Detailed development of the topic "Weather and seasons" for the 1st year of elementary school

This topic draws inspiration from the document "Greening curriculum guidance Teaching and learning for climate action" and provides a framework for incorporating the principles of green education and climate awareness into the teaching of pupils in the 1st to 5th grade of primary schools.

This part of the curriculum focuses on experiential learning and building basic knowledge about weather. The goal is for students to be able to observe, name and describe basic weather phenomena and their impact on the surrounding world.

Knowledge of basic weather phenomena (rain, sun, snow, wind)

• Rain:
  • Observation: Watching the rain from the classroom window, observing the drops on the glass, measuring the amount of precipitation using a rain gauge.
  • Discussion: Where does the rain come from? What happens to water after it rains? Do plants need rain? How do we protect ourselves from the rain?
• the sun:
  • Observation: Watching the movement of the sun across the sky during the day, feeling the heat from the sun's rays.
  • Discussion: Is the sun important to life? How do we protect ourselves from the strong sun? How does the shadow change during the day?
• Snow:
  • Observation: If possible, observing snowflakes, making a snowman, playing in the snow.
  • Discussion: How does snow form? What winter sports do we know?
• Wind:
  • Observation: Watching the movement of trees and leaves in the wind, flying a kite.
  • Discussion: Where is the wind blowing from? What is the name of a strong wind? How does the wind help us (eg drying clothes)?

Observation of changes in nature during the seasons

• Autumn:
  • A walk in nature: Observing the changes in the color of leaves, collecting autumn fruits, building mounds of stones.
  • Discussion: Why do leaves change color and fall? How do animals prepare for winter?
• Winter:
  • Observation: If possible, observing animal tracks in the snow, observing trees without leaves.
  • Discussion: How does the weather change in winter? Why is it cold in winter?
• Spring:
  • Observation: Watching the budding of trees and flowers, looking for the first spring flowers.
  • Discussion: How does nature wake up in spring? What happens to the animals in the spring?
• Summer:
  • Observation: Watching plant growth, observing insects, sensing warm weather.
  • Discussion: What is the weather like in the summer? What do we like to do in the summer?

The influence of weather on the life of people, plants and animals

• Discussion: How does the weather affect our clothes, the activities we do outside, our mood? How do animals protect themselves from bad weather (rain, winter)? Do plants need sun and water?
• Practical activities: Trying out different types of clothing for different weather, games imitating the behavior of animals in different seasons.

Creative activities

• Drawing pictures about the weather: Children draw what they see outside the window, illustrate different seasons, draw their favorite weather.
• Singing songs about the seasons: Learning and singing folk songs about spring, summer, autumn and winter together.
• Production of simple meteorological aids: Paper pinwheel, plastic bottle rain gauge.

Note: These activities are only suggestions and can be changed and supplemented according to the current weather, the interest of the students and the possibilities of the school. It is important that the activities are for children fun a stimulating and to lead them to independent discovery a learning.

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Carbon (climate) literacy education syllabus for 1st to 5th grade elementary school students