I found it helpful that this module outlined links to the new primary maths curriculum. This was helpful as I am just getting used to planning for my senior infants with this document in mind.
I also appreciated the links to videos for teacher background knowledge, as I wouldn’t be overly confident in my own knowledge about space.
The series of activities based on stars would work well in the infant classroom. The support document “Lots and Lots of Stars” activity “Looking at the stars- How many stars are there?” where the teacher uses containers of marbles to emphasize how many stars are in the sky would really help children in the younger years with their conceptual understanding of number. The discussion element of the lesson helps the children use their language skills and vocabulary to help explain their thinking to their peers. The follow on activity of making a starry sky by using a splatter paint screen would be a fun, visual way to help them understand the huge number of stars in space.