Title: Planet Roll Call
Author: Meish Goldish
Rationale: This project focuses on multiple disciplines. The poem can be used to help teach literacy, including lessons on return sweep and rhyme. This project also includes some math. The planets are numbered, which helps students think about order and counting. This poem also teaches some science since it is space-themed. Students learn the names of the planets and some traits of each one.
Materials: You will need the poem “Planet Roll Call” by Meish Goldish (from Scholastic) and poster board or tag board to write the poem on. The following are the words to the poem:
“Nine planets around the sun,
Listen as I call each one:
Mercury? Here! Number one,
Closest planet to the sun.
Venus? Here! Number two,
Shining bright, just like new!
Earth? Here! Number three,
Earth is home to you and me.
Mars? Here! Number four,
Red and ready to explore!
Jupiter? Here! Number five,
Largest planet, that’s no jive.
Saturn? Here! Number six,
With rings of dust and ice that mix.
Uranus? Here! Number seven,
A planet tilted high in heaven.
Neptune? Here! Number eight,
With one dark spot whose size is great.”
Motivation (Introduction): “Good morning, kindergarteners! Today I have a special poem to share with you about the planets. Can anybody tell me what a planet is? [wait for answers] That’s right. Planets are large objects that orbit the sun, like Earth! Who knows how many planets we have in our solar system? [wait for answers] Yes! We have eight planets. Now, let’s read this poem about the planets. The planets are written in purple and their numbers are written in red.”
Resources:
-I found the poem initially on Pinterest: https://www.scribd.com/document/63951665/8-Planets
-I based my planet art on a picture from Google Images:
http://www.clipartkid.com/images/844/our-planets-clip-art-collection-is-a-set-of-royalty-free-vector-9UopKI-clipart.png
Bibliography:
8 Planets. (n.d.). Retrieved November 11, 2016, from https://www.scribd.com/document/63951665/8-Planets
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