What is this skill?
Weather is what the sky and air are doing right now: sunny, rainy, windy or snowy. Seasons are the four big stretches of the year, summer, fall, winter and spring, each with its own usual weather. A kindergartner is learning to connect the two. It is raining, so I need an umbrella. It is hot, so cold water helps. Snow comes in winter, and flowers start to grow in spring.
In this practice a child matches weather to what people wear or use, such as an umbrella for rain, a warm coat when it is snowing and sunglasses on a sunny day. Other questions ask when leaves fall from trees (fall), when flowers start to grow (spring), what season comes after winter, and how many seasons there are. There are sorting games, too: Summer or winter? with shorts, a watermelon and sunglasses on one side and a scarf, a snowman and mittens on the other, and a three-way sort of rainy, sunny and snowy things. A few questions ask about a thermometer, a windy day and what dark gray clouds often bring.
Why it matters
Weather is the first science that every child can observe for themselves. They can step outside, look up and make a prediction. That habit of looking, naming and guessing what comes next is what science is built on.
The seasons also teach order. Fall comes after summer, winter after fall, and spring after winter, then the whole thing begins again. Understanding that a year is a cycle prepares children for life cycles, the water cycle and calendars later on.
Matching weather to clothing is a real self-care skill. A child who can look out the window and pick a coat or sunscreen is taking a small step toward independence.
Common mistakes
- Mixing up fall and spring. Both are in between seasons with mild days. Give each a clue: leaves fall in fall, and flowers start to grow in spring.
- Saying there are two seasons, hot and cold, because that is what the weather feels like where you live. The practice asks how many there are, and the answer is four, even where the weather barely changes.
- Thinking a thermometer measures rain or wind. It tells how hot or cold it is, so read it as the number that says how warm.
- Picking an item because it looks fun and not because it fits. Flip-flops are fun, but they will not keep your feet dry in the rain.
How to help at home
- Make a morning weather check part of getting dressed. Look out the window and ask your child "What is the sky doing? What do we need today?"
- Keep a simple weather chart on the fridge with one sticker a day: sun, cloud, rain or snow. After a week, ask which was most common.
- Sing or recite the four seasons in order, then ask what comes after winter. Songs make the order easy to remember.
- Put an outdoor thermometer where your child can read it. Ask whether the number means a shorts day or a mittens day.
Worked examples
These are real questions from the Tutorsaurus weather and seasons practice, with the answers worked out.
Example 1
It is windy. What can fly?
Choices: 🪁 Kite, 🪨 Rock, 🪑 Chair
Answer: Kite. Wind lifts a kite into the sky. Rocks and chairs are too heavy to fly.
Example 2
Summer fun or winter fun?
To sort: 🍦 Ice cream, ☕ Hot cocoa, 🏖️ Beach, 🛷 Sled, 🏊 Swimming, ❄️ Snowflake
Answer: Summer: Ice cream, Beach, Swimming · Winter: Hot cocoa, Sled, Snowflake. Ice cream, the beach and swimming are summer fun. Hot cocoa, sleds and snowflakes belong to winter.
Example 3
What season comes after winter?
Choices: 🌷 Spring, 🍂 Fall, ☀️ Summer
Answer: Spring. Spring comes after winter. The snow melts and plants start to grow again.
Printable worksheet (PDF) — one page of questions from this practice that work on paper, easier ones first, with an answer key on page 2. Free to print, no sign-up.