Hi everyone! 
This week in the Beech class, our mini-topic is based on the Julia Donaldson book ‘The Smeds and the Smoos’. 
Here is a link to the story if you would like to listen! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKjjFh7dQsg I have thought of some space and alien themed activities for you to take part in at home that link nicely to our story – remember to only do what you can 
Literacy 
We sometimes remember the names and order of the planets in our solar system with a helpful mnemonic such as: ‘My Very Evil Monster Just Scared Us Nuts’ The first letter of each word reminds us of each planet name. Your challenge is to order the planets using objects you can find around the house that begin with the same letter sound. (You can include dwarf planet, Pluto, if you wish!)
Find something that begins with M, V, E, M, J, U, N and P. Can you put them in that order?
Numeracy 
Twinkl have a wide variety of free games. I have linked 3 Space-themed interactive number games
Type the following into your web browser: Twinkl.co.uk/share
Use the code LW4518 to access the games in the ‘lesson 18.1.21’ section.
Health and Wellbeing 
Practise cutting skills and healthy eating with this interesting activity. Use different sized fruits to identify and compare the sizes of each planet! If you can get to a supermarket, try using fruits you may not always have at home and experiment with different flavours. With any left over pieces, why not create a fruit rocket?
Science, Engineering and Technology 
Have fun with any boxes, recycled cartons or bottles, toilet roll holders, Tupperware and tables or chairs – anything you can find – to see if you can build your very own rocket ship!
Here is an example:
Explore the moon with this animated story by Eric Carle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGqAw7UM6qo
Why does the moon have craters on it? Craters on the Moon are caused by asteroids and meteorites colliding with the moon’s surface over millions of years. Explore this concept using a mixture of cornflour and baby oil to represent the moon surface and pebbles/stones to represent the meteors. Here are the instructions for you to follow: Science Experiment
Addition activities and resources available
- Glasgow Science Centre have created a YouTube playlist called ‘Our Place in Space.’ It has lots of fun videos that guide us through the solar system. Click HERE to watch.
- Click HERE to listen to Astronaut Tim Peake reading a story to us all the way from the International Space Station!
- This is ‘Space Week’ on CBeebies. There will be one space themed episode per day by maddie Moate, filmed at the National Space Centre. Click HERE to watch the episodes after they have aired.
Rockets – Monday 18 Jan – 16.50
Solar System – Tuesday 19 Jan – 16.50
International Space Station – Wednesday 20 Jan – 16.50
Space Robots – Thursday 21 Jan – 16.50
Astronaut Training! – Friday 22 Jan – 16.50
Vscene
Our interactive Vscene sessions will be on Monday, Tuesday and Friday this week at 2pm – look out for some resources that will be delivered to you on Monday that you can use to actively participate in our activities at home if you wish!
Remember – only do what you can. You are doing great
