seating’ means one person takes on a character and the rest of the ‘Hot group ask questions to help them learn more about the character and their experiences. Give one child in each group a character card. Allow time for them to read their card and familiarise themselves with the character. Arrange each small group so that there is an in front of a chair that is ‘audience’ the seat’. If you prefer, you could have one hot seat and the whole class as ‘hot the audience, with various children taking on different characters and taking the hot seat one at a time. The children in each group ask the child in the hot seat questions about their experience of winter weather described on the character card. For example, they might ask: How old are you? Where do you live? What were you doing and who were you with when it started? Did it happen at night or during the day? What could you hear and see during the winter weather emergency? How did you feel during the winter weather emergency? How would you be prepared for next time? After a few minutes, another child in each group will get a new character card, and will be in the hot seat to answer questions. If you have time, continue in this way, letting four children in each group have a turn in the hot seat with a new character card. At the end of the activity ask the class how they might feel during a winter weather emergency and what they might do to feel prepared. If you have time, you could work through some of the coping skills, to support children in learning techniques to keep calm in an emergency. Winter weather worksheets activities Activity type Suggested time Suggested size Learn 5–10 minutes per worksheet Individual What you need Introduction This activity helps children consolidate their learning about the impact of winter storms and severe cold weather and reinforce their language around this topic. Activity description Before the activity:
‘Hot seating’ means one person takes on a character and the rest of the group ask questions to help them learn more about the character and their experiences. Give one child in each group a character card. Allow time for them to read their card and familiarise themselves with the character. Arrange each small group so that there is an ‘audience’ in front of a chair that is the ‘hot seat’. If you prefer, you could have one hot seat and the whole class as the audience, with various children taking on different characters and taking the hot seat one at a time. The children in each group ask the child in the hot seat questions about their experience of winter weather described on the character card. For example, they might ask: How old are you? Where do you live? What were you doing and who were you with when it started? Did it happen at night or during the day? What could you hear and see during the winter weather emergency? How did you feel during the winter weather emergency? How would you be prepared for next time? After a few minutes, another child in each group will get a new character card, and will be in the hot seat to answer questions. If you have time, continue in this way, letting four children in each group have a turn in the hot seat with a new character card. At the end of the activity ask the class how they might feel during a winter weather emergency and what they might do to feel prepared. If you have time, you could work through some of the coping skills, to support children in learning techniques to keep calm in an emergency. Winter weather worksheets activities Activity type Suggested time Suggested size Learn 5–10 minutes per worksheet Individual What you need Introduction This activity helps children consolidate their learning about the impact of winter storms and severe cold weather and reinforce their language around this topic. Activity description Before the activity: