Seasonal Changes in Nature
Understand how animals adapt to seasonal changes
Identify three ways animals survive different seasons
Develop curiosity about God's creative design in nature
“But ask the animals, now, and they will teach you; the birds of the sky, and they will tell you. Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you. The fish of the sea will declare to you.”
— Job 12:7-9 (WEB)Highlights how nature reveals God's wisdom and design
Recall yesterday's lesson about trees changing through seasons
Exploring how animals adapt to seasonal changes
Match animal pictures to their seasonal adaptations
Simpler: Parent helps sort animals
Challenge: Child explains adaptation for each animal
Review animal adaptations and God's design
Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how people dress for different seasons
Young children are concrete learners who understand visible changes
Abstract concept of migration might be challenging
Child's ability to categorize and describe animal behaviors