For my classroom, I chose the “Create an Alien” activity from the Space and Aliens activity set. This activity involves students imagining and drawing their own aliens and encourages creativity.
I would start by reading a fun story about space and aliens to spark the students’ imagination. We would discuss what aliens might look like, how they might move, and what they might eat. I would show pictures of different aliens from books or online resources to give them ideas.
Next, I would give each student a large sheet of paper and colourful markers or crayons. I would ask them to draw their own alien, thinking about what makes their alien special. For example, their alien could have lots of eyes, funny legs, or bright colours. While they draw, we would talk about why they chose certain features for their alien.
At the end of the activity, each student would share their alien with the class, explaining what makes their alien unique. We would display all the alien drawings on a bulletin board titled “Our Alien Friends” for everyone to see.