The Planets.
I would introduce this lesson with a story/picture book about the different planets (‘Meet the Planets’ by Caryl Hart is a lovely story about flying through space to visit the different planets). I would encourage children to notice the differences in the physical attributes of the planets, using a poster of the solar system or by projecting the solar system onto the whiteboard. I would question children about the colours they notice, and what else makes the planets different. I would also encourage the children to image what it would be like to live on one of these planets. I would provide the children with paper plates of various sizes and allow them to paint/colour their favourite planet, describing the physical features that they are including
