The Four Seasons
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This pack includes a complete set of ready-to-teach lessons that together form a coherent scheme of work, written and created by experienced primary teachers.
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- An easy-to-follow lesson plan (including plenary and assessment questions)
- An engaging slideshow for the teaching input
- A main activity with three-way differentiation to support adaptive teaching
- An alternative activity for flexibility and choice
- An overview (medium-term plan) showing the scheme contents at a glance
- An assessment grid to track learning and progress
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This engaging 6-lesson Geography scheme for Year 1 introduces children to the four seasons, helping them understand how the year is organised and how weather and nature change over time. Children explore each season in turn, learning about typical weather, changes in plants and animals, and how people respond through clothing and activities. Throughout the unit, children build key vocabulary to describe seasonal features. In the final lesson, they recap and compare the seasons, identifying similarities and differences using simple comparative language.
Each of the six lessons includes a detailed plan, a set of PDF slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources.
A Knowledge Organiser is available to support the learning in this scheme. It is included in the Complete Series download or can be purchased individually.
You may also like our Wonderful Weather Topic Bundle! Perfect if you want a cross-curricular approach to your teaching.
Lesson 1: Months and Seasons
Children will explore how a year is divided into four seasons and discover that each season lasts for about three months. They will learn or recap the months of the year and sort them into the correct seasons, before beginning to think about what each season is like and how they change throughout the year.
In their independent activities, children complete activities to practise grouping months into seasons through a range of written and matching tasks. In the alternative, practical activity, children are challenged to order themselves by birth month and identify which season their birthday falls in.
This Four Seasons KS1 lesson pack includes an easy-to-follow plan, an engaging set of slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Season Cards
Lesson 2: Spring
Children will recap when spring is before exploring what the weather is like in this season. They will learn about the effects of spring weather, including the birth of baby animals as the days become warmer and longer, and the growth of new flowers.
Children will recap when spring is before exploring what the weather is like in spring. They will learn about the effects of spring weather, including the birth of baby animals as the days become warmer and longer, and the growth of new flowers.
A detailed plan, a set of PDF slides, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources are all included in this downloadable KS1 Spring Lesson Pack.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Spring Weather Dice
- Picture Cards
Lesson 3: Summer
Children revisit when summer occurs before investigating the typical weather and what makes this season different. They explore how the warmer weather influences what people do and wear, linking seasonal changes to everyday activities.
In their independent activities, children select items to pack for a summer holiday, explaining their choices based on the weather. In the alternative activity, children sort weather vocabulary into 'summer' and 'not summer', then draw and label a picture to represent summer weather.
This downloadable KS1 Summer Lesson Pack includes a detailed plan, a set of PDF slides, printable resources and a range of differentiated activity ideas.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Suitcase Items
- Weather Word Cards
- Sorting Sheet
Lesson 4: Autumn
Children will recap when autumn is before exploring what happens during this season using photographs. They will learn about autumn weather and the changes that occur, such as leaves falling and cooler, wetter conditions.
In their independent activities, children complete sentences about autumn using a word bank and describe what they can see in autumn. They then write simple sentences to explain seasonal changes using ‘because’. In the alternative activity, children draw and label a picture of autumn and describe it to a partner using key vocabulary.
This Autumn KS1 lesson pack includes a detailed plan, an informative set of slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources to support your class during their independent activities.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Autumn or Not Autumn? Picture Cards
Lesson 5: Winter
Through exploring winter, children identify typical weather and seasonal changes. They learn about features such as shorter days and colder conditions, and consider how these changes affect what people do and wear.
In their independent activities, children look carefully at winter pictures and identify key features, then complete sentences to explain how they know it is winter. In the alternative activity, children act out what winter is like and work in pairs or small groups to create a simple freeze frame, explaining how their actions show winter.
This ready-to-teach KS1 Winter Lesson Pack includes a detailed plan, a set of PDF slides, printable resources and a range of differentiated activity ideas.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
Lesson 6: Comparing Seasons
Children bring together their learning about the four seasons by exploring how they are similar and different. They compare weather and what can be seen in each season, using simple vocabulary to describe and explain their ideas.
In their independent activities, children draw and describe each season before completing comparison sentences using a word bank or answering simple questions. In the alternative activity, children use season cards to respond to clues and identify seasons, explaining their reasoning using comparison language.
A detailed plan, a set of PDF slides, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources are all included in this downloadable KS1 Comparing Seasons Lesson Pack.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Four Seasons Cards
- Teacher Guidance Sheet
The Four Seasons: Knowledge Organiser
This Year 1 Geography Knowledge Organiser has been created to complement our Physical Geography strand. It is designed to support your children’s understanding of key vocabulary linked to this scheme of work. Key questions and relevant geographical skills have been identified to encourage children to apply their knowledge around this topic.
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