I would work on the topic Space and Aliens with my class. To do this I would start by showing the children this short video about Aliens
I would then read the story “Aliens love underpants”. Initially I would focus the children’s attention to the pictures and discuss what aliens look like.
I would then give the children a piece of paper and a variety of art supplies to draw what they think an alien looks like. They could create a story about the alien using Chatterpix. They could then share this with the class using Bytello share.
As an extension of this activity I would ask the children to make a 3D model of their alien using playdoh or clay.
From this activity I would move on to martians. Is there a difference between aliens and martians? Are there similarities or differences? I would look at the video on ESA
https://www.esa.int/kids/en/Multimedia/Paxi_animations/English/Do_Martians_exist
The children could then follow the lesson “Special life” and act out being a martian for their peers. They could also construct a martian using a variety of construction materials such as blocks, lego, straws etc
I would also do a listening activity and read out a description of my martian/ alien and ask the children to draw it. The children could then look at the display and see how different they all look. We could then listen to trhe description again and see which picture is most accurate.
