Winter Weather

This curriculum topic scheme of work for the Foundation Stage gets the children to explore how the weather changes during winter and its effect on the natural world including how water can freeze and turn to ice when the temperature falls below zero. The can list clothing that can be worn for a specific season of the year.

Explore how the weather changes during winter and its effect on the natural world including how water can freeze and turn to ice when the temperature falls below zero

Lesson One : Summer or Winter
Identify, describe and compare some of the typical weather patterns that can be experienced between different seasons of the year

Lesson Two : Snow and Ice
Identify and describe some of the common weather patterns that can occur during the winter season and how snow and ice can form at this time of the year

Lesson Three : Temperature
Explore, test and describe some of the changes that can happen to water resulting from cold weather during the winter season

Lesson Four : Snowflakes
Investigate, describe and record how the natural world can change during a snowstorm which might occur during the winter season
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Food and Drink Colours
Identify and describe some of the different colours that can be used when buying, preparing and making foods for a range of meals
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Calendar Days
Identify and record the sequence of the seven days of the week using the correct vocabulary words to describe units of time on a calendar
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Fantasy Stories
Identify and describe some of the special characters, locations and events that can occur in narrative stories with fantasy settings
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Class Portraits
Investigate and practise some of the different artwork techniques that can be used when composing and painting a portrait of a classmate