Lesson Planning

Teaching

• Observe, record and discuss the weather.
• Understand how the observed weather is typical (or not) of the weather for the season.
• Create a collage of the current season, weather and wildlife and compare to other seasons in the year.

Activities

1. Learn about the weather for the season and consider if the weather they are expecting is typical.
2. Understand more about the different seasons of the year, including the current season.
3. Consider the different elements of summer (current season) and represent in a group collage.

Investigation - exploring, pattern seeking
Take the temperature outside in the morning and the afternoon.
Record these observations in the classroom and discuss the changes.

Vocabulary
Rain, snow, storm, thunder, lightning, warm, cold, forecast, summer, autumn, winter, spring, seasons