Outside My Window
Show what you know about how seasons affect our lives and what we do, see, and wear. Use Crayola® Washable Paints to create a window scene.
1. Talk about the seasons of the year and the weather you see outside windows where you live. List activities you like to do at each time of the year. How do you stay warm in cold weather and cool in warm weather?
2. Hang large sheets of white paper on an easel. Use Crayola® Washable Paints and So Big Brushes or regular Crayola Paint Brushes. Paint a scene that people would see looking out of a window where you live. Paint yourself enjoying a seasonal activity. Include trees, sky, people dressed in seasonal clothing, and other clues showing the weather and time of year.
3. With your friends, sort and display your paintings in groups according to the seasons.
Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.
Crayola Washable Paints—Not for use as body/face paint.
- Fold a piece of paper in half and in half again. In each section write the name of one season. Use Crayola Washable Crayons to draw what someone could see you doing outdoors in each season. Make a small booklet using the four seasons drawings. Cut drawings apart and attach to writing paper. Write a sentence or two about the weather in each season and then assemble and staple pages together.
- Visit a weather bureau, TV station, or other weather forecasting facility. Find out how weather measurements, records, and forecasts are made.
- Learn the names of different types of clouds. Give daily reports on the weather using correct science vocabulary words. Track trends in temperature, wind directions, and precipitation.
Passport to Adventure
Moves Count
Two-Sided Seasonal Triarama
