Activity set: Weather – What clothes to wear.
I would start the lesson by reading the book a Stroll through the seasons. This is a great place to start to determine the children’s prior knowledge regarding the seasons and clothing. Following the story we will engage in a sorting game. I would use my bosca draíochta and fill it with lots of various clothes for the different seasons. I will have four hula hoops set up on the ground (one for each season). The children will have to come up and pick something from the box and sort it into the correct season. We will have a whole class discussion to explain why we wear certain clothes in each season e.g. in winter you wear lots of clothes to prevent your body losing too much heat. To conclude the children will engage in a cut and stick activity – sorting the clothes into the correct season.
Oral Language integration: I have a bulletin board in my classroom of a ‘dress the frog for the weather’. This year as part of our morning meetings we dressed ‘Fred’ for the weather each day.
Lots of other opportunities to integrate with other subjects e.g. Gaeilge – éadaí.