I would teach the children about the planets by doing a number of fun activities with them! I would take these super activities form one of the Esero worksheets Esero 01. Some of these can be carried out in the classroom, others might be better suited to the hall so some cross curriculum linkage with PE.
We would listen to and learn then sing together The Planet Song. We would head to the school hall and do some hoop games based on the planets. We would do the activity ‘ Spin your Planet’.
We would do a planet dance using the hoops as follows-Stand with legs wide apart on your planet. Stand in your planet. Stand behind your planet. Stand next to your planet. Stand to the left of your planet. Stand to the right of your planet. Stand under your planet – hold the hoop above your head.
I always struggle to think of new dance ideas so I am delighted with the Esero planet dance and look forward to using it!