Have children color pictures showing what trees look like in each of the four seasons. Show children photos of maple or beech trees during different seasons. Give each child a piece of white paper divided into four sections. Label the sections winter, spring, summer and fall. Give each child four cutouts of a tree trunk with branches. Have children glue one tree into each section then use paper scraps or markers to decorate the trees. For instance, they might cut out orange and red scraps to glue to the branches of the fall tree.
Make different mobiles for each season or have children create one mobile based on all four seasons. Give each child a handful of unlined index cards and have them draw scenes of the seasons on the cards. For instance, children might draw themselves playing in fall leaves or building a snowman. Punch a hole in the top of each card then tie them to a wire coat hanger with yarn.
Teach preschoolers about the transition between seasons by making time lines. Tape the short sides of two pieces of paper together to make one long page. Give one time line to each child and divide the paper into four sections with a light pencil line. Draw a line along the bottom third of the time line to represent the ground. Have children decorate each section to look like one season. Demonstrate how to make the seasons blend together. For instance, students might color a little bit of snow in the end of the fall section and the beginning of the spring section.
For a simple weather project, give children copies of old magazines and child-safe scissors. Have children cut out any magazine pictures showing seasons or weather. Once children have cut out a variety of pictures, ask them to sort the pictures into seasons. Give each child four pieces of paper. Have the children glue all the photos from one season onto each piece of paper. Give each child another sheet of paper to design a cover. When the glue dries, staple all five pages together into a weather book.