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Year 1

Signs of spring

I can describe changes in spring.

New
New
Year 1

Signs of spring

I can describe changes in spring.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The year can be divided into four seasons, each lasting approximately three months.
  2. The four seasons are winter, spring, summer and autumn.
  3. The season of spring occurs in March, April and May.
  4. The first signs of spring are more birdsong, buds on trees, and early flowers such as tulips and daffodils.
  5. Changes in spring can be described using observation skills.

Common misconception

Pupils may associate different seasons with activities rather than physical characteristics like the weather.

Explanation of changes in nature that occur during spring.

Keywords

  • Season - Weather is what the conditions are like in a particular place at a particular time. For example, rain, wind or sun.

  • Spring - Spring is the season that comes after winter and before summer.

  • Observe - To observe is to look very closely and use other senses too.

  • Describe - To say or write what someone or something is like.

  • Change - If something changes it does not stay the same.

Create an interactive display by bringing in different tree buds, blossom and other seasonal items for pupils to touch, smell and observe. Task B is best completed as a walk. If this is not possible, then there are spring videos online that pupils can watch to observe signs of spring.
Teacher tip

Equipment

Card, split pins, colouring pencils or pens, images of seasons, circles 1 and 2 for seasons spinner (see additional materials).

Content guidance

  • Exploration of objects

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
How many seasons are there in each year?
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Correct Answer: 4, four
Q2.
Which of these is a season?
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Thursday
Correct answer: winter
May
Q3.
Which of these photographs was taken in the season of autumn?
Correct answer: photograph 1
photograph 2
photograph 3
Q4.
Which months are in the season of winter?
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March, April and May.
September, October and November.
Correct answer: December, January and February.
Q5.
How do you know that this photo was taken in autumn?
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There are frozen berries on the trees.
Correct answer: Some trees have orange leaves.
Snowdrops are growing.
Q6.
Which skills do we use to find out more about the weather in different seasons?
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Correct answer: observation skills
naming skills
grouping skills

6 Questions

Q1.
How long is each season?
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three days
three weeks
Correct answer: three months
Q2.
What are the four seasons?
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Winter, December, January and February.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Correct answer: Winter, spring, summer and autumn.
Q3.
True or false? The season of spring is in December, January and February.
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Correct Answer: false
Q4.
When is spring?
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Correct answer: After winter and before summer.
After summer and before autumn.
After autumn and before winter.
Q5.
Which of these is a sign of spring?
trees with few or no leaves on them
Correct answer: more birdsong
frozen puddles
Q6.
Changes in spring can be described using ...
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Correct answer: observation skills.
grouping skills.
testing skills.
Q1 herle_catharina/Shutterstock Q2 Hannamariah/Shutterstock

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