Key Stage 1 Weather Experts - NEW LOOK

Hot, Hot, Hot!

Investigate the range of weather in the UK. Make up, practise and perform a singing round about weather.

Teaching Outcomes
To identify types of weather and weather patterns.
To sing a song and add to a performance and to evaluate performances.

Children will:

• Find the UK on a globe.
• Talk about types of weather.
• Work collaboratively to sing and perform a round.
• Make changes by adding to a song.

• 'I Hear Thunder' lyrics

• A globe

Thunder and Lightning sound clips from soundbible.com
Rain sound clips from soundbible.com
Recording of 'I hear Thunder' from bbc.co.uk

Learn about hot climates of the world and in particular the climate of South Africa.

Teaching Outcomes
To find and locate the UK within the continent of Europe, and the countries of Zimbabwe and South Africa within the continent of Africa

Children will:

• Locate Europe and the UK on a globe or map of the world.
• Locate Africa and then South Africa and Zimbabwe on a globe or map.
• Locate the equator.
• Understand that if countries are close to the equator, they are likely to have hot climates.

• Map Of Africa
• Map of Europe
• South Africa fact sheets (2 pages)
• A recording of ‘Chapha Chapha’

• A globe
• Small sticky notes

Map of Africa showing the equator from nationalgeographic.com
A page about South Africa from nationalgeographic.com
Fact for kids about South Africa from kids-world-travel-guide.com
South African weather forcast from weathersa.co.za
UK weather forcast from bbc.co.uk

Children will compare the weather in the UK and South Africa through exploring tuned and untuned instruments and creating and performing a weather chant together.

Teaching Outcomes
To understand that the UK has different weather to that in another part of the world.
To use chants in songs and to create a group composition and experiment with sounds and musical instruments.

Children will:

• Compare the weather in the UK and South Africa.
• Locate South Africa within Africa on the globe.
• Explore tuned and unturned instruments.
• Create and perform a chant together.

This session does not need any provided resources.

• Recording of ‘Chapha Chapha’
• A globe
• A selection of musical instruments

Tuba from soundsnap.com
Harp from soundsnap.com

Understand the difference between a continent and a country. Discuss and share ideas about South African musical instruments, then go on to select materials and tools to create simple instruments.

Teaching Outcomes
To understand the difference between continents and countries.
To discuss and share ideas about South African musical instruments.
To be able to select different materials and tools to create own musical instruments.

Children will:

• Understand the difference between a continent and country.
• Name and locate all 7 continents.
• Discuss and share ideas about South African musical instruments.
• Select materials and tools to create simple instruments on their own.

• Traditional instruments
• How To make instruments

• Cardboard tubes from rolls of tissue
• Tissue paper
• Elastic bands
• Dried peas
• Paper bowls
• A stapler
• Small cardboard boxes
• Elastic bands of different thicknesses
• Small sticks or pencils.

World map showing continents from nationsonline.org
Madosini Manqina − YouTube clip

Investigate and imagine life in South Africa. Use materials, colour, pattern, line and shape creatively to decorate instruments, inspired by the life and art of South Africa.

Teaching Outcomes
To imagine and talk about life in South Africa.
To use a variety of materials to make a design, inspired by South African life and art.

Children will:

• Imagine life in South Africa.
• Develop ideas and express opinions.
• Use materials creatively.
• Use colour, pattern, line and shape in their work, particularly inspired by the life and art of South Africa.

This session does not need any provided resources.

• S is for South Africa by Beverley Naidoo
• Decorating materials
• Patterned fabric
• Patterned wallpaper

Photos of South African craftwork from bidorbuy.co.za
Images of African patterns from creativeroots.org

Continue exploring tuned and unturned instruments, then create and perform a weather chant together.

Teaching Outcomes
To know the meanings of the terms ‘country’, ‘continent’, ‘climate’ and ‘equator’ and understand that different countries experience different seasons.
To use chants in songs and create a group composition and experiment with sounds and musical instruments.

Children will:

• Know the meanings of the terms ‘country’, ‘continent’, ‘climate’ and ‘equator’.
• Locate the equator and understand that countries near the equator have different seasons than us.
• Explore tuned and untuned instruments.
• Create and perform a chant together.

This session does not need any provided resources.

• Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema

Photographs of the dry and wet seasons in Kenya from safaribookings.com