Activities in this teaching pack include an assessment test to assess understanding of what makes the summer a special time of the year complete with a marking scheme and matching record sheet and a worksheet to help the children assess their own progress for the National Curriculum programmes of study about identifying, observing and recording some of changes to the natural world that can occur during the summer season of the year.

This lesson is part of a science scheme of work to get the children to identify, observe and record some of changes to the natural world that can occur during the summer including weather and climate and animal habitats. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.