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I love your ideas for the Lots and lots of Stars activity.
I will also be using this lesson as a thematic unit of work. I hope to link it with space in Oral Language and I will include the book ‘Where to hide a Star’ by Oliver Jeffers to the literacy resources I plan on using. I will also show ‘Starry Night’ by Van Gogh as part of my teaching.
I love your idea of singing and reciting Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star as part of the thematic work.
Module 3 Assignment:
Activity: Stars
ESERO 13: Lots and lots of Stars: Looking at the Stars
I would introduce the lesson with questions so get the children thinking, how many stars are there? More than 5? More than the number of children in this class? More than the number of marbles in this jar?
I would then show them the discussion sheet and some images of the Milky Way to get them engaged and focused.
I would then explain about the stars and the Milky Way and that the sun is a star, our nearest and brightest star.
We would follow this with the art lesson to create a starry night. I would show them Van Gogh’s famous Starry Night scene to get them thinking.
The children would use space themed play dough mats to create stars. I would add some glitter to the play dough to create a sparkling effect.
I would finish off the learning by reading ‘Where to hide a star’ by Oliver Jeffers to the children.
This is a delightful story about a boy who likes to play hide and seek with his two friends, the star and the penguin. The star was always easy to find as he is so bright but one day he goes missing. The boy radios a Martian for help and soon finds himself on an exciting spaceship rescue mission to the North Pole! But while there, he discovers that he isn’t the only one who dreams of having a star as a friend…
This is a lovely story about friendship that I know the children would enjoy and it would really consolidate their learning.Hi Sean
I love your ideas for teaching planets to your class. I also chose planets and decided on doing a KWL chart to begin with and then showing the children images of solar system and also listening to ‘The Planet Song and ‘We are the Planets’ and letting the children compare the information they learned in both. We consolidated our learning by using balloons and various colours/sizes to make the planets in our solar system.
Module 2 assignment
The activity I would use in my classroom would be the activity set on the planets.
My reasoning for this is based on the following factors
1. I would question them at the beginning of the lesson and find out how much they already know about the planets and what they would like to find out.
2. I teach infants and they learn through song. The Planets Song (ESERO 1) would support their learning as it is engaging and fact-based.
3. They would listen to ‘We are the Planets’ (The Solar System Song) and they would discuss what information they learned in that song.
4. We would compare the two songs at the end of the lesson and discuss new words/information they learned in each song.
5. The children would consolidate their learning by working in groups to make balloon prints of the different planets using different colours, sizes etc.Hi Rebecca
I’m also very interested in Science-based learning and I love how my own children are curious about the world around us and the solar system!
I can also see how enquiry-based learning can benefit children when investigating science matters. It also helps us as teachers to reflect on the learning at the end of a lesson for progression.
Hello everyone. My name is Dolores and I’ve been interested in Science-based learning all my life! I am really looking forward to the rest of the Modules and how the information can be used in the classroom.
Enquiry-based activity in the Junior Room
Learning Objective:
To investigate the effects colour mixing has on a paper towel.To ENGAGE the children, I will ask them questions in order to PROMPT them – What will happen when we apply colours to a paper towel?
This will lead to the children WONDERING what will happen when colours are applied to paper towel. They will make PREDICTIONS. This in turn will lead to the children wanting to EXPLORE colours and their effects on materials.
When the children are beginning their INVESTIGATING I will ask them a starter question about materials and which materials would be suitable to use when exploring colours.
The children will share their PREDICTIONS with their peers. We will then CONDUCT THE INVESTIGATION and apply colours to kitchen roll and see the effects. The children will then INTERPRET THE DATA/RESULTS and share their findings with the rest of the class.
The children will TAKE THE NEXT STEP by APPLYING THEIR LEARNING through investigating the use of mixing colours on other materials. They will apply their learning by MAKING CONNECTIONS with other subjects (art).
I will REFLECT on the lesson and ask myself how the lesson went, what could I have adapted or changed and how I could extend the lesson.
