Activity Set: Space and Aliens
Year Level: Senior Infants
1. I would start the lesson by reading ‘The Way Back Home’ by Oliver Jeffers’ about a boy and a martian that land on the moon.
2. We would discuss whether aliens actually exist, what planet they would live on and what their lives would be like. I would tell them to-date no aliens have been actually discovered but that’s not to say they don’t exist.
3. Think, pair, share re what an alien might find interesting about planet earth, what animals, plants, buildings, landmarks etc do we have on earth that might fascinate a friendly alien – children draw and label these items and share with the class.
4. Talk about what an alien might look like, would they have similar features to humans, what else might they have? Children draw their alien and think about the following questions:
– What is the name of their planet?
– What is the weather like on their planet?
– Do they live in homes?
– What games do they like to play?
5. Using the app ‘Chatterpix’ by duck, duck, goose, the children take a photo of their alien picture, create a ‘mouth’ using the app and then record the information in point 4. These are shared with the class by casting the ipad through airplay.