Topi : space and aliens
cross curricula : PE movement and dance , maths 3d shapes , art construction and materials , aistear space, literacy reading and writing, drama
start with the warm up song 10 aliens jumping on the bed or I’m a little Martian . Next introduce the book by mark brownlow . Children to describe the aliens , what happened to them, what words rhyme . Ch to draw their own alien and write or teacher to scribe what happens to them. If the are 10 aliens and then only 9 , how many disappeared etc … continue mathematical questioning. Introduce children to 3 d shapes . Using play dough who can make a sphere for the body etc…. Children to make their own play dough alien . Use different textures d.g. Pipe cleaners to add detail. Put ch in groups of 10 with their play dough aliens to act out the story
next discuss if children think aliens really exist? , watch are aliens real https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Smeg1KUa3qU and discuss
finish by asking children to think of a question they would like to ask an alien if they met one. Teacher to scribe
PE: can you travel across the floor like a space snake, zoom like a rocket, dance like an alien… etc ….
using gym equipment, model how the children can move over, under, through the galaxy, moon rock, shooting stars etc…
cool down stretch to I’m a little alien ( tune of I’m a little tea pot )