SUBJECTS: Maths
YEARS: F–2
In the southern parts of Australia the year is often divided up into spring, summer, autumn and winter.
But what about other parts of Australia? Find out what seasons they have in northern Australia.
See how the year is divided into months and shown as a calendar.
You'll also see how many days make up one year.
Things to think about
- 1.In what month where you born? What season is that? What type of weather do you often get in the month of your birthday? What is your favourite season? Why? Do you know what month follows September? In what month does the school year begin? In what month does it end?
- 2.Look out for the four seasons. What is the weather usually like in each season? What three months make up Autumn in southern Australia? How many seasons are there in northern Australia? Look at the order of months on the calendar. What comes after June? What is the last month on the calendar?
- 3.On a calendar, mark in the day you were born. Mark in the day other family, relatives of friends were born. Do you have every month marked? Work out who was born in summer, spring, winter or autumn. Where more people born in one season than the others?
- 4.Can you put the months of the year in order? Start at January. Draw a picture of what you like to do in each month. Think about the type of weather we have for each month. Show which season it is too! There might be sports you play in some months or family celebrations.
Acknowledgements
Produced by ABC Splash in collaboration with Suitcase Murphy.
Production Date: 2014
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