Online tools and resources:
ESA
During storytime in my classroom, I would use this website to choose stories about astronauts and space. We would include these stories in our reading sessions to pique the interest of our younger students in space.
I would also get ideas for space-themed arts and activities from the pictures on the page. The kids might look at different images and use art supplies and recycled materials to recreate these images. This could be an Aistear station.
As a class, we would also play interactive games and work through riddles with a space theme. This would offer an enjoyable and light-hearted approach to reinforce space education.
I will definitely use the Stellarium resource. The children can view different stars and constellations. We could then create Art based on what they see/ find.