For a fun and educational lesson on space and aliens, I start by reading a story about space and aliens to spark their imagination – I have used Aliens love Underpants, The Smeds and the Smoos, and The Man on the Moon( A Day in the Life of Bob!) Then, I let children create their own alien artwork using various materials like playdough, clay or paint. Children write a piece about their alien to display with their artwork. We discuss what would happen if an alien came to visit our class for a day, what do we think they would need to know or be interested in? In science, we discuss the planets in our solar system and what conditions might support alien life, this reverts back and revises what we have learnt about the different planets. To include maths, the students will measure distances between planets using simple calculations. The opportunities for integration across subject areas is endless on such an interesting and fun topic!