Although pickles and planets may not have anything in common I did find an interesting idea on the Internet. Memorize this: “My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pickles”.
Now you are ready to learn the names of our planets. Ready? It stands for Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. I do not know why learning things in the form of a poem or through a song is helpful but it really does work.
Teaching young children about our planets can be an exciting experience. There are many games, activities and wood toys that you can find to help keep the learning fun. And we know “play” is a child’s learning tool when they are not at their desk.
You can begin with telling your children that our galaxy is known as the Milky Way. It is home to nine planets, their moons and the sun. The sentence that you just memorized is a way to remember those planets in the order in which they are situated from the sun.
To keep children interested in learning about space and our planets remember to watch for the manufacturers recommended age for any wooden kids toy, craft project or game. You may like this website Elementary GLOBE that I just found: http://www.globe.gov/fsl/html/templ.cgi?elemGLOBE&lang=en .
Elementary GLOBE is designed to introduce students of grades K-4 to the study of Earth System Science (ESS). Elementary GLOBE forms an instructional unit comprised of five modules that address ESS and interrelated subjects including weather, hydrology, phenology, and soils. Each Elementary GLOBE module contains a science-based storybook and classroom learning activities.
And don’t forget to take a look at our own playset, a wood toy called “ Zoom to the Moon”. This is an award winning wooden toy for kids 3 up which includes a portable rocket ship set is perfect for take-along space adventures with 7 hand-painted wooden figures and 5″ x 8.5″ rocket ship tote that has zippered closure for secure take offs and landing! Hand-crafted for ImagiPLAY from Rubberwood - an environmentally-friendly hardwood.
You will love the child safe paints and splinter-proof wood this toy is made from.
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