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This lesson plan includes ideas and materials centered on Mark Kelly's book Mousetronaut. The students will be discussing gravity and listening to the book. They will then be participating in an engineering challenge based on the book where they have to design something to rescue a key like the mouse does.
Mousetronaut: Based on a (Partially) True Story by Mark Kelly and C.F. Payne • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
Astronaut Mark Kelly flew with “mice-tronauts” on his first spaceflight aboard space shuttle Endeavour in 2001. Mousetronaut tells the story of a small mouse that wants nothing more than to travel to outer space. The little mouse works as hard as the bigger mice to show readiness for the mission . . . and is chosen for the flight!
The book Mousetronaut written by Mark Kelly, a real astronaut, shows how even the smallest of mice can do important and wonderful things when they try. You will need to have the book Mousetronaut to teach this Growth Mindset lesson.
- Space Journal Writing
- Space Number Tray
- Positional Word Space Magnets
- Roll & Go Astronaut
- Where Is The Astronaut?
- Star Number Sense Mats
- Light Table Constellations
- Bubble Print Planets
- Colorful Dancing Planets
- Icy Planet Painting
For our journal this week Madelynn chose to draw what she would do if she met an alien. She said “I would say I love you.” So I drew lines for each word, then we worked on writing the sounds together.
Our first math activity this week was a space themed writing tray. I filled our clear tray with black sand then placed it on top of our light pad. Then Madelynn used small star number cards as a model to write numbers in the snow with foam stars or her finger.
Our second math focus this week was finding and placing objects in relative locations. I printed and laminate positional word cards and space object cards then attached a piece of magnetic tape to the back of each space object. Madelynn chose a positional word card and used the magnets to arrange the objects in space.
For this positional word game we started out by using Magna Tilesand cans to build a rocket. Then Madelynn rolled a die with positional words on it to find out where to put the astronaut. We took turns practicing all of the different positions and problem solving how to put the astronaut inside the rocket (by lifting up the can) and below the rocke...
For our last positional word practice activity, I created this simple printable book with cut out pieces. On each page I used a different positional word (above, below, behind, next to, between, etc.) and Madelynn cut and glued the astronauts in the correct spot on each page.
We used these mats to practice numbers 11-20 this week. First, Madelynn identified the large number. Then she made it with play dough and counted the stars in the ten frame. Next, she used a dry erase marker to practice writing the number, and finally counted out star mini erasers to fill the night sky with the correct amount.
For this sensory activity, I placed a light padbeneath a clear tray and poured black sand on top. Then I printed constellation cards for Madelynn to use as a reference. She used star reusable ice cubes and her finger to create real constellations an her own formations
This art project turned out so beautiful, I am in love! the first step involved bubble painting. First I mixed up batches of colored bubbles. To Make Colored Bubbles: •Pour 6 cups hot water in large bowl. •Add 2 cups of dish soap and stir well. •Add 3/4 cup of corn syrup to the water and stir well. •Separate into a few cups. •Add food coloring to e...
Okay this activity was a bit of a stretch to fit in with our theme but I’ve been wanting to show Madelynn the magic milk experiment for a while and figured this would be a fun way to tie it in. To make our dancing colored planet we started with a circular glass pie plate. Madelynn poured whole milk into the dish until it covered the bottom. Then sh...
We had a LOT of snow this week so I figured we would put it to good use with this open ended painting activity. I packed snow into shallow round containers to make 8 round planets. I placed our planets on a plastic tray. and Madelynn used liquid watercolors to paint each planet, mix colors, and make a unique solar system. *If you don’t have snow, y...
Nov 26, 2014 · Does Meteor save the mission? What qualities does a hero have? Have you ever done anything courageous? Why is Meteor so admirable? To find out the answers to these questions, go to the library and check out this delightful story: “Mousetronaut,” by Mark Kelly. “Mousetronaut” is on this year’s K-3 Golden Sower List. Nebraska school ...
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