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Firstly I would introduce the planets using the planets song. I would have printed pictures of the planets showing the difference in sizes etc. We would work to lay out the planets in order from the sun maybe outside depending on the weather or in the school hall.
Then We would read a fun story about space and we would go to each planet- we would read the name of the planet and I would tell the children one fun fact about the planets while questioning them on what they can see. Which is the biggest planet etc?
We would work on some space related art after this lesson to further develop the children’s curiosity in space. A nice one that I have done before is to do a very simple astronaut drawing on a white sheet- cut that out and stick on a black sheet and pop in a picture of the child’s face to make them the astronaut.
I think space is an easy topic to stimulate interest in as it is so fascinating to all of us even as adults.
Hi there,
My name is Sarah and I will be teaching Senior Infants in September. One of my favourite facts about Space is that footsteps on the moon will last millions of years which highlights the significant of the achievement of those who have walked on its surface.
One of my favourite lessons to do with Senior Infants in relation to space is the story of Neil Armstrong – I have used the book “I am Neil Armstrong” to teach this to the children. Following on from this we have made our own moons using cornflour and conditioner. There are huge possibilities for integration with this topic in other curricular areas- Shape and space in maths- Making rockets in art. Reenacting the moonwalk in P.E.
Another fantastic way to teach the planets is to design in a whole class approach and display them so children can see the order and size difference between the planets.
