Reception Geography Lesson – Weather

This Reception geography lesson on weather is the first in EYFS Geography Block 2: What Is the Weather Like?. Children explore the natural world by observing the weather outdoors, learning and using new vocabulary, and recognising common weather symbols. They are encouraged to explain how they know what the weather is like, using evidence such as puddles, moving leaves or sunshine.

What’s included in this lesson pack

• Editable PowerPoint introducing types of weather with photos and sounds
• Weather symbol cards and weather photograph cards
• Worksheet templates for recording daily observations
• Ideas for outdoor observation walks and drawing activities
• Teacher guidance including misconceptions, vocabulary and assessment prompts

EYFS learning objectives

• Learn and use new weather vocabulary
• Ask questions to check understanding
• Explore the natural world and describe what they see, hear and feel outdoors
• Recognise and use common weather forecast symbols

Teaching tip

Take children for a walk around the school grounds and ask them to describe the weather using the stem sentence: “The weather today is…”. Encourage them to give evidence for their ideas, such as noticing puddles for rain or trees moving in the wind. Display their drawings alongside a class vocabulary list to reinforce key concepts.

Cross-curricular links

Literacy: writing weather words, captions or simple sentences. Maths: record daily weather alongside days of the week. PSHE: discuss how different weather types make us feel.

Explore more

This lesson is part of EYFS Geography Block 2 – What Is the Weather Like?, within our full primary geography scheme of work for EYFS, KS1 and KS2.