I have chosen to use the Activity Set about Weather.
I would begin by reading a story about weather, eg “Eva and the Perfect Rain” by Tatyana Feeney, or “What Will the Weather Be Like Today?” by Paul Rogers. Then we would discuss different kinds of weather. I would pick a “Weather Watcher” who will look out the window with binoculars and update the class weather chart daily. They will also pick suitable clothes for our class teddy display, e.g. wellies and raincoat for a rainy day, etc.
We would discuss the seasons. I would put a box of different clothes in the middle of the room and have the children pick out suitable clothes for Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter. Discuss why we need different types of clothes for different seasons, i.e. the weather changes and may be hot or cold, wet or dry.
I would ask “What are our coats made from?”. Next I would have children take turns to pick a material from a “Feely Bag” of various materials and describe what it feels like. Then ask children which material could be best suited to a coat for winter / summer.
They would then design a coat for a teddy. I would remind them to consider what season it will be for, what the weather will be like, what material they will use.