Learning and Teaching Activities

(Cognition)

1. Learn about stars.

Children will be able to:

1. Memorise key vocabulary.

2. Memorise and use phrases

3. Talk about stars.

1. Ask pupils to suggest what else they may have seen shining in the sky and tell them that they are going to watch a PowerPoint presentation. Establish that:

- Stars are very distant.

- Stars are very hot.

- Stars are different sizes and have various colours.

- Stars are spheres.

- Stars are made of gases.

- Stars shine.

- Groups of stars are called constellations

2. Teacher illustrates the pattern of the Plough and Orion on the blackboard. Children copy the diagrams. Teacher may relate the Greek legend of Orion.

3. Children complete worksheet 31.

3. Homework activity. Encourage pupils to look for the Plough in the night sky.

Worksheet Key

Language of learning

1. Key words needed: Moon, orbit, reflect, small, constellations.

2. Key phrases needed:

- Stars are very distant.

- Stars are very hot.

- Stars are different sizes and have various colours.

- Stars are spheres.

- Stars are made of gases.

- Stars shine.

- Groups of stars are called constellations

Language for learning

1. Language

- How to describe stars.

2. Learning how to learn.

- Understanding instructions.

- How to deal with not understanding.

- The language to ask and answer questions.

Language through learning

- Language to carry out worksheet tasks.

Groups of stars are called constellations.