Season Cycle Calendar

Activity Description: Youth create a simple season wheel to show how the Earth’s seasons change throughout the year.

Items Needed:

Paper plates
Markers or crayons
(Optional) Magazines and glue for collage

Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 15 min):

Talk about the seasons. (3 min)
- Remind them about what the seasons mean: “Think about the little clues that tell us a season is changing. Things like leaves, weather, or what we see outside. Those clues help us notice how the Earth changes throughout the year.”
Make the season wheel. (10 min)
- Youth divide the plate or circle into four sections labeled Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter.
- Youth draw or glue pictures that show nature clues for each season.
- Youth add the months that match each season.
(Optional) Share their work. (2 min)
- Youth share their favorite season and one clue they added to their wheel.

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Info Needed: Changing leaves, weather, or what we see outside gives us clues to notice how the Earth changes throughout the year in seasons.

Fulfills Step 1 of GSUSA Brownie Brownie Numbers in Nature badge requirements.

This activity does not meet any Scouting America Requirements

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Published on January 11, 2026, by:

Tia Kennard

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