Exploring Space what a fun adventure for our Hoppers to learn about.  

Have you ever looked up at the night sky and seen the twinkling stars? Space is a big, exciting place full of wonders, and even preschoolers can start exploring it with their imagination! 

What Is Space? 

Space is everything beyond our planet Earth. It’s where the stars, planets, the Moon, and the Sun live. It’s super big and super quiet—there’s no air in space, so you can’t hear anything! 

Meet the Sun 

The Sun is a big ball of fire that gives us light and keeps us warm. It’s a star, and it’s very important because it helps plants grow and gives us daytime. 

Hello, Moon! 

The Moon is Earth’s special friend. Sometimes it looks like a circle, and other times it looks like a slice of banana! The Moon shines at night because it reflects the Sun’s light. 

Say Hi to the Planets! There are 8 planets that go around the Sun, just like Earth. Here are a few fun ones: 

Mercury – the smallest and closest to the Sun. 

Venus – super hot and bright. 

Earth – that’s our home! 

Mars – the red planet. 

Saturn – has beautiful rings! 

Astronauts and Rockets 

Astronauts are space explorers! They wear cool suits and ride in rockets to visit space. They float because there’s no gravity to hold them down—like flying! 

 Fun Space Facts 

Stars twinkle in the sky. 

Some planets have moons—Jupiter has over 90! 

We had a lot of fun with this theme and really tapped into our imagination chatting about space. The Hoppers learnt so much about Space. We did some fun activities like catching a star with tweezers hidden in a basket of beads. This is such a wonderful fine motor activity. We also tried to copy and create our own planets with loose parts; this was great fun.   

  Our Hoppers love dancing to songs and loved learning the words of the planet song. After we listened to the planet song the children were all hyped up and excited to start their planet artworks project.   

We did some toothbrush painting with white paint on black paper and afterwards we coloured in a picture of an astronaut and then cut it out and pasted it on the black paper. We also made a toilet roll space rocket. The Hoppers had so much fun creating and painting their rockets. The Hoppers have a favorite activity now and that is to work at our table with the light. This was fun as we did some important fine motor activities on this table like tracing this week.  

We focused on our letter of the week. We read all about Noisy Nick and all the noise he likes to make. The rest of the week we finished off our art and watched some space videos and some astronauts in space, and even a space rocket launch. This was so exciting to watch, and our Hoppers loved it.    

For FunFit sports this week, the Hoppers did an obstacle course with Coach Trevor using the jungle gym, they loved this and did so well when they got to the monkey bars. Well done, Hoppers.   

 Yay for Yoga! Wheels on the bus yoga. Ankle rotations/rolls help improve blood circulation in the ankle and legs. It is also excellent for improving ankle mobility and flexibility. Our various poses included Open leg forward bend. Triangle Pose, Child Pose, Spinal twists and one leg balance poses.  

Concert practise is in full swing now and we are super excited for our big day. 

Our Hoppers!