Today is “May the Fourth Be with You” STAR WARS Day! If you are a big fan and want fun ways to celebrate the day, here are some websites with some fun activities:)… But before we start...

        On our journey to celebrate our STAR WARS Day, lets learn about our solar system first! This is enrichment for the whole week (so if you want to start with the STAR WARS activities, feel free to do so.) :)

The Magic School Bus- Gets Lost in Space: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3gw5wy

What is a star?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrS3Ye8p61Y

Earth Space & Moon-Scholastic Lesson 4 (feel free to do the other lessons if you are interested): https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-prek-k.html

Learning Songs about The Solar System:

Plante Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noiwY7kQ5NQ

Story Bots (also has some shapes, color, number song towards the end): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPTcFmdcsoQ

Story Time from Space- (Astronauts read these stories from the International Space Station): Mousetronaut:https://youtu.be/toyJv1-CqIo

The Mission to Cataria (for those cat lovers ): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb3kJuWtdvg

Ada Twist the Scientist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7TLqqct42M

Sounds and Phonemic Awareness:

Alphablocks Space Adventure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wElTjllNozg

Nursery Rhymes: Hey Diddle Diddle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJiw-edttDY

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCjJyiqpAuU&vl=en

Phonemic Awareness with Mrs. James:

Day 1

https://youtu.be/5XJ_zl8TtI4?list=PLCBK9NGRI9LB-qa5Zsn_9_NuWtN9vSHy6

Day 2

https://youtu.be/r7Ryc08E2ac?list=PLCBK9NGRI9LB-qa5Zsn_9_NuWtN9vSHy6

Day 3

https://youtu.be/wYH7ZkSqlw4?list=PLCBK9NGRI9LB-qa5Zsn_9_NuWtN9vSHy6

Day 4

https://youtu.be/lYaCYDWdr0Y?list=PLCBK9NGRI9LB-qa5Zsn_9_NuWtN9vSHy6

Day 5

https://youtu.be/0ig-YGot53s?list=PLCBK9NGRI9LB-qa5Zsn_9_NuWtN9vSHy6

Math: Mental Math Song: https://youtu.be/vgiHVLHH7Tk

Basic Subtraction: Animals in Space: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0Z1YdTWgT8

Research: Astronauts:

What do Astronauts do? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhD8GFwy734

If I Were an Astronaut? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wV8yw7iV8w

Writing: Here are some writing prompts about space:

*Imagine you find a spaceship that can take you to any planet or star safely. Where would you go and why?

*Would you like to be an astronaut? Why or why not?

*If I met an alien I would __________________.

*A friend just told me the sun is not a star. Is that true? What can you tell your friend about our sun?

*Make a diagram of our solar system and label all the planets.

 Learning Place with NASA at Home: Make a Straw Rocket: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learning-space/

 Explore NASA’s Space Place website for fun facts, activities, and games: https://spaceplace.nasa.gov

     Elmo from Sesame Street Visits Nasa: https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/text/Elmo-visits-NASA.html

Songs:

Plante Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noiwY7kQ5NQ

Story Bots (also has some shapes, color, number song towards the end): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPTcFmdcsoQ