To engage my 1st class in Space Week activities, I would start with an exciting storytime featuring age-appropriate books about the solar system and astronauts. Each day, we’d focus on a different planet, using interactive visuals and fun facts to spark curiosity. I’d incorporate hands-on crafts, like creating paper mache planets and starry night paintings using glow-in-the-dark paint. We’d play educational games, such as “Planet Hop,” where students jump between planet cutouts on the floor as I call out their names. Incorporating music, we’d learn a song about the planets to reinforce their names and order. For a sensory experience, we’d have a “space sensory bin” filled with kinetic sand and small space-themed toys. We’d also use simple, safe science experiments to demonstrate concepts like gravity and the phases of the Moon. Finally, we’d end the week with a mini “space mission” role-play, where students pretend to be astronauts exploring the galaxy.