Year 3 Geography: Weather Around the World

Lesson WALT Introduction Main Teaching Activities Plenary

1 Know what Ask children what we mean by the Go through website looking at the seven kinds of weather Complete Discuss
the weather. Write their ideas on w/b. (wind force, wind direction, precipitation, temperature, worksheet worksheet
weather is sunshine, visibility, cloud) matching answers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/whatisweather/ weather with
their
descriptions
2 Identify Ask children to find hot and cold places on Show video Colour in Why is the
hot and a world map, How do they know this? http://www.proteachersvideo.com/Programme/40342/lesson- different Equator the
cold places Review work on weather. Weather can starters-weather-around-the-world. Find the Equator and climates on the hottest part
change quickly. Explain that climate is Poles on the World Map. map using a key. and the Poles
on a map.
temperature change over long periods of the coldest?
time (years). What is the
difference
between
climate and
weather?
3 Find ways Recap the difference between the Calculate childs carbon footprint by going onto the website Design a poster Share
we can weather and climate. What do scientists www.cooltheworld.com/kidscarboncalculator.php to encourage examples of
reduce our think is a factor in climates changing? Talk about ways we can reduce our carbon footprint (holidays people to cut pupils work.
Ask children about what they think carbon in UK, walking/cycling to school, etc) Show powerpoint of the greenhouse Would these
impact on
footprint is. Show video about carbon posters to give ideas to children when they design their own gases that they posters
the climate
footprint www.youtube.com/watch? posters. use and their persuade you
v=YB9TCxhjVHo carbon to think about
footprint. how much
fossil fuels
you use?
4 Discuss as a class – why do people go on Ask the children to write down one place they have visited on Match up Go through
Identify holiday? Fill in on IWB as a class. holiday or on a day trip (including England). Find these places holiday suitcase completed
different on the world map. How did they get there? How long did it labels to their worksheet to
Show powerpoint with answers. take to get there? Then ask them to write the type of suitcases. say why people
climates
weather they had whilst there. As a class, list the places Complete were matched
around the
they have visited and talk about the weather. Ask them what worksheet to certain
World
they did on holiday and if the weather influenced their matching people destinations.
choice of location. Talk to them about special clothing they with their
bought for their holiday and why. holiday
 destinations.
5 Identify Remind children about the work we did in Show a picture of the world map. (Talk partners) Children to Children to use Selected
different the last lesson about holidays. Recall why indicate where they would like to go in the world if they had atlases, children
climates people go on holidays? a chance. Give reasons why they would go there. Tell children internet, etc to explain
we are going to create a person and find them a holiday complete their countries they
around the
destination. Ask different children the following questions. passport and have chosen.
World
1. What is your persons name? and note it on the w/b. details of a
2. What weather does your person like? country they
3. How does your person like to travel? would like to go
4. Does your person like the city/countryside/beach? to.
5. What does your person like to do on holiday?
Try to find a destination from the answers.
Talk to children about what a passport is and why it is
needed.
6 How the Show picture of beach on Powerpoint and Children need to sit in Topic groups at the table and are Children to list Do children
weather explain that if we were visiting this shown a slide at the time. They have to work as a group to 5 items for agree with
can affect location, how would we be feeling? Why? list as many items of clothing/objects they would need if each choices made
Now were not sure what to pack for this they visited that destination. There are 6 destinations so destination in by other
our choices
trip so we need to sort out some items one person from the group at a time will use their w/b to list their Topic groups?
from our wardrobe. Show slide 2 with items that other children tell them to write down. After all books.
items that children have to sort out for the six destinations have been shown and discussed,
visiting the beach. Explain that you’ve found out that they are only allowed to
take one very small suitcase that fits 5 items. Children to
narrow their list to 5 items. Go round room choosing a
different group for a different destination and they explain
their reasons why they made their choices of 5 items.
7 How the Who had a holiday in the Show powerpoint slide with 4 venues of places in the UK. Fill in postcard Read
weather UK last year/half term? Generate ideas where these places could be and what worksheet postcards out.
can affect What was the weather like? weather would be like. imagining you What do you
What did you do when it rained? Explain about what things you would write to a friend on a had been at the think the
our choices
What did you do when the sun was postcard (chatty, etc). destination in weather is
shining? Record this info on 2 lists. Summer. like? How can
(Activity you tell?
Sheet7 on LCP
file)
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WALT: know what the weather is

Match up the weather with their descriptions Cut out the types of weather and their description.

Wind force This comes from clouds in the form of rain, hail, sleet or snow.

Wind direction This can be strong or weak depending on the time of the day.

Precipitation Millions of water droplets form

Temperature This tells us if the wind is blowing from the North, East, South or
West.
Cloud Clear, misty or foggy are three examples of how clear you can see
objects in the distance.
Visibility This is the degree of hotness or coldness that can be measured
using a thermometer.
Sunshine This tells us if the wind blows calmly or with a gale force.

My favourite weather is _______________________________ because _______________________________________

My least favourite weather is _______________________ because___________________________________________