Year OneGeography | Year One | Wonderful Weather | Forecasting the Weather| Lesson 3

Wonderful Weather

Geography

Success Criteria

Aim• I can understand what weather forecasts show.

• I can use key words to describe the weather.

• I can describe what weather forecasts show.

• I can look at 3 or more weather symbols and tell my partner what

weather they show.

• I can work cooperatively (together) with my partner to present a weather

forecast for parts of the UK.

• I can use 5 new key words to talk about the different types of weather.

• I can explain what these words mean to my partner.

Key Words

seasonsweather

The UK

weather

forecast

weather

forecasterweather

symbols

Can You Remember Our Seasons?

spring summer

autumn winter

Weather Symbols

What are weather symbols?

Where do we see weather symbols?

Who uses weather symbols?

Challenge Question: Why are weather

symbols used?

Weather Symbols

Weather symbols are ‘pictures’

or ‘signs’ to help us understand

a type of weather e.g. sunny,

windy, cloudy.

Weather symbols are used as a

‘quick’ and ‘easy’ way to show

the weather that is happening in

a particular place on a weather

forecast.

Weather SymbolsHere are some of the symbols that are used to

show the different types of weather.

Can you guess what they all mean?

Forecasting the Weather

If I wanted to find out what our

weather would be like tomorrow,

what could I do?

Why do we need weather forecasts?

Where can we see different weather

forecasts?

Let’s Watch a Weather Forecast…

Write down what words you can

hear and draw pictures of which

symbols you can see.

Presenting My Own Weather Forecast

You are going to write and then

present your own weather forecast.

You will need to make your own

forecast using the map and

symbols.

You must describe at least one

type of weather for countries in the

UK.

Use the forecasting frame to plan

what you will say and how you will

carry out your role play!

Good morning/afternoon/evening Today is going to be a ……

The weather is changeable today It will begin ….

Over the course of the day… Don’t forget…

Enjoy the weather and have a good

day! Back to…

Word Bank of Weather Words & Phrases

Success Criteria

Aim• I can understand what weather forecasts show.

• I can use key words to describe the weather.

• I can describe what weather forecasts show.

• I can look at 3 or more weather symbols and tell my partner what

weather they show.

• I can work cooperatively (together) with my partner to present a weather

forecast for parts of the UK.

• I can use 5 new key words to talk about the different types of weather.

• I can explain what these words mean to my partner.