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Explore outside through nature hunts, playing outside and painting the weather.

KS1 Seasons Activities

Explore outside through nature hunts, playing outside and painting the weather.
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Activity One - Play Outside

Activity 1

Play Outside


  • Ge1/1.3a identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom and the location of hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and the North and South Poles
  • Sc1/4.1a observe changes across the four seasons
  • Sc1/4.1b observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies
Activity Two - Nature Display

Activity 2

Nature Display


  • Special nature items your child finds such as:
    • Sticks
    Rocks
    Feathers
    Bird-egg shells
  • Sc1/4.1a observe changes across the four seasons
Activity Three - Season Nature Hunt

Activity 3

Season Nature Hunt


  • Ge1/1.3a identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom and the location of hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and the North and South Poles
  • Sc1/4.1a observe changes across the four seasons
Activity Four - My Senses In Nature

Activity 4

My Senses In Nature


  • Sc1/2.2d say which part of the body is associated with each sense
  • Sc1/4.1a observe changes across the four seasons
Activity Five - Drawing Outside In Nature

Activity 5

Drawing Outside In Nature


  • Nature journal or paper
  • Pencil
  • Clipboard
  • Ar1/1.2 to use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
  • Sc1/4.1a observe changes across the four seasons
Activity Six - Paint The Weather

Activity 6

Paint The Weather


  • Paint
  • Paintbrush
  • Paper
  • Ar1/1.2 to use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
  • Ge1/1.3a identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom and the location of hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and the North and South Poles
  • Sc1/4.1b observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies
Activity Seven - Create A Tree Collage

Activity 7

Create A Tree Collage


  • Ar1/1.3 to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
  • Sc1/4.1a observe changes across the four seasons
Activity Eight - Record The Date

Activity 8

Record The Date


  • Ma1/3.1e recognise and use language relating to dates, including days of the week, weeks, months and years
  • Sc1/4.1a observe changes across the four seasons
Activity Nine - Record The Weather

Activity 9

Record The Weather


  • Ge1/1.3a identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom and the location of hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and the North and South Poles
  • Ma1/3.1e recognise and use language relating to dates, including days of the week, weeks, months and years
  • Sc1/4.1b observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies
Activity One - Play Outside

Activity 1
Play Outside

Practical Resources:

Relation to Curriculum in England:

  • Ge1/1.3a identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom and the location of hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and the North and South Poles
  • Sc1/4.1a observe changes across the four seasons
  • Sc1/4.1b observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies

Downloads:

Activity Two - Nature Display

Activity 2
Nature Display

Practical Resources:

  • Special nature items your child finds such as:
    • Sticks
    Rocks
    Feathers
    Bird-egg shells

Relation to Curriculum in England:

  • Sc1/4.1a observe changes across the four seasons

Downloads:

Activity Three - Season Nature Hunt

Activity 3
Season Nature Hunt

Practical Resources:

Relation to Curriculum in England:

  • Ge1/1.3a identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom and the location of hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and the North and South Poles
  • Sc1/4.1a observe changes across the four seasons

Downloads:

Activity Four - My Senses In Nature

Activity 4
My Senses In Nature

Practical Resources:

Relation to Curriculum in England:

  • Sc1/2.2d say which part of the body is associated with each sense
  • Sc1/4.1a observe changes across the four seasons

Downloads:

Activity Five - Drawing Outside In Nature

Activity 5
Drawing Outside In Nature

Practical Resources:

  • Nature journal or paper
  • Pencil
  • Clipboard

Relation to Curriculum in England:

  • Ar1/1.2 to use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
  • Sc1/4.1a observe changes across the four seasons

Downloads:

Activity Six - Paint The Weather

Activity 6
Paint The Weather

Practical Resources:

  • Paint
  • Paintbrush
  • Paper

Relation to Curriculum in England:

  • Ar1/1.2 to use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
  • Ge1/1.3a identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom and the location of hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and the North and South Poles
  • Sc1/4.1b observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies

Downloads:

Activity Seven - Create A Tree Collage

Activity 7
Create A Tree Collage

Practical Resources:

Relation to Curriculum in England:

  • Ar1/1.3 to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
  • Sc1/4.1a observe changes across the four seasons

Downloads:

Activity Eight - Record The Date

Activity 8
Record The Date

Practical Resources:

Relation to Curriculum in England:

  • Ma1/3.1e recognise and use language relating to dates, including days of the week, weeks, months and years
  • Sc1/4.1a observe changes across the four seasons

Downloads:

Activity Nine - Record The Weather

Activity 9
Record The Weather

Practical Resources:

Relation to Curriculum in England:

  • Ge1/1.3a identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom and the location of hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and the North and South Poles
  • Ma1/3.1e recognise and use language relating to dates, including days of the week, weeks, months and years
  • Sc1/4.1b observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies

Downloads:

Suggested Resources

Books
Books

A Year Around The Great Oak
by Gerda Muller

A story about children discovering the changes in the forest throughout the year.

Books
Books

Slow Down
by Rachel Williams

A beautiful book to inspire observations in nature throughout the seasons.

Books
Books

Squirrels Busy Year
by Martin Jenkins

A lovely picture book following the activities and behavior of a squirrel throughout the seasons of the year.

How do I use these activities?

In this topic your child will explore outside through nature hunts, playing outside and painting the weather. Discover how all these activities and more meet the standards set in the national curriculum and learn more about the world all around us.

This resource meets the following aspects of the National Curriculum of England: Art, Geography, Mathematics and Science. Don’t forget to check out the rest of our key stage one topics where you will find great curriculum standard activities for your classroom or home educated children. There are plenty of subjects for you to choose from, so you’ll be delighted with the wide range when planning your day.

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