The activity I would choose is the moon. I am a junior infant teacher so all my teaching is done through playful activities during station teaching . Some of these stations are teacher led and some of them are child led.
Stations I would use are :
Station 1: having a bowl of flour and dropping various size balls into the flour to see the idea of a crater . I loved this idea from this module and can’t wait to try it . Children learn by doing and this will give them a clear picture in their head of what a crater is.
Station 2: Role play- dress up as astronauts and pretend to be walking on the moon. The children used polydrons this year to make space helmets and they worked really well. Children came up with really good ideas of using Tin foil and bubble wrap to create the moon.
Station 3: playdoh- using playdoh to make the planets and also they can create their own planet or alien living on the planet. If I was just focusing on the moon I would get them to make the various stages of the moon using playdoh.
Station 4: Painting- paint Neil Armstrong landing in the moon – flag, ship etc….
Station 5: Making the moon using felt, fabric , various types of materials etc
What can we use for craters etc … what do you think it looks like ? Lots of incidental conversations happen in these stations and that’s where so much learning takes place .