Activity Set: Stars
Activity Set: Space and Aliens
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I would chose Activity set: Space and Aliens. I would use the space Week Mars Activity. I would begin the lesson with a KWL chart or white boards and get the child/children to brainstorm their questions or prior knowledge about Martians.
There some nice Sesame street clips of the blue and red Martians that could be used as a stimulus or discussion for the children.
In our school clayotics is such a big hit with the students and it’s nice that it dries hard too. The children could brainstorm/draw their Martian on paper and label the parts etc. Then they could construct using Clayotics in a group or individually.
It’s also nice for the children to photograph their creations on the ipad using a backdrop. The child could draw their own Mars on a folded A4 sheet of paper or print one pictures and stick them onto the backing paper. Then they can photograph their creations for their school scrapbook/learning record.