Summary
A full winter Dinosaur Train episode. As the shortest day of the year arrives, the families celebrate the return of longer days. A festive episode that quietly teaches why we get less daylight in winter and more in summer.
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All ages
A winter-holiday episode about the shortest day of the year -- a nice tie-in to seasons and daylight.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
The amount of daylight changes with the seasons -- shortest in winter, longest in summer.
- Which season has the shortest day of the year?
- Why do the dinosaurs celebrate when the days start getting longer?
- How does the amount of daylight change from summer to winter where you live?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: season, daylight, winter, summer, shortest.
Try it: At home, notice what time it gets dark today. Ask a grown-up if that changes in summer.