For this lesson I would like to use the activity set: Space and Aliens – Special life, Life in Space. This lesson would begin with the story Aliens in Underpants. The end of the story will act as the trigger – “So when you put your pants on. Freshly washed and nice and clean. Just check in case an alien still lurks inside, unseen!” What would you do if you found an alien who was left behind? The children will be asked to introduce the alien to the special things in their life. What would you want them to experience here on Earth? Who would you like them to meet? There are excellent opportunities to integrate lessons on this theme. SPHE lessons on how others may feel in new surroundings, literacy lessons on writing a narrative piece where they meet their alien and introduce them to their world on Earth and art lessons where the children create their alien in clay form and decorate using paint and colour.