The activity for the plough and the stars (!) was such an interesting idea. I know that some elements are beyond the scope of infants, but I would still absolutely love to do it with my infants class. Even recognising numbers like 32, 28 etc. is a great stretch for more able children, and there are so many stages to the project that there are opportunities for every child to participate usefully. Space can be such an abstract concept for children, that I could see myself using this to usefully demonstrate the differences in star distances.
This could be combined nicely with an adventure in the forest (we have a grove of trees nearby) and we could talk about how the leaves and canopy look different when observing from the ground, compared to when we climb onto the branches (low and safe!). Looking at the stars would be similar if we could travel through space.
I was also thinking that I could use the “what I see” drawing activity, but I couldn’t decide whether I’d do it before the constellation creation or after. Perhaps after, since we’d have seen the stars from other directions too at that point.