Seasons and the Weather 

Activity 1

‘Seasons and the Weather’ is a lovely opportunity to explore words and language through rhyme and poetry.

Make an acrostic poems about different types of weather.

Write the name of the weather in a column and then use words or short phrases that describe that weather starting with that letter. Why not try a few?

e.g. CLOUDY, SUNNY, RAIN, SNOW,

Activity 2

Write a setting description for a season of your choice. It could be a hot desert, winter wonderland, autumnal paradise or a blossoming spring meadow.

Remember to include what you could smell, feel, hear, see and even taste to make your description come to life! Use lots of interesting adjectives.

e.g. ‘I could feel the snow gently falling on my face. The grass and the trees were covered with white, sparkly snow.’

Activity 3

A noun is a naming word. Nouns name objects people or places.

An adjective is a describing word and describes a noun.

Sort the following words into nouns and adjectives.

Then write some sentences using the words.

Activity 4 - My Home

Reading Practice - Lucy’s House!
Choose a  version of ‘Lucy’s House’ to read .

Then answer the questions. ( Answers below)

Writing Task – Describing my home
Reread the text ‘Lucy’s House’ and discuss what Lucy’s house looks like. This is a description of Lucy’s house and what she likes about it. Look for examples
of adjectives (words that describe people, places and objects)
Draw a picture of your home.

This could be an illustration of the outside of your home, or your favourite room. 
Use the drawing to help you to write a description of your home. You could follow the structure of the reading text, describing each room. Try to use adjectives to add description and to make your writing more interesting.

When you have finished maybe you could make a model of your home or your favourite room to go with your writing. 

Activity 5 - Once in a Lifetime

Watch the animation below.

A man is sailing in his boat, through the air!

He hears a noise and suddenly gliding into view are some giant, flying turtles.

Can you make a list of verbs ( action words) and adverbs (words that describe a verb) to do with floating and sailing gracefully. Use these words to help you to write an ending to the story. Where do the turtles take the man?

When you have finished your story  choose a different animal to come floating by, describe the animal rather than just saying what it is.

e.g.

With yellow eyes  and striped fur, the orange and black creature, prowls through the sky. With a mouth full of sharp pointed teeth he knew he wanted to follow him. 

Can you guess which animal I think is next to float by?