There's No Place Like Space! by Tish Rabe

There's No Place Like Space!
By Tish Rabe

Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz

Summary: In the book There is No Place Like Space: All About our Solar System, the Cat in the Hat takes the reader on a journey through our solar system. The book introduces the eight planets and their attributes. The book also explains other important facts about the solar system such as the location of the sun and the planets. The author uses catchy rhymes to introduce learning about the planets, stars, the moon, constellations, and the sun in a fun and interesting way. The book contains colorful and eye catching illustrations.

SC Science Standard: 4-3 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the properties,movements, and locations of objects in the solar system. (Earth Science)

Indicator: 4-3.2 Compare the properties (including the type of surface and atmosphere) and the location of Earth to the Sun, which is a star, and the Moon.

SC ELA Standard: 4-2 The student will read and comprehend a variety of informational texts in print and non print formats.

Indictor: 4-2.6 Use graphic features (including illustrations, graphs, charts, maps, diagrams, and graphic organizers) as sources of information.

Lesson/Activity: The teacher will use There's No Place Like Space at the beginning of the Astronomy Unit. The book will be used to engage the students and activate prior knowledge. The teacher will read aloud the book to the students. As a class the students will complete a KWL chart. After the class has completed the KWL chart, each student will choose one of the planets, a constellation, the sun, or the moon from the book and write a poem about that fact.

Objectives:

• The student will recall the properties of the eight planets, the sun, and the moon.
• The student will create a poem about one or more facts from the text.

Materials:

• There is No Place Like Space: All About our Solar System
• KWL chart
  

Procedures:

1. The teacher will activate the student' prior knowledge by questioning the students about the solar system ( fill in -what I know column on KWL chart.)
2. The teacher will ask the students what they would like to learn about the solar system (what I want to learn on KWL chart)
3. The teacher will read aloud the text There is No Place Like Space: All About our Solar System to engage and activate prior knowledge.
4. The teacher will stop after each planet is introduced and recall the important properties.
5. The students will compete the KWL chart (what I learned column)
6. The students will choose a topic from the text and create a poem to be turned in at the end of the class.