Preschool News
Week of May 18, 2015
The Great Space Race
We are still learning all about SPACE in preschool! Among other things, we learned the names of the 8 planets, people who fly the space shuttle are called astronauts and that it takes 4 WHOLE days to fly to the moon!
This week we read the story, On the Moon by Anna Milbourse and Benji Davies. This simple picture book focused on a crew of astronauts and their adventures on the moon. Some of our new vocabulary words included: launch pad, launch, gravity, orbit and crew.
As a related activity, we played the "Great Space Race" game. Children were asked questions in relation to our space theme as well as questions directly related to our story. Everyone had a great time cheering on the Aliens and the Astronauts!!
Here is a list of some of our game questions
Rockets blast off from the __________? (Launchpad)
What is the name of our planet? (Earth)
Name something you see in the sky at night/day? (Sun, moon, stars, etc.)
What do you call someone who flies a rocket? (Astronaut)
What can you use to look at the stars at night? (Telescope)
The group of astronauts who fly the rocket? (Crew)
When a rocket circles the earth it is called? (Orbit)
Is it dark or light in space? (Dark)
We hope everyone has a wonderful HOLIDAY weekend!
Miss Becky
We are still learning all about SPACE in preschool! Among other things, we learned the names of the 8 planets, people who fly the space shuttle are called astronauts and that it takes 4 WHOLE days to fly to the moon!
This week we read the story, On the Moon by Anna Milbourse and Benji Davies. This simple picture book focused on a crew of astronauts and their adventures on the moon. Some of our new vocabulary words included: launch pad, launch, gravity, orbit and crew.
As a related activity, we played the "Great Space Race" game. Children were asked questions in relation to our space theme as well as questions directly related to our story. Everyone had a great time cheering on the Aliens and the Astronauts!!
Here is a list of some of our game questions
Rockets blast off from the __________? (Launchpad)
What is the name of our planet? (Earth)
Name something you see in the sky at night/day? (Sun, moon, stars, etc.)
What do you call someone who flies a rocket? (Astronaut)
What can you use to look at the stars at night? (Telescope)
The group of astronauts who fly the rocket? (Crew)
When a rocket circles the earth it is called? (Orbit)
Is it dark or light in space? (Dark)
We hope everyone has a wonderful HOLIDAY weekend!
Miss Becky
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