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Science is one of my favorite subjects and I would like to know how do I introduce the solar system to kindergarten. Also, what science books do you recommend I should have in my classroom?
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Hello, something that I would do to introduce the this topic to my students would be to start with a music naming all the planes. Some fun videos and books like 'Hello World' solar system by Jill McDonald.
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Hello there, my favorite subject is science too. It can be a little difficult transitioning student from one lesson to another, however, if you make it fun and interactive for them, they will be a lot more motivated to learn. Young children love singing, dancing, and hands-on activities. Therefore, my suggestion for you would be to start them off with a solar system musical video. Once the students are familiar with the lesson's concept create a role-play activity where students are the elements of the solar system. Have them state a fact of their corresponding celestial element, for example, the student that is the Sun can say “I’m the Sun and I’m made out of gas”. This activity will help the students learn the positions of each of the celestial elements.
Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnKVQ1jHAAA
Role play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxdkXA5n8sA
Being that this is a Kindergarten classroom Big Books are great for students to learn about proper punctuation, pronunciation and explore the magic of illustration in literature. Have students sit on the floor/rug and practice any type of reading strategy, for instance, readers theater, echo reading, etc. On another note, you can also have other types of literature such as magazines, recipe books, or any other forms of literature that will attract students’ attention.
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Hello there, my favorite subject is science too. It can be a little difficult transitioning student from one lesson to another, however, if you make it fun and interactive for them, they will be a lot more motivated to learn. Young children love singing, dancing, and hands-on activities. Therefore, my suggestion for you would be to start them off with a solar system musical video. Once the students are familiar with the lesson's concept create a role-play activity where students are the elements of the solar system. Have them state a fact of their corresponding celestial element, for example, the student that is the Sun can say “I’m the Sun and I’m made out of gas”. This activity will help the students learn the positions of each of the celestial elements.
Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnKVQ1jHAAA
Role play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxdkXA5n8sA
Being that this is a Kindergarten classroom Big Books are great for students to learn about proper punctation, pronunciation and explore the magic of illustration in literature. Have students sit on the floor/rug and practice any type of reading strategy, for instance, readers theater, echo reading, etc. On another note, you can also have other types of literature such as magazines, recipe books, or any other form of literature that will attract students’ attention.
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I think the children will learn the solar system best with a rhyme or a song. Usually, these are catchy and stick to their mind. I remember in elementary I learned about the solar system with a song or even a video on BrainPop about it.
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Hello Pamela,
I was searching around on youtube and I found this song that mentions some cool facts and a nice little song to sing along with about the planets in our solar system.
It's called the Planet Song for Kids. I enjoyed it and I hope you will too.
https://youtu.be/mQrlgH97v94
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Check out the 'Storytime from Space' website. Astronauts are reading different children's books from aboard the International Space Station. Some of these books are geared towards Early Childhood--your kids would love them! There are also activity suggestions on the site.
https://storytimefromspace.com
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'Kids will love them' is different from kids will understand.
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Have them make a model of the solar system! Use different size balls for the different planets, using this picture as a guide to sizes.
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/686/solar-system-sizes/
They can appropriately color the balls (as close as they can to the picture). As they do this (or after they do this), you can tell them things about each planet. Then the students can start to associate the names of the planets with its characteristics -- size, color, distance from sun, etc.
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