itself!food for itself!

One fun thing to do in the Summer is play in the cool sprinklers since the weather is so hot!

Yummy fruits have seeds in Yummy fruits have seeds in them that help new plants to them that help new plants to

grow. What comes after grow. What comes after summer?summer?

Autumn comes next! Some Autumn comes next! Some people call this season Fall. people call this season Fall. What has happened to the What has happened to the leaves on the trees now?leaves on the trees now?

The leaves change colors because the The leaves change colors because the tree has stored enough food for the tree has stored enough food for the

Winter and does not need the leaves to Winter and does not need the leaves to make any more food this year. Soon make any more food this year. Soon the tree will go into dormancy, or a the tree will go into dormancy, or a slowed growth process due to cold slowed growth process due to cold

weather.weather.

When the end of Autumn is When the end of Autumn is near, the trees begin to lose near, the trees begin to lose

their colorful leaves.their colorful leaves.One fun thing to do is rake up the fallen leaves into piles and jump in them. Give a thumbs up if you have done this before.

Now it is Winter time. All of the Now it is Winter time. All of the leaves have fallen off of the leaves have fallen off of the

tree. The tree is in dormancy.tree. The tree is in dormancy.

Building a snowman is a fun thing to do in the Winter!

Be patient tree, soon it will be Spring Be patient tree, soon it will be Spring time again and you will make new time again and you will make new

blossoms on your branches.blossoms on your branches.

Now let’s compare…Now let’s compare…

Spring:

(Blossoms)

End of March, April, May, until the end of June

Summer:

(Fruits)

End of June, July, August, until the end of September

Autumn

(Colorful leaves)

End of Sept., Oct., Nov., until the end of Dec.

Winter

(Bare tree)

End of Dec., Jan., Feb., until the end of March

What season is this?What season is this?

What season is this?What season is this?

What season is this?What season is this?

What season is this?What season is this?