Season Diaries
Across these five ready-to-teach lessons, children explore the concept of seasons by naming and describing them, matching them to simple descriptions and developing seasonal vocabulary through discussion, images and guided questioning. They practise using adjectives and simple sentence structures, orally rehearsing sentences before writing, with reminders about capital letters, finger spaces and full stops. Children are introduced to the concept of a diary by exploring example entries and identifying key features such as dates, use of ‘I’, and recounting events and feelings. They then generate ideas and plan a seasonal diary entry using a simple planning grid, and then use this to write their own seasonal diary entries.
Each lesson comes with an easy-to-follow plan, a set of informative and engaging PDF slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and a range of printable resources to support your class in their independent learning.
Lesson 1: Describing the Seasons
In this first lesson, children will explore the concept of seasons, discussing what a season is and naming the four seasons of the year. They will match season names to simple descriptions and share their knowledge and opinions about each one.
Using pictures and guided questioning, children will begin to identify describing words for the seasons, then independently find, sort and record adjectives to describe them.
This lesson pack has all you need - an easy-to-follow plan, a set of PDF slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources to support your class in their independent learning.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Word Cards
- Word Bank
- Sensory Stations Teacher Sheet
Lesson 2: Saying and Writing Sentences
To begin the lesson, children will identify each season shown and recall describing words through a think-pair-share discussion. Vocabulary to describe each season is introduced and discussed, and children use these words to complete simple sentence stems, saying their sentences aloud.
Children will be reminded about using capital letters, finger spaces and full stops before they write their own simple sentences about the seasons, using the word bank and sentence stems provided.
This ready-to-teach pack includes a detailed plan, a set of engaging PDF slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas (including a 'Fancy Something Different?' activity), and a range of printable resources.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Word Bank
- Sentence Stems
- Guess the Season Sentence Strips
Lesson 3: Features of a Diary
In this lesson, children will be introduced to the concept of a diary. They will explore example diary entries together, answering questions and identifying key features such as the date, use of ‘I’, and recounting what happened, and including the writer's thoughts and feelings.
In their independent activities, children will answer questions about diary entries. In the alternative activity, children work in groups to sort cards according to whether they are diary entries or not.
An easy-to-follow plan, a set of engaging slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources are all included in this ready-to-teach, downloadable pack!
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Joe's Diary Entry
- Diary or not a Diary? Cards
- Diary Features Poster
Lesson 4: Planning a Diary Entry
In this lesson, children will revisit the key features of a diary entry by checking an example against a features list and identifying a missing feature. They will then generate ideas for their own seasonal diary entries by talking about their favourite season and exploring images of seasonal activities.
Children will be shown how to plan a diary entry using a simple planning grid, making notes about the season, the weather, what happened and how the writer felt. In their independent activities, they will plan a diary entry of their own.
This lesson pack has all you need - an easy-to-follow plan, a set of PDF slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources to support your class in their independent learning.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Planning Sheets
- Word Bank
- Photo Cards
Lesson 5: Writing a Diary Entry
In this final lesson, through teacher modelling and discussion, children will then use a completed planning grid to help orally compose and evaluate sentences, focusing on including key diary features and using extra descriptive words.
In their independent activities, children will write their own seasonal diary entries by following their plan and referring to reminder cards to check diary and sentence features.
An easy-to-follow plan, a set of engaging slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources all all included in this ready-to-teach, downloadable pack!
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Writing Frames
- Reminder Cards
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Season Diaries
Across these five ready-to-teach lessons, children explore the concept of seasons by naming and describing them, matching them to simple descriptions and developing seasonal vocabulary through discussion, images and guided questioning. They practise using adjectives and simple sentence structures, orally rehearsing sentences before writing, with reminders about capital letters, finger spaces and full stops. Children are introduced to the concept of a diary by exploring example entries and identifying key features such as dates, use of ‘I’, and recounting events and feelings. They then generate ideas and plan a seasonal diary entry using a simple planning grid, and then use this to write their own seasonal diary entries.
Each lesson comes with an easy-to-follow plan, a set of informative and engaging PDF slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and a range of printable resources to support your class in their independent learning.
Lesson 1: Describing the Seasons
In this first lesson, children will explore the concept of seasons, discussing what a season is and naming the four seasons of the year. They will match season names to simple descriptions and share their knowledge and opinions about each one.
Using pictures and guided questioning, children will begin to identify describing words for the seasons, then independently find, sort and record adjectives to describe them.
This lesson pack has all you need - an easy-to-follow plan, a set of PDF slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources to support your class in their independent learning.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Word Cards
- Word Bank
- Sensory Stations Teacher Sheet
Lesson 2: Saying and Writing Sentences
To begin the lesson, children will identify each season shown and recall describing words through a think-pair-share discussion. Vocabulary to describe each season is introduced and discussed, and children use these words to complete simple sentence stems, saying their sentences aloud.
Children will be reminded about using capital letters, finger spaces and full stops before they write their own simple sentences about the seasons, using the word bank and sentence stems provided.
This ready-to-teach pack includes a detailed plan, a set of engaging PDF slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas (including a 'Fancy Something Different?' activity), and a range of printable resources.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Word Bank
- Sentence Stems
- Guess the Season Sentence Strips
Lesson 3: Features of a Diary
In this lesson, children will be introduced to the concept of a diary. They will explore example diary entries together, answering questions and identifying key features such as the date, use of ‘I’, and recounting what happened, and including the writer's thoughts and feelings.
In their independent activities, children will answer questions about diary entries. In the alternative activity, children work in groups to sort cards according to whether they are diary entries or not.
An easy-to-follow plan, a set of engaging slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources are all included in this ready-to-teach, downloadable pack!
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Joe's Diary Entry
- Diary or not a Diary? Cards
- Diary Features Poster
Lesson 4: Planning a Diary Entry
In this lesson, children will revisit the key features of a diary entry by checking an example against a features list and identifying a missing feature. They will then generate ideas for their own seasonal diary entries by talking about their favourite season and exploring images of seasonal activities.
Children will be shown how to plan a diary entry using a simple planning grid, making notes about the season, the weather, what happened and how the writer felt. In their independent activities, they will plan a diary entry of their own.
This lesson pack has all you need - an easy-to-follow plan, a set of PDF slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources to support your class in their independent learning.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Planning Sheets
- Word Bank
- Photo Cards
Lesson 5: Writing a Diary Entry
In this final lesson, through teacher modelling and discussion, children will then use a completed planning grid to help orally compose and evaluate sentences, focusing on including key diary features and using extra descriptive words.
In their independent activities, children will write their own seasonal diary entries by following their plan and referring to reminder cards to check diary and sentence features.
An easy-to-follow plan, a set of engaging slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources all all included in this ready-to-teach, downloadable pack!
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Writing Frames
- Reminder Cards
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Across these five ready-to-teach lessons, children explore the concept of seasons by naming and describing them, matching them to simple descriptions and developing seasonal vocabulary through discussion, images and guided questioning. They practise using adjectives and simple sentence structures, orally rehearsing sentences before writing, with reminders about capital letters, finger spaces and full stops. Children are introduced to the concept of a diary by exploring example entries and identifying key features such as dates, use of ‘I’, and recounting events and feelings. They then generate ideas and plan a seasonal diary entry using a simple planning grid, and then use this to write their own seasonal diary entries.
Each lesson comes with an easy-to-follow plan, a set of informative and engaging PDF slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and a range of printable resources to support your class in their independent learning.
Lesson 1: Describing the Seasons
In this first lesson, children will explore the concept of seasons, discussing what a season is and naming the four seasons of the year. They will match season names to simple descriptions and share their knowledge and opinions about each one.
Using pictures and guided questioning, children will begin to identify describing words for the seasons, then independently find, sort and record adjectives to describe them.
This lesson pack has all you need - an easy-to-follow plan, a set of PDF slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources to support your class in their independent learning.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Word Cards
- Word Bank
- Sensory Stations Teacher Sheet
Lesson 2: Saying and Writing Sentences
To begin the lesson, children will identify each season shown and recall describing words through a think-pair-share discussion. Vocabulary to describe each season is introduced and discussed, and children use these words to complete simple sentence stems, saying their sentences aloud.
Children will be reminded about using capital letters, finger spaces and full stops before they write their own simple sentences about the seasons, using the word bank and sentence stems provided.
This ready-to-teach pack includes a detailed plan, a set of engaging PDF slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas (including a 'Fancy Something Different?' activity), and a range of printable resources.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Word Bank
- Sentence Stems
- Guess the Season Sentence Strips
Lesson 3: Features of a Diary
In this lesson, children will be introduced to the concept of a diary. They will explore example diary entries together, answering questions and identifying key features such as the date, use of ‘I’, and recounting what happened, and including the writer's thoughts and feelings.
In their independent activities, children will answer questions about diary entries. In the alternative activity, children work in groups to sort cards according to whether they are diary entries or not.
An easy-to-follow plan, a set of engaging slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources are all included in this ready-to-teach, downloadable pack!
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Joe's Diary Entry
- Diary or not a Diary? Cards
- Diary Features Poster
Lesson 4: Planning a Diary Entry
In this lesson, children will revisit the key features of a diary entry by checking an example against a features list and identifying a missing feature. They will then generate ideas for their own seasonal diary entries by talking about their favourite season and exploring images of seasonal activities.
Children will be shown how to plan a diary entry using a simple planning grid, making notes about the season, the weather, what happened and how the writer felt. In their independent activities, they will plan a diary entry of their own.
This lesson pack has all you need - an easy-to-follow plan, a set of PDF slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources to support your class in their independent learning.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Planning Sheets
- Word Bank
- Photo Cards
Lesson 5: Writing a Diary Entry
In this final lesson, through teacher modelling and discussion, children will then use a completed planning grid to help orally compose and evaluate sentences, focusing on including key diary features and using extra descriptive words.
In their independent activities, children will write their own seasonal diary entries by following their plan and referring to reminder cards to check diary and sentence features.
An easy-to-follow plan, a set of engaging slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources all all included in this ready-to-teach, downloadable pack!
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Writing Frames
- Reminder Cards
