Module 2: The Planets
I would base my lesson on The Planets.
I would begin the lesson with listing the planets on the board and asking the children to read the names and to report back anything they know about planets to establish prior knowledge. I would then play The Planets Song for the pupils. This is a great starting point as it will spark an interest in the topic.
A trip to the school library would be useful then as we can collect a variety of age appropriate books on the planets. I would also use ICT for gathering information. Depending on the age of the pupils I would either ask the children to split into small groups and assign a planet to each group. I have used the form of a news report with microphone and cardboard screen cutout to orally relay information on the assigned planets to the rest of the class. This way everyone can get involved. Something else I have used in my class is using playdoh to create the planets as papier mache may be too difficult for some pupils.