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The activity set I would like to use is The Planets. I feel this would be a good starting basis for an infant class to learn the names of the planets in our solar system. I would start with discussing the name of the town we live in etc and discuss the planet Earth. I would introduce the names of the planets with visuals. We would then discuss the Sun and the fact that all the planets revolve around the sun. I really like the planets game as it is active and the children would love to pretend they are space rockets. I would then follow up with Planet Dance and Planet Spin. Planet Dance has the added bonus of working on language such as behind, beside, in front of etc. I like the suggestion of doing this lesson in the hall as it will allow for plenty of space for the hoops and for the movement required. I would then take it back to the classroom where I would play a video which gives a little extra information about each of the planets.