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Activity Set-Special Life + Space and Aliens
i think younger pupils an be frightened and scared when you mention Aliens so I would softly introduce the topic with the book “You can’t eat a princess” by Gillian Rogerson and Sarah McIntyre. I love this book and from experience younger pupils have thoroughly enjoyed it as the illustrations put them at ease. It’s the Princesses birthday but the king is abducted by aliens do the princess zooms off in the Royal Rocket to track him down. The illustrations of aliens are appropriate for Infants, some aliens having 1,2,3 4 or 5 eyes. It ties in nicely with space Week Activity in the Mars Resource Book- Special Life/life in space- What would a Martian look like. I think having read the book first the pupils will have more ideas, their imagination will be ignited. They will be highly motivated to create a 3-D model of their alien and could sort them afterwards perhaps by colour or number of eyes integrating Science with maths.
Activity Set- The Planets
ESERO Lesson 01-The Planets:Journey through the solar system is an ideal way to introduce’The Planets’ as a topic on a Science Lesson. I love the way it involves active learning methods such as The Planet Dance and The Planet Game. both are fun artist will engage younger pupils with enthusiasm.
the YouTube Planet Song ‘Family of the Sun/Planets of our Solar System is an excellent way of teaching planet names and characteristics of each planet and is especially appropriate for younger learnersinteractive digital resources, short videos and images of the planets will help pupils visualise space in a way that would not be possible otherwise and provide second hand experiences for pupils. Examples include: Tge Solar System for kids/ The sun, moon and the planets @ Homeschoolpop.
art could also be integrated through painting/colouring/ decorating planets and this will help reinforce children’s understanding of the different features of the planets. Hands-on, active experiences promote engagement and understanding.
This is really a fabulous lesson for younger pupils Doireann. They will love the variety of methodologies. They will enjoy Bears shadow book and love the tracing shadows activity. Your lesson is very suited to Senior Infants and contains many STEAM elements.
Children always enjoy lessons involving magnets. They love predicting and exploring items in the classroom that will stick. Your lesson is very well adapted to Junior Infants. I can see them having great fun and being very involved in this lesson. I love the way you have included cross curricular activities
Topic: What can power a rocket
Strand: Energy and Forces
Strand Unit: Forces( exploring pushing and pulling)
WALT: We are learning that different forces can make a rocket move
Prompt: What will make my rocket move?
Wonder: Show pupils a paper rocket and ask- how do rockets get into the sky? What do you think could make our paper rocket move today? Can we make it move without throwing it?
Inquiry question: What can power our rocket? ( blowing,pushing, pulling)
Conduct investigation- using a paper rocket and a straw pupils predict how far the rocket will travel with a gentle blow, by blowing through the straw and trying stronger blow
Explain- what made the rocket move? What happened when you blew harder?was it a push or pull force? What was pushing the rocket?
Teacher explanation if required- the air from our breath pushes the rocket forward. Air can create a force.Extend new learning: ask pupils to think of another way to make the rocket travel differently.
Reflection- children can complete a simple recording sheet by drawing their rocket, circle whether it was a gentle blow or strong blow, finish the sentence “ my rocket moved because…”
Hi All
My name is Siobhan. I am an EAL teacher for Junior classes. I do some in-class support for language development. Space is a theme we cover. When my siblings and I were young my dad would take us outside to look at the night sky, showing us the galaxy and Mars. My little sister asked “where was bounty?”! So at her wedding we gave mini mars bounty and galaxy bars as favours!