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The resource I plan on using on return to school is Earth Mosaics. Once the templates are laid in a circle and the children discover there is no ‘up and down’ – a great way to break their fixation on up or down.
I think I will incorporate the Earth Mosaics resource with Art class. The template for this is very useful so each child will get a template and we will lay them on the floor to form a round mosaic. Visuals such as this completed mosaic are a great way to see for themselves – in this case the no real ‘up and down’ fact.
I believe this will work well with my class.I particularly liked the following resources/activities: What Clothes to Wear (ESERO) and Investigating Children’s Coats (Curious Minds) and feel these are activities which would engage my class.
I hope to use the resources to further enhance Science lessons – such as What Clothes to Wear and the dressing up box idea where children select suitable summer clothes and explain why these clothes in summer, and repeat the activity for winter. I will integrate this with oral language and also art and geography.
This will support the SSE process in school as I learnt how to examine science practice in our school and to find ways to improve science teaching and learning.
I am looking forward to using the ESERO resource – Lots and Lots of Stars along with the resource for making Star Lanterns (spaceweek.ie).
The plan is to create a starry sky by firstly looking at relevant images of night skies. Afterwards painting an A4 sheet to match the sky at night. Once this is dry the class will make stars using paint and toothbrushes. We will discuss the starry sky and use the worksheet to count the stars in the sky explaining that there are so many stars it takes a computer to count accurately.
Hi – I’m Emma and I will be teaching Senior Infants in September.
A fun space fact – if you were to fly a plane to Pluto the journey would take more than 800 years!
I plan on using the hands on activities outlined on the Curious Minds website with my students when teaching science. I particularly liked the lesson plan for Mighty Materials (Junior Classes) and planning a Trigger to get them interested such as videos or books relating to the topic – this is of particular importance with the younger classes. I have got some great ideas also on this forum which I will definitely be using in my classroom such as the lesson based around The Stars and the experiment for the Volcanic Eruption in a Jar.I would primarily use the books recommended as resources for this theme such as The Way Back Home and the Marvin & Milo cartoons.
We will read the books recommended during literacy time when we read together as a whole class (cross-curricular approach).
The Fizzing and Foaming activity if of particular interest to me with my Senior Infant class as I feel it will encourage their natural curiosity.
