Class Plan for Space Week
Monday: I would read the picture book “There’s No Place Like Space: All About Our Solar System” by Tish Rabe to introduce the children to the topic for the week. The children would then use a variety of construction materials to build and decorate their own space rocket.
Tuesday: I would read the story ‘ Papa please get the moon for me’. I would then give the children black sugar paper and white and yellow chalk and have them create their own night sky to include the moon and stars.
Wednesday: I would teach the children ‘The Planet Song’. We would then examine pictures of the different planets and discuss their distinguishing features. The children would then be given a worksheet depicting all of the planets and they would colour and cut out the planets. They would then complete a sequencing activity and place the planets in the correct order as outlined in ‘ The Planet Song’.
Thursday: I would begin by reading the book ‘ Astronauts Handbook’ to the children to introduce them to the topic for the day. The children would then take a virtual tour around a space station using the NASA website. Children engage in role play, acting out being astronauts in space. The children would draw and decorate their own astronaut helmet.
Friday: Recap of the space topics throughout the week. The children would learn and perform ‘ The Eight Planets Dance along’ song. I would finish by reading the story ‘ Aliens Visit our Planet’. The children would then create their own alien and think of a cool ‘space name’ for it. They would then present their alien to the class and tell us about which planet they are from etc.