I haver chosen to base my lesson on Space and Aliens. I would follow a number of steps in the lesson to explore the theme of space and aliens with my First Class next year.
Introduction: I would pose the question has anybody ever heard of aliens before? What or who are they? Where do they live? What do they look like?
Development: I would introduce the story ‘I’m from Outer Space! Meet an Alien’ by Lisa Bullard and illustrated by Mike Moran. We will discuss what an author is, what an illustrator is and predict what is going to happen in the story by looking at the pictures and by using any prior knowledge of aliens also. The story will explore the life of an alien named Zeeton and his journey on his spaceship. We will follow Zeeton’s journey to Planet Earth also! We will focus on the skills of prediction and questioning throughout the lesson.
Application: The pupils will discuss what they perceive aliens to look like i.e. colour, size, shape. We will discuss the fact that no aliens have been found yet but we can see them as imaginary characters/creatures. The pupils will then be given A4 paper and a variety of mediums to complete their drawing and picture and come up with a name for their alien.
Conclusion: The pupils will introduce their alien friend to the class and describe it. A poem called ‘The Alien’ will be read also.