Class plan for space week for senior infants
English: Listen to the story ‘Aliens in Underpants Save the World’. Discuss what happened in the story – oral language. Write a postcard from a rocket in outer space. Other books such as ‘The Darkest Dark’ by Chris Hadfield and ‘The Way Back Home’ by Oliver Jeffers could be read on the other days also.
Maths: Space themed snakes and ladders game that I have in my classroom, space bingo, space themed worksheets. Blast off game from the Top Marks website.
Science: Rocket Mice Activity
Assessment of fine motor skills with cutting aspect of the task. Oral language development to discuss what colours to use, what the mouse might see in space. After the activity a discussion about the size of the bottle/ size of the mouse and whether different results are possible
There were a lot of lovely hands on activities in this module and I would love to sign up for Space Week next year.