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Celebrating space week in Infants – below are idea & topic I would complete with my class to celebrate space week.
Literacy:Read books about space, such as “There’s No Place Like Space” by Tish Rabe or “Roaring Rockets” by Tony Mitton.
Space Journals: Kids can draw and write (where possible) about what they would see and do if they went to space.
Maths:Counting Stars: Use star stickers to practice counting and simple addition/subtraction.
Shape Rockets: Create rockets using different shapes & tangrams
P.E.Astronaut Training: Set up an obstacle course to simulate an astronaut training camp with activities like crawling through tunnels and jumping over “craters.”
Space Walk: Go on a “space walk” kids need to move slowly as if they’re walking on the moon, while practising balance
ART – Making rockets using junk art materials or paint and print a galaxy on black paper.
Drama – Space Role-Play: Students can role-play as astronauts, mission control, or aliens.
Music: Space Songs: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” or “Zoom, Zoom, Zoom, We’re Going to the Moon.”
Create Space Sounds: Use instruments to create sounds that represent rockets launching, stars twinkling etc
Science: Rocket Launch Experiment: using the balloon with straw on a string method.
Constellation Creations: Use black paper and white chalk or stickers to create constellations or use images and try recreate these on our school playground.