Ideas For Sights And Sounds Theme

[Guest]

Next term my theme is sights (looking at our planet and up in the sky) and sounds. Has anybody any suggestions for activities, books etc?

[leapfrog]

Make a travel agent with a difference... one to take you to the stars and other planets? Or a rocket ship - with a tunnel to crawl through is fun if you have one.

 

Do night sky pics in a box or outside splattering white paint on black paper. A cheap toothbrush works well.

 

Read the Aliens are coming by Colin McNaughton - R and Y1 classes like it.

 

Use Google earth if you have internet access. The zoomed out earth is very visual then you can zoom in which is good.

 

Sounds a fun topic!

[Guest]

We have just had a space theme running in our nursery - the chidlren thoroughly enjoyed having a rocket role-play area.

There are lots of good songs and other activity ideas on the preschool education site

 

Paper plates make a great base for art and craft activities based on the planets - bubble painting with grey paint makes a very effective moon landscape.

 

We read 'Whatever Next' and 'The Jigaree' to inspire our rocket role-play.

 

I think the book 'Peace at Last' is about the same bear family and is a good starting point for a theme on sounds.

[Guest]

You can find some ideas for space here: http://www.foundation-stage.info/forums/in...8&hl=aliens