For space week, my aim is that pupils would celebrate space week in a cross-curricular way. I would give an area in the classroom to display all of our space week vocabulary, story books, art work etc. I would use all opportunities throughout the day to refer to the display, vocabulary etc. For example when children are lining up, I would mimic a spaceship launch countdown as my timer for children to get into their spots.
To begin the week, I would use song to recap the names of the planets. When children are then familiar with the planet names and features, I would facilitate a whole class art project. Children will be put into groups and will work together to make some paper mâché planets. This will be worked on over the week. When it is finished it will be painted and put on display in the main school hall for all classes to see.
I would host a bingo session for Junior and Senior Infants with some fun space related spot prizes. At the end of the bingo session, I would get all pupils to spread out in the hall and to do the eight planets – dance along space song.