Geography Scheme | Year 1 | Block 2: Is it Hot or Cold? | Lesson 5: What is it Like to Live in a Hot Climate?
Year 1 Geography Hot Climate Lesson – What Is It Like to Live in a Hot Climate?
Bring geography to life with this complete Year 1 geography hot climate lesson pack. Pupils explore the similarities and differences between life in hot deserts and tropical zones, learning how people, plants and animals adapt to extreme weather conditions.
What’s included in this hot climate lesson?
- Year 1 hot climate PowerPoint – introduces deserts, tropical zones and weather patterns near the Equator.
- Hot climate worksheet – pupils record similarities and differences between hot deserts and tropical regions.
- Practical activity ideas – use tuff trays, maps and globes to explore climates through hands-on learning.
What will pupils learn?
- Identify and describe features of hot climates in geography, including deserts and tropical forests.
- Recognise how people and animals survive in hot climates.
- Understand weather patterns near the Equator and compare them with life in the UK.
- Plan a route from the UK to a hot climate, naming the continents and oceans passed.
Why choose this hot climate lesson?
This lesson supports Year 1 geography curriculum objectives on place knowledge, human and physical geography, and basic map skills. It’s differentiated, engaging and easy to teach, even for non-specialist teachers.
Part of our KS1 Geography Scheme of Work, praised for quality and progression. Mrs Mactivity’s Glorious Geography scheme has been Highly Commended by the Geographical Association, giving you confidence in its effectiveness.
