Students write and illustrate sentences about “Earth and the Eight Milky Way Planets” in this astronomy lesson

Title – Space Journal
By – Amy Symons
Primary Subject – Science
Secondary Subjects – Art, Language Arts
Grade Level – Kindergarten

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):

Language Arts K.10A-B:
• identify the topic and details in text heard or read, referring to words and/or illustrations;
• retell important facts in a text, heard or read.

Learning Objectives:

• The student will be able to draw and label the Sun and the eight planets in order when given information by teacher.
• The student will be able to recall that there are eight planets in our solar system after being read the book Space by Carole Stott; they do not need to know the names.
• The student will be able to identify Earth as the planet we live on and the Milky Way as our galaxy.

List of Materials Needed:

• Enough paper for each student to have a sheet
• A pencil for each student
• A set of crayons or map pencils for each student
• The book Space by Carole Stott

Pre-Activity Preparation:

• Make an example.

Learning Experiences/Presentation/Procedure:

1. Go through the book with the class, with the students sitting in their “area spots.” Read the main information on each page, reviewing each planet before moving on to the next; stop at page 23.
2. ” How many planets are in our solar system?
   Let’s write a sentence about it. ”
   If a student answers “9,” remind that Pluto is not a planet.
   Write (have students help sound out easier words) in black on the board:

   There are 8 planets in our solar system.

3. ” Which planet do we live on?
   How can we make that into a sentence? ”
   Write in red on the board:

   Earth is the planet we live on.

4. ” What galaxy are we in? ”
   Write in blue on the board:

   Our solar system is in the Milky Way galaxy.

5. ” You are going to choose one of these sentences for your journal today.
   After you have written your sentence, make a
   pencil drawing of the Sun and the 8 planets .
   Don’t forget to label the planets with their names. ”
6. Teacher shows an example and answers questions.
7. Ask student which sentence they will use; have them answer before you hand out the papers.
8. Let them go to their desks.
9. Teacher writes the planet names on the board.
10. Teacher helps students as needed.
11. When finished, check with a smelly marker or set aside for tutoring.

Closure:

Gallery Walk

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