Activity set chosen: The planets
I would 100% use this activity set in my classroom
I would start by playing the planets song for the children to engage the children- it is fun and playful and also integrates well with music too!
I would then have a whole class discussion on planets gather prior knowledge and see what planets we already know.
For my first lesson I would focus on earth and day by day would focus on a different planet each day.
Whilst focusing on earth- I would definitely use the many activities I have learnt in this module such as the earth mosaic and carry out the whole class experiment about day and night on earth and how it changes by having a giant earth and sticking two figures on earth side on the earth and shine a light on the earth to show the different times of the day on each side of the world! I absolutely LOVE this idea- it issue practical and visual for the children.
As my lessons developed throughout the week (focusing on new planets through the weeks) – I would start each lesson with inquiry based learning and investigations on each planet, by for example starting by playing some games such as the planet game (ESERO 1). And continue on during the week to make fact files of each planet, and some clay figurines of the planets so we could have a whole class solar system with fact files to display!