We discussed and defined winter/Spring.  Then we listed signs of Winter and Spring. We decided that our Groundhogs were incorrect in predicting six moire weeks of winter.       

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Winter is from December 22 until March 19. It is when the sun is the farthest from us.  Spring is from March 20 until June 21.  The sun is getting closer to us.

Signs of Winter		Signs of Spring
Snow on the ground	no	Green grass	yes
No leaves on  trees	no	Little leaves and buds on the trees	yes
Days are shorter	no	Days are longer	yes
Birds migrate south	no	Robins and geese come back	yes
No insects outside	no	Insects outside	yes
Heavy coats	no	Thin coats	yes
Snow days	yes (1 day)	No snow days	no (1 day)
No baby animals outside	none seen	Baby animals outside	none seen
Temperatures below 40 degrees F.	yes (except 1st&last week)	Temperatures above 40 degrees F.	yes (1st&last week only))
Gray skies	no	Blue skies	yes
Sledding	no	Riding bikes	yes
Snowmen	no	Easter decorations	yes
Shoveling snow	no	Sweeping sidewalks	yes
Ground is hard	no	Ground is muddy	yes
Ice on driveways/sidewalks	no	Water on driveways/sidewalks	yes
Animals hibernating	no	Animals running around	yes
People sick with flu and colds	no	People healthy	yes
Flowers/plants dead	no	Flowers/plants growing	yes