There are SO many songs, poems and art to connect us with the night sky, that the class library could be turned over to just that topic
and the walls lined with pictures for a month.
It would also be a great research question for the pupils. We pair the senior pupils with the junior pupils for reading – this would be a lovely way to introduce the Night Sky and Biodiversity to the younger classes. The older boys could select materials to bring to the younger classes and start the discussion with their reading buddy. It would also give the older boys a certain amount of responsibility too.
BOOKS:
Can’t You Sleep, Little Bear?
How High is the Sky
The Light in the Night
Little Red Hen (falling sky)
Why is the Sky Blue
Good Night Moon
Full Moon and the Napping House
Peace at Last
Owl Moon
When the Moon Forgot
The Star that Fell
Indian/Celtic/Dreamtime stories of how the stars, moon and skies were made
POEMS
Twinkle, Twinkle
Star Light, Star Bright
Ah Moon …and Star! E.Dickinson
Catch A Falling Star
Night Dreams
The Wishing Star
Fireflies in the Garden
Christmas Star
When You Wish Upon a Star
Like Catching A Falling Star
ART
Starry Night and Starry Night over the Rhone – Van Gogh
Starry Night – Munch
Moonlight – Homer
Nocturn in Black & Gold – Whistler
Fishermen at Sea – Turner
Moonlit Shipwreck a Sea – Moran
Starlight Night – G.O’Keeffe