Learning objective
- To recognise different types of weather.
EYFS outcomes
Development matters
Understanding the world
Children in reception will be learning to:
- Explore the natural world around them.
- Understand the effect of changing seasons on the natural world around them.
Characteristics of effective learning
- Playing and exploring.
- Creating and thinking critically.
See Development Matters (non-statutory curriculum guidance) – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Understanding the world
ELG: The Natural World
Children at the expected level of development will:
- Understand some important processes and changes in the natural world around them, including the seasons and changing states of matter.
See Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage, 2021.
Support and challenge
Adults can use the opportunity to:
- Support the children in selecting and drawing familiar weather symbols, such as sunny, rainy or cloudy, during the adult-led task.
- Read non-fiction books with the pupils to find pictures representing different weather types.
- Sing songs to help the children learn the days of the week.
- Look at the weather forecast using the link: BBC Weather.
Key vocabulary
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symbol
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weather
