Year

Key Stage 1

Meaning

The four seasons in a year.

A year is the time it takes for all four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and ]]winter]] to happen. This is 365 days.

Singular Noun: Year

Plural Noun: Years

About Year

The new year starts on January the 1st.

A year does not take exactly 365 days so every four years there is an extra day added. This is called a leap year.

Key Stage 3

The time it takes for a planet to orbit a star.