I really enjoyed discovering the variety of activities and activity sets outlined in this module. I feel a lot more prepared now to teach the topic of space to my class. One activity which particularly caught my attention was that of The Man in the Moon. As I will be teaching junior infants, I think this activity will be certainly well suited to them and their ability.
To begin with, I would ask them what they know about the moon and also what they would like to know. We would then explore some images of the moon and discuss it’s shape – there could be good linkage with 2D/3D shapes here also. Following this, the children would construct their own moon using materials provided and we would then discuss why they made their moon the way they did. I would then introduce the moon rhyme and discuss the concept of the man on the moon.