Activity Set: Stars
Introduction: Ask the pupils what they might see in the sky at night? Ask pupils what role of stars in the night sky might be?
Pupils would then been shown the cover of the book “How to catch a star” by Oliver Jeffers.
Development: A class discussion will take place, encouraging children to share their thoughts and ask questions on the topic of stars. I will then explain that stars are big balls of hot gas that shine in the sky.
Introduce the topic of constellations (patters of stars in the sky). I would then get the children to draw their own night sky filled with stars (stencils to scaffold). Children would be encouraged to connect their stars creating a constellation.
Conclusion: Children would share their creations with the class. Thumbs up/down reviewing key points from the lesson.