RIC-20953 Early years Science - Space

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Teachers notes The format of this series of books This series of books is designed to cater for early childhood teachers who use learning centres and cross-curricular activities as a basis for planning activities to develop key concepts and skills. Teachers will easily be able to locate activity-based learning within this complete compilation of ideas. All of the five themes within each book follow the same format over 20 pages. Each theme consists of: 1. A title or cover page with appropriate artwork which the teacher can utilise for theme-based activities. 2. A number of pages of cross-curricular learning activities to develop the theme. Those themes which relate closely to a specifi c learning area may have more activities in key learning areas such as science. All themes have activities which are predominantly ‘hands-on’. 3. Background information with useful facts about the theme. 4. Concepts to be developed provides suggested developmentally-appropriate learning outcomes to be achieved by completing the theme. Teacher background information This unit, ‘Our body’, will enable the children to explore and develop an awareness of their major external and internal body parts and organs, what their body can do, how their body grows and changes and how to look after their body. While the senses and sense organs are briefl y covered in this unit, a comprehensive coverage is treated in the unit, ‘The fi ve senses’, on pages 1 to 20 of this book. The unit, ‘Me’, included in the ‘People’ themed book in this series, also briefly investigates aspects of our body, with the main emphasis on self-awareness, a positive self-image and confidence in a child’s (and others’) unique abilities and characteristics. Change is an important part of our life. The growth stages from birth – toddler – child – teenager – adult – elderly person are all important events in our development. Everyone experiences similar growth changes throughout their development or life. This change or development helps to build the unique characteristics of the growing individual child. A baby is born with about 350 bones. As the baby grows, many of these bones join together. An adult has 206 bones. The bones are known collectively as the skeleton. It protects our internal body parts and organs, allows us to stand upright and helps us to move. For example, the skull protects the brain, the ribs protect the heart and lungs, the bones have joints which allow the skeleton to bend and us to move. The traditional sense organs are the eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin. We learn about ourselves through using these five senses. Other important organs include the: • heart, which pumps blood containing oxygen around the body • brain, which controls our feeling, thinking and movement • lungs, which fi ll up with air when we breathe in • stomach, which digests food, and the liver, which also helps to digest food • kidneys, which help get rid of wastes • intestines, which carry wastes out of the body. To keep our body healthy we need to eat healthy food, drink plenty of water, get enough sleep, make time to relax, keep clean, visit the dentist regularly, visit a doctor when necessary, and exercise. Concepts to be developed • Our body is made of different parts. • We can see the parts of our body on the outside but not the parts on the inside. • Our skin and hair cover the outside of our body. • Our skeleton is under our skin. • Our skeleton is made up of lots of bones joined together. • Some special parts inside our body are the heart, lungs, stomach and brain. • Our skeleton is hard. It protects these special body parts, which are soft. • Different parts of our body help us to do different things. • We can do lots of different things. Some of these are thinking, running, drawing, sleeping, swimming and breathing. • Our body changes as we grow older. • We must take care of our body. • We take care of our body by doing things such as eating healthy foods, drinking plenty of water, getting enough sleep and exercising. 68 Early years themes—Science—Our body www.ricpublications.com.au – R.I.C. Publications ® iv Early years themes—Science www.ricpublications.com.au – R.I.C. Publications ®
Teachers notes The format of this series of books 5. A small number of resource/blackline pages which can be used to create games or oral language activities, as templates for art and craft activities or as worksheets for more capable children who are beginning to read and understand mathematical concepts. 6. Recipes relating to the theme—simple cooking and non-cooking recipes, including those for manipulative play, such as ‘goop’. 7. Display ideas for art and craft or specifi c learning centres. 8. A list of literature resources to complement the theme, including songs, action rhymes and fi ction and nonfi ction books. 9. A notes section to enable the teacher to record useful websites or resources relating to the theme, or other worthwhile activities or ideas etc. R.I.C. Publications ® – www.ricpublications.com.au Early years themes—Science v
Page 1 and 2: EARLY YEARS THEMES Science Space A
Page 3: Early themes — Science Foreword E
Page 7 and 8: Teachers notes About the artwork Al
Page 9 and 10: Teachers notes Sample social skills
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Page 13 and 14: Teachers notes Sample mathematics s
Page 15 and 16: Space - 1 Mathematics • Create st
Page 17 and 18: Space - 2 Science • Make a rocket
Page 19 and 20: Space - 3 Drama • Provide white o
Page 21 and 22: Space sounds Instructions: The chil
Page 23 and 24: Star puzzles Instructions: Enlarge
Page 25 and 26: Sun jigsaw puzzle Instructions: Col
Page 27 and 28: Aliens and astronauts game Instruct
Page 29 and 30: Ingredients • slice of bread •
Page 31 and 32: Literature resources - 1 • There

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