Reply To: Module 3 – Stars, Space and Aliens

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Mikey Flanagan
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    I would introduce the concept of stars by using a stars activity set. We’d start with a 15-minute discussion, sitting in a circle, where I’d use pebbles to represent stars. I would ask the children if there are more stars than the pebbles they see, gradually increasing the number to illustrate how many stars exist. I’d ask, “Have you seen stars?” I would show a picture of a starry sky and explain that stars emit light and are most visible at night, while the Sun, a star, is too bright during the day to see others. After this  the children would paint an A4 sheet to resemble the night sky and use toothbrushes to splatter paint stars in different colors. In the final 15 minutes, we would discuss their paintings and use the Artists Chair at the top of the class  and complete a worksheet where they draw and count stars, reinforcing their understanding.

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