KS1 Topic: Weather Experts Block F: Hot, Hot, Hot!
This block focuses on the hot climate, art and music of South Africa. Design and construct instruments
to accompany performances of weather chants.
Block F: Hot, Hot, Hot!
[6 sessions]
By the end of this block you will have
achieved the following outcomes:
Session 1: Music/Geography
Types Of UK Weather
Investigate the range of weather in the
UK. Make up, practise and perform a
singing round about weather.
Session 2: Geography
Climates in the UK and South Africa
Learn about hot climates of the world
and in particular the climate of South
Africa.
Main outcome: Music Other outcomes: Geography, D&T, Art,
English

Perform collaborative weather-based chants, related to the weather in
either the United Kingdom or South Africa.
 Understand that climates vary in different parts of the world and are
affected by where in the world and how close to the equator a country is.
 Form an understanding of hot climates.
Children will
 Work collaboratively to sing and perform a round.
 Make changes by adding to a song, discussing these changes with others.
 Work with others to evaluate a performance.
 Discuss types of weather in the United Kingdom.
 Locate the United Kingdom on a globe.
Children will
 Locate Europe and the United Kingdom, and then Africa, South Africa
and Zimbabwe, on a globe or map of the world.
 Locate the equator and begin to understand its significance.
 Understand that, if countries are close to the equator, they are likely to
have hot, dry climates.
Session 3: Music/Geography
Weather Chants
Children will compare the weather in
the UK and South Africa through
exploring tuned and untuned
instruments and creating and
performing a weather chant together.
Session 4: Geography/English/D&T
Making Instruments
Understand the difference between a
continent and a country. Discuss and
share ideas about South African
musical instruments, then go on to
select materials and tools to create
simple instruments.
Children will
 Explore tuned and untuned instruments.
 Create and perform a chant together.
 Compare the weather in the United Kingdom and South Africa.
 Locate South Africa within Africa using a globe.
Session 5: English/Art
Decorating Instruments
Investigate and imagine life in South
Africa. Use materials, colour, pattern,
line and shape creatively to decorate
instruments, inspired by the life and
art of South Africa.
Children will
 Develop ideas and express opinions.
 Use materials creatively.
 Use colour, pattern, line and shape in their work, inspired by the art of
South Africa.
Children will
 Understand the difference between a continent and a country.
 Name and locate the 7 continents of the world.
 Discuss and share ideas about South African musical instruments.
 Select materials and tools to create simple instruments on their own.
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KS1 Topic: Weather Experts Block F: Hot, Hot, Hot!
Session 6: Geography/Music
Dry And Rainy Season Chants
Continue exploring tuned and
unturned instruments, then create and
perform a weather chant together.
Children will
 Understand the subject-specific vocabulary relating to physical
geography: country, continent, climate and equator.
 Locate the equator and understand that countries near the equator
have different seasons to the United Kingdom.
 Explore tuned and unturned instruments.
 Create and perform a chant together.
Resources
Session 1
Provided: ‘I hear Thunder’ lyrics
You will need: A globe
Session 2
Provided: Map of Africa; Map of Europe; South Africa Fact Sheets; Recording of ‘Chapha Chapha’
You will need: A globe; Colouring pencils or crayons
Session 3
Provided: Recording of ‘Chapha Chapha’
You will need: A globe; A selection of musical instruments (e.g. tambourines, chime bars)
Session 4
Provided: Traditional Instruments; How To Make Instruments
You will need: Cardboard tubes from rolls of tissue; Tissue paper; Elastic bands; Dried peas; Paper
bowls; A stapler; Small cardboard boxes; Elastic bands of different thicknesses; Small sticks or pencils
Session 5
Provided:
You will need: ‘S is for South Africa’ by Beverley Naidoo, ISBN 9781847805027; Decorating materials:
paint, patterned fabric, felt tip pens and/or patterned wallpaper, etc.
Session 6
Provided:
You will need: ‘Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain’ by Verna Aardema, ISBN 9780333351642
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have been checked by Hamilton Trust (being the operating name of the registered charity, William Rowan Hamilton Trust) and to the best of Hamilton
Trust’s knowledge, are correct and accurate at the time of publication. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other terms and conditions on the Hamilton
Trust website, you acknowledge that Hamilton Trust has no control over such Links and indeed, the owners of such Links may have removed such Links,
changed such Links and/or contents associated with such Links. Therefore, it is your sole responsibility to verify any of the Links which you wish you use.
Hamilton Trust excludes all responsibility and liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of any Links.