Choose from one of the activities or activity sets outlined in this module:
• Activity: The Spherical Earth
• Activity Set: The Planets
• Activity Set: The Moon
• Activity Set: The Sun and Shadows
How would you use the activity in your classroom?
The activity set I would use in the class would be ‘The Planets’. I teach senior infants and one of our SESE themes that spans a month is Space.
I really liked the planets lesson plan. I think that in the junior end of the school using cross curricular themes and lessons is a great way to cover topics. The children at this age don’t see learning as split into subjects and from my experience they enjoy activities and lessons that bring subject areas together. I like how active the lesson is as this is also enjoyable for the children and caters for different learners.
Using music to make the children more aware of topics is also very useful in the junior end of the school. I use music a lot as a transition activity and as a entry point to a subject as younger children generally love music and dancing.
I have also used this song in class and the children liked it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noiwY7kQ5NQ