Monday: Space
Read aloud: ‘Give Me Some Space’ by Philip Bunting. Students can watch this book being read by an astronaut on the ISS.
Activities: Watch SciShow Kids video ‘Let’s Explore Space’, students will then paint their own galaxies. Students can also dress up as astronauts and aliens and explore other galaxies together.
Tuesday: The Solar System
Video: ‘The Solar System Song‘ teaches students about the planets in our solar system. Students could also learn about the 5 dwarf planets by watching the ‘Dwarf Planet Song‘.
Activities: Students can play the planet game, the planet dance, and spin the planet hula hoop game from the activity set in module 2. They can also pick one of the planets and paint a picture of it.
Wednesday: Aliens
Read aloud: ‘Aliens Love Underpants‘ by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort
Activities: Students will design and create their own aliens using play-doh or air dry clay, if using the clay they can paint their aliens. Students can also create a model of their alien’s home to display their alien.
Thursday: Stars
Read aloud: ‘Zoo in the Sky‘ by Jacqueline Mitton or ‘Stars‘ by Mary Lyn Ray. These books teach students about what stars are, how they’re created, the constellations, and the stories behind the constellations.
Activities: Students will use toilet paper rolls and cling film to create their own telescope. Trace the bottom of the toilet paper roll on a piece of cling film, then draw stars or a constellation in the circle using markers. Cut out the circle and sellotape it onto the toilet paper roll. Then decorate the outside of the toilet paper roll with paint, markers, or stickers.
Friday: Rockets
Read aloud: ‘Roaring Rockets‘ by Tony Mitton
Activities: Students can build their own rockets using recycled materials. By attaching a split pin at the top of their rocket students can then use magnets to pull their rockets along the floor and have a rocket race.