Starter quiz
- True or false? The weather is often different in each season.
- True ✓
- False
- Which weather does this photograph show?
- snow
- rain ✓
- sun
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- Which of these is a kind of weather?
- sunny ✓
- May
- spring
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- How can we describe the weather in spring?
- a mix of sun, clouds and rain ✓
- always sunny and hot
- frosty and cold
- What do we use to collect and measure rain?
- a thermometer
- a rain gauge ✓
- a clock
- Look at this data showing rainfall. Which days did it rain?
- Monday, Tuesday and Friday ✓
- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
- Wednesday and Thursday
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Exit quiz
- How many seasons are there in one year?
- four ✓
- twelve
- twenty four
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- Which of these is a month?
- August ✓
- summer
- sunny
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- Which of these are the four seasons?
- rainy, sunny, cloudy and windy
- autumn, winter, spring and summer ✓
- April, May, June and July
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- When is the season of summer?
- June, July and August ✓
- March, April and May
- September, October and November
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- Which of these will you observe in summer?
- catkins on trees
- trees with orange leaves
- brightly coloured flowers ✓
- What might we observe in summer?
- brightly coloured flowers ✓
- fruits on trees ✓
- leaves falling from some trees
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- There are twelve months in one year.
- The four seasons are winter, spring, summer and autumn.
- The season of summer occurs in June, July and August.
- The summer is often full of bright colours, plants and trees are giving fruits, and flowers are blooming.
- Changes in summer can be described using observational skills.
Common misconception
Pupils may associate different seasons with activities, rather than physical characteristics like the weather.
Explanation of changes in nature that occur during summer.
Keywords
Season - Seasons are periods of similar weather. In the UK there are four seasons (spring, summer, autumn and winter).
Summer - Summer is the hottest season of the year. Summer is the season after spring and before autumn.
Change - If something changes it does not stay the same.
Flowers - A flower is the part of a plant that makes it able to make more flowers.
Observe - To observe is to look very closely and use other senses too.
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