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I would explore a topic based on The Moon
My tr
igger would be the rhyme Jack and Jill and then the image from the moon stories included in the module. file:///C:/Users/User/Pictures/New%20folder/MoonStoriesASP.pdf
Wondering Questions:
I wonder what it would be like to live on the Moon?
What would we need to bring with us?
Where would we live?
What would we eat?
How would we move about?
What clothes could we wear?
Exploring:
We would look at our life here on earth and how different it might be on the moon.
Display images of the moon, astronauts in spacesuits, rockets, lunar rovers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cKpzp358F4
Discuss our homes here on earth and discuss shelters.
I would remind the pupils about the environment they would be building in. The lunar surface is rocky and dusty with a huge number of deep craters which we can see from images of the Moon.
Display images of the moon.
Discuss and build a shelter from materials in classroom – lego, playdoh and straws, Klapa planks.
I would explore a topic based on The Moon
My trigger would be the rhyme Jack and Jill and then the image from the moon stories included in the module.file:///C:/Users/User/Pictures/New%20folder/MoonStoriesASP.pdfWondering Questions:
I wonder what it would be like to live on the Moon?
What would we need to bring with us?
Where would we live?
What would we eat?
How would we move about?
What clothes could we wear?Exploring:
We would look at our life here on earth and how different it might be on the moon.Display images of the moon, astronauts in spacesuits, rockets, lunar rovers
Apollo 16 “Grand Prix”: lunar rover / buggy (LRV) footage – HD Video Stabilized
Discuss our homes here on earth and discuss shelters.
I would remind the pupils about the environment they would be building in. The lunar surface is rocky and dusty with a huge number of deep craters which we can see from images of the Moon.
Display images of the moon.
Discuss and build a shelter from materials in classroom – lego, playdoh and straws, Klapa planks.Reflective log: I enjoyed the presentation on finger printing. The use of balloons to enlarge the print in the infant room was interesting. I would engage my pupils by displaying a fun cartoon mug shot photo of Goldilocks or perhaps the Big Bad Wolf and brainstorm how we could catch them.
Pupils would observe, collect, and compare fingerprints to explore patterns and understand individual uniqueness.
Statement: “Did you know that no two people have the same fingerprints—not even identical twins? Let’s find out why fingerprints are so unique.”
I would display images of fingerprint patterns: loop, whorl, and arch. I would encourage them to use magnifying glasses to observe patterns more clearly. I would have pupils compare their fingerprints with classmates and answer:
Questions: What patterns do you see? (loop, whorl, arch)
Do any fingerprints look exactly the same?
Why do you think fingerprints are useful in real life (e.g., security, forensics linking back to Goldilocks/Big bad Wolf)?
Linkage with visit from Garda, Literacy activities with fairytales, Maths – sorting patterns
Love the use of a song as a stimulus. I’m guilty of using books or an image as my go to for first engagement with a topic.
I did marble runs with my class last year but this link to Ramps & Pathways is so handy. I didn’t even think to progress it further with ping pong balls or even pom poms. Thanks for the link.
Hi everyone,
Elspeth anseo. I’m teaching in Co. Wexford, where the sun has disappeared. I’ll be teaching first and second next year.
Hoping to have lots of space facts after this course. My space fact is – Ireland once had the title for having the biggest telescope in the world and it remained so for 75 years. The Leviathan in Birr Castle.
A fab book for the junior rooms is “Adam’s Amazing Space Adventure” by Benji Bennett. A fun space book with lots of rhyming.
