Weather and Seasons

What is Weather?
What is Weather?
What do you know?

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SciencePrimary Education

This lesson contains 12 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 2 videos.

time-iconLesson duration is: 50 min

Items in this lesson

What is Weather?
What is Weather?
What do you know?

Slide 1 - Slide

  • Open up the topic by asking the class what they think weather is or what what they know about weather.
  • Ask what they can see in the picture.
  • Build on the information the class provides. 
Learning Objective
Learning Objective
To understand that there are different types of weather.
Success Criteria
  • I can name 4 types of weather.
  • I can begin to understand that the weather and season changes throughout the year. 
  • I can begin to observe the weather.
  • I can record my observations in my weather diary.

Slide 2 - Slide

  • Read the learning objective and success criteria.
  • Explain what is expected for the lesson. 
Vocabulary
Sunny
Partly Cloudy
Cloudy
Rainy
Snowy
Windy
Change
Seasons
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Slide 3 - Slide

repeat the vocabulary and answer and questions they may have
Weather
Sunny
Partly Cloudy
Cloudy
Rainy
Snowy
Windy

Slide 4 - Slide

Repeat the vocabulary and answer and questions they may have

  • Talk about how the weather changes daily.
  • Discuss that we are only talking about these types of weather but that there are many others too. See if they know any others. 

Slide 5 - Video

This video discusses different types of weather.
Watch the video and discuss with the class.

Slide 6 - Slide

  • Ask the question then ask the class to add a picture to the next slide to answer. 

What is the weather like today?

Slide 7 - Open question

Students can add pictures using their devices.
Seasons
Change
4 Seasons
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Slide 8 - Slide

Repeat the vocabulary and answer and questions they may have.
  • give 2 minutes to discuss with a partner
  • Discuss how often seasons change and how many seasons we have.
  • Do changes happen more or less than weather?
  • Talk about how many seasons there are versus how many different types of weather. 

Slide 9 - Video

This is a song about the seasons.
Get the class up and sing along as you learn.
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Slide 10 - Drag question

Let the class do the drag and drop activity 

How many seasons are there?
A
2
B
3
C
4
D
5

Slide 11 - Quiz

  • Let the students answer the question. 
Tell us one fact you learnt about the weather or seasons today.
Review
What did we learn today?

Slide 12 - Slide

  • Ask the children to sum up what they learnt today, review the key facts and vocabulary. 
  • Allow them to have a short conversation with their partner.