6 Fun Solar System Planet Activities To Do With Students

 Are your students excited about planets?  My first graders are intrigued by the Solar System! When I begin teaching about the solar system, I start with gravity! 

One of my favorite activities to teach with gravity is with balloons! Before you begin, give students a little background information about gravity.

1.  Make an anchor chart.  Draw a tree with an apple falling down.  Explain that Sir Isaac Newton was an English mathematician who discovered gravity when he saw a falling apple while thinking about the nature of physics.

2.  Explain what goes up must come down! Give each student a balloon with their name on it in case it bounces away you'll know who to return it to.  Allow them to bounce them up and watch them come down. While they are jumping around, make your way around the room repeating the idea that your students are experiencing gravity.

3.  Make it extra fun and put some fun music on. There are some really cute kid songs about gravity on YouTube.

4.  Set up a couple of sensory bins. Place laminated copies of planets in rice.  Have students look for them and then check them off on a checklist.  You can make these or find them here!

After I did this activity, I actually found some planet erasers at Oriental Trading.  I don't have an affiliate, just sharing I saw them.  There are also some on Amazon.  You could also make the planets by painting rocks.  Either way, your students will love searching for the planets. Can you tell I am excited? 

5.  Make a Solar System hat!! That's tons of fun to wear home!

6.  Color all the planets as you study them!

Thanks for hanging out with me and I hope you have the best time studying the planets! :)

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12 Easy Activities to Do With Plant Life Cycle

Prepare for your plant life cycle week with this activity packet!

Start your week investigating seeds.  Collect all kinds of seeds either with foods or packets.  Pass these seed out and make an anchor chart with them.  

Teach four things a seed or plant needs to grow with this teaching poster.  Students can color the black and white copy for their notes.  Follow up after or the next day with cut and glue.

This was so fun! I set up a sensory bin with rice.  Yes, I bought one of those $1 plastic shoe boxes, filled it with rice, and buried the laminated cards in the rice.  I gave students a check sheet for when they found each of these items.  If you have real objects to hide, that would be great.  For example, a silk flower, stem, and leaf, would be amazing to use too!

Print off a fun book to read aloud and have students read and color. 

These hats will also help students understand four things a seed needs and the parts of a plant!

Play a game of charades or call out these clues for students to act out.  For example, ask students to stand up on the rug and act out how they would feel if this happened. "How would you act if you were a tree in a gentle breeze?"  "How would you act if you were a leaf on a hot summer day?"

Have students close their eyes. Read the clues.  Ask students to write what the plant is with "What am I?"  After writing, illustrate your answer. 

Use these charts as references for your teaching or station work.

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