KS1 Science textbook

Year 1 Science Seasons and Weather: lesson and practice

Strand Seasonal changes
Level Year 1
Practice 90 questions with step-by-step solutions

National Curriculum for England, Key Stage 1 science, Year 1. Content: The four seasons in order: spring, summer, autumn, winter, The months in each season in the UK, Changes across the seasons in plants, animals and clothes, Weather types and their symbols, Observe and record the weather on a simple weather chart, Day length: longer days in summer, shorter days in winter.

Open Year 1 chapter

By the end of this chapter you will be able to

Name the four seasons in order and say which season comes next
Name the months in each season
Describe how plants, animals and clothes change through the year
Name the weather types and match them to their symbols
Record the weather on a simple chart and read it
Say that days are longer in summer and shorter in winter

You should already know

Counting and making tally marks (Year 1 Science, Chapter 1)
Trees that lose their leaves and evergreen trees (Year 1 Science, Chapter 2)
Animal groups and the materials things are made from (Year 1 Science, Chapters 4 and 7)

Where this leads

Time: days, weeks and months (Year 1 Maths, Chapter 13)

Lessons in this chapter

Read the whole chapter on one page (good for printing).