Lesson video

Hi everyone, I'm Miss Harris.

What's your name? It's lovely to meet you, should we do a virtual high-five? You ready? Three, two, one, go.

Good job! Today we are going to be looking at how trees change across the seasons.

And also, you can see, I've put a lovely rainbow in my background.

I thought it might help us be a bit cheerier today.

So let's see what we're doing today.

We're going to do our star words, analysing the weather, like we've been doing every lesson.

Looking at how the seasons have an effect on the trees.

Looking at the calendar dates and the seasons.

And lastly we got a leaf observation, that I'm going to set you for a little bit of homework.

But you can choose if you want to do it.

For today's lesson, you would need an exercise book, a pencil, a coloured pencil, so that you can mark your work and you would need your weather log if you've got it.

If you need to go and get these things, you can pause the video and go and get them now.

Great, so let's take a look.

Now we are scientists today.

Do you know what a scientist is? Do you remember? Okay, let's have a think.

So, a scientist is a.

A person who studies the world around us, including things living and nonliving.

So remember, a living thing is an animal or a plant and a nonliving thing is something like a cup, or a chair, they are not living things.

Let's do our star words.

So, we're going to do something called "My Turn, Your Turn." So, I'm going to do it, then you're going to do it.

You ready? Winter, can you say it? Did you say it? Are you sure? Winter.

Summer.

Spring.

Let's do the leaves falling.

Autumn.

Good job.

Events.

Change.

Calendar.

Months.

Great job, well done.

Now what I want you to do is, we are going to be looking at our weather log.

And I want you to think about, what is the same and what is different.

So if you have a look at your weather log, from our last lessons, I would like you to go and get it.

We are going to compare the weather from this week and the weather from last week.

So if you don't have it, you can pause the video and go and get it now.

So I want you to have a think about what the weather was like yesterday.

Because hopefully you drew it in your weather log.

So I'd like you to think.

What was the weather like yesterday? Was it bright and sunny, or was it snowy and rainy? Or was it hot or cold? Was it icy or hot? I want you to have a think.

And I would like you to tell you screen and compare, today is mm, yesterday was mm.

Can you tell your screen? Great, well done.

So, now we are going to add into our weather log today's weather.

So, I'd like you to go to the window, and I would like you to draw a picture of the weather that you can see outside.

Make sure you label it with today's date, okay? Pause the video and go and do that now.

Well done.

We are now going to compare the weather last week with your new drawing.

We are going to write two sentences, using our star words.

Here are the star words to help us.

Here's my sentence.

I wrote, "Last week, the weather was windy and sunny.

"This week, the weather is hot and sunny." Can you have a go at writing a sentence about the weather that you can see? And compare it to last week.

So, pause the video and do that now.

Great job, well done.

O, trees are what we are going to look at today.

Trees are really important to scientists because they could help tell us what season we are in.

Because trees especially deciduous trees, they change with the seasons.

So evergreen trees are trees that do not lose their leaves.

They keep their leaves and they're normally spiky and thick.

Whereas deciduous trees, so trees that you might recognise, they have thin leaves and their leaves fall off in the autumn.

But remember, it's not just trees that change with the season, plants change too.

Because we might have things like daffodils in the spring time, compared to in the summer we might have lots of different plants, because they bloom in the summer.

So let's take a look at how the season has an effect on trees.

So how can we describe the trees in spring? So here are some trees in the springtime.

I want you to think of one word to describe trees during the springtime.

How can we describe them? There are lots of new leaves, there's also blossom, which comes before the leaves.

So I might describe it as this word.

Flourishing.

Can you say that word? Flourishing.

In the springtime, the trees are flourishing.

Can you say that? In the springtime, the trees are flourishing.

Your turn.

In the springtime, the trees are.

Good, flourishing, well done.

Now we have got autumn.

You can see here that the trees are beginning to change.

Change their colour and the leaves are falling off.

So these are deciduous trees.

They lose their leaves.

But remember this, some trees, evergreen trees, they don't lose their leaves.

So, how could we describe these trees? What word could I use? I could use the word "changing." Can you say that? Changing.

Changing.

Great job.

Now here we have got a tree in the winter.

What word could I use to describe this tree, because it's got no leaves on it.

It's quite cold.

How could I describe it? I might describe it as "bare." As what? Bare, good.

So we've got, flourishing in the springtime, we have got changing in the autumn, bare in the winter.

So that means in the summer the trees must be really bushy.

So I might describe the word as "bushy." Can you describe that word? Bushy, good job.

Can you say it? Good.

Bushy, so the trees are really bushy.

They're full of lots of leaves that have grown over the springtime.

So during the summer, we got lots of leaves on the trees.

And they provide lots of shade underneath, especially when we get really hot.

We might go sit under a tree.

So leaves are fully grown and they're really green.

Now in your books, I would like you to write, copy and fill in the gaps for this sentence.

There are four sentences, so we're going to do one by one.

So first, you're going to write the sentence, and you are going to choose a word from the bottom to fill in the gaps.

So, pause the video and do that now.

Okay, let's do the next one.

This one says, "During the winter, the trees are mm." Pause the video and choose a word to fit in that gap.

Well done, let's do the next one.

During autumn, some trees begin to mm.

Some trees will mm off the branches.

So some trees leaves will mm off the branches.

Pause the video, write that sentence down and fill in the gaps.

Great, now we've got the last one.

Trees start to mm during spring.

Trees start to mm during spring.

So the last sentence, copy it down and choose a word from the bottom to fit in the gap.

Well done, great job.

Now pick up your coloured pen or pencil.

We're going to tick or fix.

If we tick it, we've got it right.

And if we need to fix it, don't worry, we're going to put a nice, neat line through it and write the correct word above it.

You ready? So, in the summertime, the trees are bushy and green.

So if you wrote bushy and green, it doesn't matter which way around you've put them, give yourself a tick, you got them right.

If you didn't get it right, don't worry, wait until we get to the last sentence and then you have time to make your corrections.

So "B", during the winter, the trees are bare.

Give yourself a tick if you wrote bare.

Then we've got "C".

During autumn, some trees begin to change.

Some trees leaves will fall off the branches.

Give yourself a tick if you wrote change.

And give yourself a tick if you wrote fall.

And the last one, "D." Trees start to flourish during spring.

Give yourself a tick if you wrote flourish.

If you got any of those wrong, don't worry, Miss Harris makes mistakes all the time.

So don't worry.

I would like you to pause the video and check your answers, writing the correct one above.

Well done.

Now let's take a look at some calendar dates and the seasons to see what changes happen over the months in the year.

So let's start with spring.

We've got March, April and May.

In the United Kingdom, where we live, the weather begins to change around March time.

And in the spring, as spring begins, sheep will have their baby lambs.

Flower bulbs will wake up under the ground and we will start to see some flowers grow.

And in April, sometimes we have quite a lot of rain, it's known as "April showers." This is where, most of the time, the weather could be rainy.

But it could also be quite sunny.

This helps plants to grow faster as they have more sunlight and water to help them grow.

So in the springtime, lots of plants grow really fast.

Because we have a mixture of sun and rain.

Which is perfect for our plants to grow.

Then, we move across to the summertime, where it's quite sunny, it's quite hot and our trees are really bushy.

And the sun sets later, so it's normally sunny quite late into the evening.

Can it rain in the summer? Have a think.

Can it rain in the summer? Yes, it can rain in the summer, it can rain anytime.

But in the summertime, it's usually a little bit warmer and we usually have more sunshine.

We have more sunny weather.

Now we've got September, October and November.

Now this is the autumn time.

What changes can you see here? What can you see happening? So we've got the leaves changing colour.

What else? The leaves falling off the tree, and then, what do you notice about the person in the picture? What are they wearing? They're wearing a coat, great.

Do you think we need to wear a really warm coat during the summertime? No, not all the time.

Sometimes we need to wear a coat but not all the time.

Great job, well done.

So we need to start wearing a coat during the autumn because it start to get a little bit chilly and sometimes it rains in the autumn too.

Because it's preparing for.

Winter.

In the winter we have December, January and February.

When it's really cold and sometimes it can snow.

We have frost on the ground.

What do you notice about the trees? They don't have any? Leaves, you're right.

The trees that do have leaves are evergreen trees.

So let's recap what months, so.

March, April, May is equal to spring.

Can you say that? March, April, May is equal to spring.

Let's say that one more time.

March, April, May is equal to.

Spring, good.

So we have March, April, May is the springtime.

Ready? June, July, August is equal to summer.

June, July, August is equal to? Summer, well done.

September, October, November.

Autumn, good.

September, October, November and autumn.

So we have the autumn time is September, October, November.

And the last one.

December, January, February is the winter.

December, January, February, okay, keep that in your head.

Now, I want you to write down each month and write down the season that comes with it.

Remember, we got December, January, February is the winter.

So this is what I would write.

I'd write "January" and then write "winter." Now don't worry if you get some of them wrong, that's okay.

Because we are going to have a go at doing them and checking our answers at the end.

You ready? Pause the video and do that now.

Okay, let's check whether we got the right answers.

So I'm just going to put them all up.

So, ready? January, winter, February, winter.

Spring is in March, April and May.

So ticking as we go along.

Then we got June, did you write summer? July, summer.

August, summer.

September is autumn.

October is autumn.

November is autumn.

And lastly, December is winter.

So, now, using your coloured pen, can you tick whether you got a right answer, or I want you to put a nice, neat line through it and write the correct answer.

So pause the video and do that now.

Well done.

Now let's take a look at some events that are celebrated in the different seasons.

So, here I have got a Santa hat.

What event is celebrated in December? So if you are a Christian, or you might celebrate Christmas.

Christmas is on the 25th of December.

That is on the calender here, you can see the hat.

Now, how would I know what day Christmas is on? How would I know what day? So I can read along the corridor and up the stairs, you ready? Let's read.

Along the corridor, the 25th.

Up the stairs, what day is it pointing to? Friday, Christmas is on Friday, the 25th of December.

Now let's have a think.

Looking at the tree, what season is it in December? It's winter, you're right, look at the tree, it doesn't have any leaves on it.

It's bare, well done.

Now let's have a look at June.

What event is celebrated in June? It's Father's Day.

How do we read a calendar? I need to go along the corridor, but because it's at the start of the line, I just need to now go up the? Stairs, so we could see that in 2020, Father's Day was on Sunday.

It was on Sunday, the 21st.

What is the season in June, by looking at the tree? What season is in June? It's summer, you're right! Because what word do we use to describe the trees in summer? "B?" Bushy, well done.

And green, well done.

Okay, here's another date.

In April we have a very special event.

What event do you think it is, by looking at the calendar? It's Easter, well done.

So if you are a Christian, you might, or you just might celebrate Easter.

So you might get some Easter eggs on Easter, so that's why I put a little Easter egg there.

So how do we read a calendar? Remember, it starts on the line, so I don't need to go along the corridor, I can go up the? Stairs, well done.

What day was Easter on in 2020? A Sunday, well done.

And we call it Easter Sunday.

Well done, you were right.

Now have a look at the tree.

What season do you think it is in April by looking at the tree? It's spring, because we can see the tree is flourishing.

You are really good at this.

Now look at the last one.

We've got October.

And we have got a pumpkin on the 31st.

What event do you think that is? It's Halloween.

Can you say Halloween? Good, so you might celebrate Halloween.

So how do I read the calendar to find out what day Halloween is on? I can go along the corridor and up the stairs, well done.

So we can see, it's on Saturday, is when we have got Halloween.

Well done.

Now what season is it in October? It's autumn, because we can see the trees has got its leaves which are falling off and it's changed colour, well done.

Now before we move on to our leaf observation, I would like you to write some sentences about your birthday.

So first, you're going to copy these sentences and in a moment I'm going to show you some word maps to help you.

My birthday is in the month of mm.

So I can use this word map that I've just shown to find the month, so I can spell it correctly.

So my birthday is in the month of mm.

Now I can go, during my birthday, it is the season of mm.

And I can find out what season it is.

The trees are mm.

So I'm going to decide, are they changing, flourishing, bare, or bushy? You can choose.

So pause the video and do that now.

Well done.

Now let's move on to our leaf observation.

I'm going to ask you to go on a lovely walk and I would like you to look at whether all leaves, all spring leaves are the same.

So I'm going to think about whether all leaves are the same.

So scientists collect materials and they analyse them.

So you're going to collect lots of leaves and you're going to find out whether all leaves are the same.

This is how you're going to do it.

You're going to, go for your once a day walk.

So you might go once a day.

Look down beneath the trees.

Collect some leaves.

Repeat until you have lots of different leaves.

And then compare the sizes of your leaves.

And I want you to think about whether they are-- What tree they are from, sorry, what tree they are from.

So, go for your walk, look down beneath the trees, collect some leaves, repeat until you've got lots of leaves.

And then think about whether they are the same size, the same colour, are they the same shape? Are they from the same tree? Have a think.

Well done.

Nice, to complete your end of lesson quiz where you can show off everything that you have learnt in today's lesson.

You could ask your parent or carer to share your leaf collections on our social media.

So you can choose whether you show it on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, using the tag @OakNational, and the hashtag #LearnWithOak.

So remember that your parent or your carer has to do that for you.

Thank you so much for joining me today.

And I hope you have great fun on your leaf observation.

Have a good day, bye.