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Kindergarten · Social Studies · Unit 12 of 12

Weather, Land & Me

Seasons, weather and the land around us

What your child practices

How the seasons and weather change what people wear and do, land and water features, and places near and far.

New York State Learning Standards learning standard: K.7a; K.6c · how climate, seasons and physical features affect how people live, and land and water on a map or globe

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Weather changes what we wear and play.
  2. In winter in New York, snow may fall.
  3. Rivers and hills are nature. An ocean is big salt water.

Example: Which one is a natural feature: a river or a road? People build roads. Nature makes rivers. Answer: a river

Weather, Land & Me in New York

In the New York State Learning Standards, this is unit 12 of 12 in Kindergarten Social Studies, after Symbols & Holidays.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: New York State Education Department (NYSED)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    In fall, many trees in New York…

    • turn into snow
    • grow fruit in snow
    • grow new leaves
    • drop their leaves

  2. Question 2

    Which one is water?

    • a lake
    • a rock
    • a hill

  3. Question 3

    On the playground, we can…

    • do a puzzle at a desk
    • run and climb
    • take a nap

  4. Question 4

    What is a big body of salt water called?

    • an ocean
    • a hill
    • a puddle

  5. Question 5

    Which one is land?

    • a mountain
    • a river
    • the sea

  6. Question 6

    On a globe, which color shows water?

    • green
    • brown
    • yellow
    • blue

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