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Rockets
Working with infants I would read the book ‘Aliens in Underpants save the world’ to them first. As the book progresses I would encourage them to predict what might happen next and build visual pictures in their heads of the exploration of space.
Then we would discuss rockets and elicit any previous knowledge they have of rockets .Through this we would build a mindmap of space vocabulary .
We would watch the clips of Marvin and Milo demonstrating the Balloon Rocket and The Rocket mice .I would ask questions about which rocket they thought would launch the highest or travel the furthest? Following the children’s replies I would pose further questions wondering what might happen if …
Dividing the class into smaller group they would proceed to build their rockets and check out their predictions .Rockets would be launched by each group and results compared .
Cross curricular work
Oral language – space vocabulary
Art/Craft -cutting, colouring .decorating their rockets
Maths- comparing, contrasting ,measuring, recording, data,
Aistear -Role play