Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe the treads that are used on different types of footwear worn in the winter and a template to select materials to build up a shoe tread to support movement on icy ground during the winter [enlarge to A3].

The interactive presentation gets the children to explore and test changes to water resulting from cold weather that can be experienced during the winter.

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 during the winter season including changes to daylight hours, temperature 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.