• Quick retrieval from earlier learning (Describe the weather from clues). Students answer on mini whiteboards.
• Show answers together and note who needs support in the main task.

1. Look at the clues: The ground covered in white, and children making a snowman. What is the weather like? (windy / snowy / stormy / rainy) → snowyPrompt: Think about what you would see and feel outside.
2. Weather forecasters say there will be snow tomorrow. What will the temperature be like? (warm like a bath / very hot / very cold / the same as a summer day) → very coldPrompt: What makes water freeze?
3. True or false? Weather forecasters tell us what the weather will probably be like. (True / False) → TruePrompt: Think about weather you have seen yourself.

• Show today's forecast and ask what it means for the class and how forecasters know.
• Share the objective: Choose clothes for the weather. Read the success criteria together.

• Work through the example out loud, saying why you do each step, not just what you do.
• Example: When would you need this most: a T-shirt and shorts?
• Step 1: On hot sunny days we stay cool and protect our skin.
• Step 2: So the answer is: a hot sunny day
• Answer: a hot sunny day
• Pause after each step and ask a student to say what comes next.

• Do these together. Students try each step on whiteboards before you reveal it.
• Use the hints as prompts rather than giving the answer.

1. When would you need this most: wellington boots (rain boots)? (a hot sunny day / a rainy day / a snowy day) → a rainy dayPrompt: Does it keep you cool, dry or warm?
2. Which of these would you NOT need on a rainy day? (waterproof trousers (rain pants) / a raincoat / wellington boots (rain boots) / a thick warm coat) → a thick warm coatPrompt: Three of these are for the same kind of weather.

• Students work on the student sheet. Circulate and check the first two answers of every student early.
• Students who finish: write a question of their own for a partner, with the answer.

The 8 questions are on the student sheet below, with answers in the key.

• Two questions on their own. Sort answers into got it / nearly / not yet to plan the next lesson.

1. When would you need this most: woolly gloves? (a hot sunny day / a rainy day / a snowy day) → a snowy dayPrompt: Does it keep you cool, dry or warm?
2. The forecast says: cold in the morning, warm and sunny in the afternoon. What is the best plan? (Wear wellington boots and nothing warm. / Wear a thick snow coat all day. / Wear a jumper (sweater) you can take off later. / Wear only shorts all day.) → Wear a jumper (sweater) you can take off later.Prompt: The weather will change during the day.

Free online practice with hints and printable worksheets for this skill: eurekami.com/science/kindergarten.