Seasons
by Maria Flores.

The first snowfall of the season was a day before Thanksgiving Day. It was wonderful. I saw the children and adults sliding on the sleigh. Also I was happy when I saw the first snowfall. I like to sit in the window when the snow is falling. I like the dry snow. In my free time I go to Central Park and work for a long time in the snow. Like the children, I also play in the snow. I enjoy looking at the white city and think I am in a fairy tale. I only like this part of the winter.

The spring is a beautiful season because the plants grow and the flowers adorn parks and gardens. The tender leaves give us oxygen. The fresh temperature lets us feel well.

The summer is a mixture of rain, heat and breeze. The sun rises early in the morning. The days seem very long. We can go to the beach and travel.

Autumn also has a romantic side, like the colors of the trees' leaves. However, the wind blows the trees' leaves. They are gone until the spring comes again.

Sometimes, I feel like the leafless trees and snowless winter.

Background Information

Weather makes people remember things that have already happened. People may remember where they were or what they were doing during very bad and/or very good weather. Sometimes the weather makes people remember small things like watching the leaves fall in the autumn or watching children make a snowman in winter. Talk about your weather experiences. What do each of the seasons help you to remember?

Questions

1. When was the first snowfall of the season?

2. What were the children and adults doing?

3. What is another word for sleigh?

4. Where is Central Park?

5. What do you think Maria likes most about the winter?

6. Why is spring a beautiful season?

7. What do we need oxygen for?

8. Why do you think the days seem very long in the summer?

9. What is another word for autumn?

10. What do you think Maria means by the last line in her story?