Starter quiz
- The four seasons are spring, summer, autumn and ______.
- 'winter' ✓
- Places tilted away from the Sun experience ______ seasons.
- 'colder' ✓
- Does the month of March fall in spring?
- 'yes' ✓
- Spring starts in which month?
- March ✓
- May
- June
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- Which school holiday happens in spring?
- Christmas
- Halloween
- Easter ✓
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- The Earth's journey around the Sun is called its ...
- path.
- route.
- orbit. ✓
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Exit quiz
- What are the four seasons?
- spring, summer, August, winter
- spring, sunny, autumn, winter
- September, summer, autumn, winter
- spring, summer, autumn, winter ✓
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- In the UK, which months fall in the season of spring?
- March ✓
- April ✓
- May ✓
- June
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- In spring, there are __________ hours of daylight.
- fewer
- more ✓
- the same
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- Which of these flowers start to bloom in spring?
daffodils ✓
honeysuckle
snowdrops ✓
- Which of the following are signs of spring?
- fruit trees blossom ✓
- plants begin to flower ✓
- leaves fall off trees
- daffodils grow ✓
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- In spring, you can hear a lot of ...
- birdfeed.
- birdsong. ✓
- leaves falling.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- In the UK, spring falls in the months of March, April and May.
- In spring, the days start to get warmer and there are more hours of daylight.
- We can see signs of spring by observing the weather, plants and animals.
- We can make and compare seasonal maps of the school grounds to help us talk about changes.
Common misconception
When flowers bloom and it's sunny, some children might mistake this for summer.
Spring falls in the months of March, April and May. In spring, the days start to get warmer and there are more hours of daylight, but temperatures are not the hottest and the hours of daylight are not the longest.
Keywords
Spring - Spring is the season between winter and summer. In the UK, we experience spring in the months of March, April and May.
Seasons - The seasons are four times of year that have different weather and they are spring, summer, autumn and winter.
The sun - The Sun is a star around which Earth orbits. It is the source of light and heat for our planet.
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