Our Space Adventures

Our class just celebrated the end of our space unit with a huge display of projects that represented what was learned. The children were so excited to see what each one had created and to ask questions about them. The parents were amazed at the variety of projects and the information that the students shared.

They had a choice of using a model, postcards, invitations, or essays for their projects. Here are pictures of them. A couple of children were sick, so their projects are missing.

If you would like to find out more about the project criteria and other materials used, click here.

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We began our study with a variety of materials and books that I had on hand.

Research was a big part of the learning. I divided the class into groups and each group had to research one inner and one outer planet. They became the experts and then they shared what they had learned with the rest of the class. It was cute to see them use the space language and share their knowledge with the others. They took it very seriously.

The class had lots of fun making the moon phases out of cookies. The best part was being able to eat them when they were done.

We also used math games and creative writing activities to keep with the space theme. Here is a space math spinner game that we used with small groups and for free time.

Check out the alien spaceships that we made from paper plates and slurpee covers.

Try out some of these ideas. I can guarantee your students will be engaged and learn a lot. My class has a huge range this year and even my students that really struggle did well with this unit.