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Junior infant lesson on the Planets.
Key learning objectives:
Know that planets are in Space
Recognise the Earth is a planet in which we live
Name few planets-Mars, Jupiter , Earth
Describe planets using simple words like big, small, hot, cold etcIntroduction:
Have you looked at stars at night?
Show a picture of Earth, where do we live?
Explain that Earth we live in is a planet. There are 8 planets that travel around the sun.
Introduce the 8 planets.
Mercury closet to the sun, Earth is our home, Mars the red planet, Saturn has beautiful rings etc. Pupils will not need to know all the planets but by giving each planet an explanation they might remember that there are 8 in total.
Art Activity:
Each pupil is giving a planet to paint and stick it on to a black background. Pupils can add stars or glitter . These are displayed in classroom under the title ‘ planets’.
Finish the lesson with this song -The Planet Song -8 planets of the solar system.
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https://share.google/5fIE9BchC4MjegJJEAlyson, l love this lesson . The simplicity but effectiveness of teaching the idea of light and shadow through oreos is so clever . I think this would be a great topic to do in October combining both Space week and Halloween too, as there is a mystique to the moon that kids would enjoy learning about.
Junior infant lesson: Magnets- What sticks?
Learning objectives:
Use science vocabulary like magnet, magnetic, sticks not sticks.
Explore magnets through play and investigation
Identify objects that are magnetic and are not.
Materials:
Magnets, coins, paperclips, keys, plastic spoon, rubberbands, lego, tin foil, thumb tacks.
Sort the materials under labels Magnetic or Non Magnetic. Predictions can be recorded pictorially too.
Inquiry Question: What is a magnet? What does it do?
Introduction/ raising curiosity:
Show a magnet ? What is it? Have you ever seen one at home etc What does it do ? What might stick to it?
Magnetic detective:
What objects will stick? Pupils choose objects such as plastic spoon, thumb tack etc. Children could work in pairs . one investigates and the other records. Pupils than swop roles. This could be further elaborated by going for magnetic hunt around the classroom. Drawing the pupils attention to key words as magnetic, sticks, non magnetic, falls off .
Cross curricular links:
Oral language-describing observations.
Social and emotional development: working in pairs or small groups
Maths: counting and comparing number of objects that are magnetic and non magnetic
