Understanding the World

R Understanding the World

Early Years Foundation Stage

Reception

Space

In this lesson, we will blast off into outer space. We will learn some features of the solar system and have an introduction to the planets.

To understand some features of our Solar System

In this lesson, we will create aliens from our handprints! We will think about the colour of our aliens, how many eyes they will have and what their arms and legs will look like.

Alien handprints

In this lesson, we will learn the difference between a rocket and a spaceship. We will then use construction materials to construct either a rocket or a spaceship.

Early Years Foundation Stage, Understanding the World, Space

To understand some features of our Solar System

Alien handprints

Build a spaceship/rocket