This document summarizes the key characteristics of each season and how each season affects weather, plants, and animals. For each season, weather patterns such as temperature and precipitation are described. Changes in plants are outlined, such as budding in spring and shedding leaves in fall. Animal adaptations for each season are also detailed, such as hibernation in winter and shedding fur in summer. The document is intended to teach first grade students about earth patterns and cycles related to the changing seasons.