Explore Seasons, Events, and Sports in Your Community!

Your community is always changing! You can see new buildings go up, watch the seasons change, and join fun events. You can also play and watch sports near your home.

Learning about your Community Places helps you understand the world around you.

There are four seasons: winter, spring, summer, and autumn. Each season looks and feels different outside.

In winter, snow falls and it is very cold. You wear a coat to stay warm. Kids skate on ice and slide down snowy hills.

In spring, the weather gets warmer. Flowers bloom in gardens and puddles form on the ground. Birds fly back from the south.

In summer, it is hot and sunny. Days are long and you can swim at an outdoor pool.

In autumn, leaves turn red and orange and fall from trees. Birds fly south to stay warm.

Workers build new buildings in your community. A new school is a place where you go to learn. A new library is a place where you borrow books.

A new gym is built so you can be active. A new pool is a place where people swim. An arena is a big building where people play hockey and skate indoors.

A new park or playground gives you a place to play outside. A new fire hall is where firefighters work to keep your community safe.

Your community holds fun events for families. Families meet at the park for community events. You can watch a game at a community sports event.

Your school also holds special events. You might run in a Terry Fox Run to raise money. You might show projects at a science fair or dance at a dance show. A book fair is an event where you can buy books.

These events bring people together and make your community a fun place to live. You can learn more about Community Celebrations and Events.

Hockey is Canada's most popular sport. Players use sticks and a puck on ice. You can watch or play hockey at an arena.

Soccer is a sport where players kick a ball on the grass. It is very popular in Canadian communities.

In winter, you can skate on an ice rink or slide down snowy hills. In summer, you can swim at the outdoor pool.

Season: A season is a time of year with its own kind of weather. The four seasons are winter, spring, summer, and autumn.

Winter: Winter is the coldest season. Snow falls and you wear a warm coat.

Spring: Spring comes after winter. The weather gets warmer and flowers bloom.

Summer: Summer is the hottest season. Days are long and sunny.

Autumn: Autumn is also called fall. Leaves turn red and orange and fall from trees.

Hockey: Hockey is a sport played on ice. Players use sticks and a puck.

Soccer: Soccer is a sport where you kick a ball on the grass.

Arena: An arena is a large community building where people play hockey and skate indoors.

Library: A library is a building where you can borrow and read books.

Pool: A pool is a place in your community where people swim.

Park: A park is a shared outdoor space in your community where people gather and play.

Playground: A playground is a place built at school or in your community where kids play.

Community event: A community event is something fun that brings people in your neighbourhood together.

Terry Fox Run: The Terry Fox Run is a Canadian event where kids run to raise money for others.

Fire hall: A fire hall is a building where firefighters work to keep your community safe.

You can look around your neighbourhood for new buildings. Ask a grown-up what the new building is for!

You can draw a picture of each season and show what the weather looks like. You can also talk about your favourite community sport or event.

Learning about Changes in Community Life will help you notice how your neighbourhood grows and changes over time.

You already know about places in your neighbourhood. This helps you understand how your community grows and changes.

You may have learned about Personal Timelines and how things change over time. You may also know about Then and Now Comparisons, which show how things looked before and how they look today.

This topic connects to many other things you will learn about your community.

You can explore the Local Environment Natural Features and Human Structures to learn about what is natural and what people build around you.

You already know about Community Places like schools, parks, and libraries. This topic helps you see how those places change and grow.

You learned about Personal Timelines to understand how things change over time. You also explored Then and Now Comparisons to see how your community looked before and how it looks now.

Next, you will learn about Community Celebrations and Events and how people come together to celebrate. You will also explore Changes in Community Life and How Communities Change over many years.

You will discover the Features of Our Community and learn about Cultural Celebrations Festivals Holidays and Events that make your community special. You will also practise Sequencing Events to put things in order, and learn about Population Growth and Community Development to see how communities get bigger.