The Class Solar System
Materials:- Styrofoam Balls
- Paint
- Various Other Art Supplies of Your Choice
- Give each child a Styrofoam Ball (10 in total, 9 planets plus the sun, if you have more children then that you can let some make stars, or moons). Let them design their own planet. When everyone is done you can put the solar system together.
Lite Brite Constellations
If you have a Lite Brite use it to make constellations, your children will be
able to see the constellations much better on a Lite Brite.
The Astronaut Song
Outer space is where I really like to go I ride inside a spaceship, don't you know
I like to travel near the stars
Wave to Jupiter and Mars
Outer space is where I really like to go
The Planets Zippidy Doo
Mercury, Venus, Earth and MarsThen comes Jupiter, oh my stars
Saturn, Uranus, Neptune too.
Then comes Pluto zippidy doo
Me on the Moon
For a souvenir of your space week, find a picture of an astronaut. Make a copy
of the picture. Cut out the face of the astronaut and use a picture of a child
and make another copy. Now it looks like your student is on the moon. Do this
for all of your children. They'll love it.
What's Out There?: A Book about Space
Lynn Wilson