Lesson One – Summer Signs

This science teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to identify and describe some of the different signs that can be seen in the natural world that indicate the season of the year as the summer.

The class can identify and record their observations of summer that can be seen around the school grounds or in a local park to show what makes this season a special time of the year.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to identify and describe some of the different signs that can be seen in the natural world that indicate the season of the year as the summer

Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe changes to the natural world that can occur during spring and summer, a worksheet to record signs of summer that can be observed in the school grounds or local park and a template to select and record changes to the natural world that can occur in the summer using the five senses.

The interactive presentation can be used to explore and describe some of the signs that can be seen in the natural world that indicate the season of the year as the summer.

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.

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