Space Week plan
Morning activity: Look at a photo from Astronomy picture of the day every morning and discuss what we see.
Lego Challenge: Build a rocket ship
Literacy: Older classes report writing on Space. Space themed books all classes: Field Trip to the Moon – wordless picture books children can create their own script to accompany the story. The Big Beyond, How to Catch a Star, The Way Back home, Adams Amazing Space Adventure.
Art: Night sky painting using a toothbrush to create the stars, younger classes design and make an alien.
PE: Younger classes can play The Planet game and The Planet Dance from ‘Journey through the Solar system’. Older classes children can look at projectiles and link this to building a rocket ship.
History: The space race/ animals and people in space. Varying detail depending on class level.
Science: Build and test a rocket. (Younger classes rocket mice). In groups children come up with a question to investigate relating to their rockets.
SPHE: Daily stargazing meditation using Stellarium. Followed by discussion where children are encouraged to notice changes across the week and discuss constellations.