A is for Astronaut (for their week with their Abuelitos & primos)

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Dia 1- Que es un astronauta?

ARTE

1. El astronauta hecho de la letra A es preferentemente la primera actividad, puesto k se puede usar para que Miss E vea la letra durante la semana. Cortare las piezas por adelantado. Tambien para los primitos.
During art time, it is good to talk about:
* This is the letter A
* The letter A is in your name (for Miss E)
* Astronaut starts with A (Sound it out for Miss E: "A, A, A, Astronaut")

THE MR E CLAUSE: Little Mr E cannot glue on his own. If you tell him where to put the glue, though, he will follow directions. Then you can place the item where you want it glued, and he will press it in place.

PRIMOS: Ya que los ninos son mas grandes, ellos pueden hacerlo todo solos. Tambien pueden hacer un astronauta con papel si se les da la libertad de disen~arlo todo ellos mismos. Usar papel aluminio, papel blanco para el uniforme, googly eyes, cabello de estambre, etc.

2. Also use the letter A trace page from song link. Miss E needs to practice this letter for her name :)!

MUSICA

(Y matematicas, role play, etc) If Abuelit@ does this first, maybe the big primos can learn it and help sing it? or help with the puppets.

1. Cantar "One Astronaut." Usar los titeres de astronautas como representacion visual.
http://www.hsprintables.com/files/Aisforastronaut.pdf

 Hablar de lo que es un astronauta:
* An astronaut goes to outer space (into the sky, very far away)
* An astronaut "drives" or conducts a rocket ship
* Astronauts have gone all the way to the moon!

oooor you can show them this video on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knLR4vp9OJ8

ASL

Astronauta en senas (American Sign Language)
http://www.handspeak.com/word/?dict=ar&signID=4526

Dia 2-  El cohete del astronauta

Again, link didnt work, so no way to give credit

ARTE

1. Pegar y pintar con materiales reciclados.  You can decorate the rocket ship! Use glitter to make a starry sky in the background! Use cotton balls as the blastoff fumes :)

AND/OR

2. Paper towel  rocket ship tube - decorar, o incluso hacerlo "confetti popper" acorde a las direcciones. Para ambas se decora el tubo con papel, se usa un circulo con el radio cortado para hacer un cono como la parte de arriba, y se decora con tiras de papel crepe.

PRIMOS GRANDES: Para hacerlo confetti popper, se rellena de confetti y se le amarra una puertita abajo (direcciones en el link aqui) El link tiene direcciones muy buenas, con fotos, paso a paso!! Must check out ;) Since this is rocket science, I thought I'd include the diagram.

 Otra idea para los primos: ENsen~enles esto para inspiracion.

 

SCIENCE ACTIVITY:

A bag with vinegar and baking soda that goes off like a rocket!
(You probably have all this stuff but I won't be carrying these materials because they are all big bulky containers.. heheh...)
http://homeschooljournal-bergblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/summer-fun-43-fizzy-explosion-bags.html

Dia 3: El espacio exterior

ARTE: 

1. Popsicle Stars 
Pintar primero con acuarelas (la pintura no se pega al palito despues de pegar la forma de estrella)
Pegar en forma de estrella y decorar con brillantina.

Hablar de:
Las cosas k los astronautas pueden ver desde su cohete.

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Other art ideas:
2. Draw any outer space form and let them color it, paint it, or decorate it.
3. Give them blue watercolor paint to paint a sky, then cut out stars for them to glue (or have the primos make origami stars that they or the little ones can use)
4. Have them cut lots of round white paper shapes to make the moon and its craters.

SNACK & SCIENCE ACTIVITY

Via I am Momma

MESSY PLAY & SCIENCE ACTIVITY

sobre todo para el bebe.. mostly for little Mr E

How lunar craters are created
Esta actividad es una charola con arina, moon sand (8tazas de harina y 1taza de baby oil- no usen licuadora como dice el link, dejen k los ninos revuelvan mucho rato y ellos se encargan de hacerlo), o arena. Y Pelotas pequenas y medianas.
Basicamente pones la charola en el suelo (afuera seria buena idea. Messy!) y dejas caer los "asteroides" en la superficie de la luna. Vas explicando. Para mas informacion visitar el link. Tiene mucha info.

Let them take turns doing it. Then let them go to town and make a mess and just generally play with the sand however they want :D

Day 4: I want to be an astronaut:

Talk about how astronauts sleep, eat, live.. and why they dress differently (why they wear an astronaut suit). Ask whether they would like to live, eat, and look like an astronaut one day.

ART

Paper plate astronaut self portrait (sorry, link doesnt work) Basically cut and paste :) I will provide color printouts of their picture (de los primos tambien).

 ART and FUN

Making a cardboard box rocket ship to play in or ride.
Lots of ideas online... will try to find something I can send/carry with me. hehe


 
 

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