Space | Whole Class
Students will explore basic ideas about space, including the Sun, Moon, stars, and planets. They will listen, observe pictures, discuss simple facts, and complete a short whole-class activity.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| space | The huge area beyond Earth where the Sun, Moon, stars, and planets are found. |
| Sun | A star that gives us light and heat. |
| Moon | The round object that moves around Earth. |
| star | A ball of hot, glowing gas seen as a point of light in the sky. |
| planet | A large round object in space that moves around a star. |
Show a picture of the night sky and ask, 'What do you notice in the sky?' Point to the Sun, Moon, and stars in images.
Share ideas aloud and name any space objects they know.
Introduce the vocabulary words one at a time. Give a simple fact for each: the Sun gives light, the Moon goes around Earth, stars shine at night, and planets move around the Sun.
Repeat the words, point to matching pictures, and listen for key facts.
Hold up a picture card and ask students to name it and say one fact. Write student responses on the board.
Respond together using sentence frames like 'This is the ___. It ___.'.
Ask students to draw one space object they learned about and label it with help.
Draw and label the Sun, Moon, star, or planet.
Invite a few students to show their drawings and name the object.
Share drawings and say one word or fact about space.
Review the four key words together: Sun, Moon, stars, and planets. Ask students to repeat each word and one fact before finishing.
Draw a picture of space and label at least two space objects you learned about today.