The activity that I would like to focus on is ESERO 19: Special Life. I feel this could be adapted for Aistear stations for the infants. I would use 3 stations with the following activities:
Oral Language – Using visuals I would invite the children to share the words that come into their head when we think of planet Earth, e.g. people, animals, objects, etc. I would explain that there are many more planets in space, but as far as we know there are no living people there. I would then ask the children to think about, if people did visit from other planets, what would they like to show them here on Earth? What makes Earth so special? I would record all of their answers on poster paper, which can then be moved with the children and displayed as a stimulus in the next area.
Role play – The children would then act out an alien visiting their planet and what they would tell them about Earth, what they would show them about Earth. Teacher can observe and partake in the role play if necessary.
Art – Invite the children to share what they think an alien would look like – discuss body parts, colours, shapes, textures etc. The children would then draw and design their own alien. I would provide the children with a range of materials to create different textures e.g. wool, fabric, plastic, etc.