Activity Set: Space and Aliens
There are lots of opportunities here for imaginative play and creativity among the children.
I would begin with the story ‘Aliens Love Underpants’. There are lots of different images of aliens in this book. I would encourage the children to create their very own alien and to draw an image of it. I would then ask them to think about what planet their alien comes from? What food they eat? How do they communicate? We could explore the planets here in more detail and after this study we would then decide which planet would best suit their alien. create clay models of our aliens and using circle time or the ‘Artist’s Chair’ we would interview the alien to find out more about them, this could also be done in pairs.
Teacher in Role as an alien and children think of questions to ask the alien.