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t Story Books Word Cards Clean Glass Jar with a Lid Tempura Paint (at least 2 colors) Cotton Balls Glitter Water Effervescing Antacid Tablet 35 MM Film Canister Tape Scissors Paper Index Cards Paper Towels Timer Paper or Index Cards Paint Marble Paper Tray with a Raised Edge Shaving Cream White Glue Food Coloring Card Stock Sponge Paint Brush Tap Light Permanent Markers Batteries Baking Soda Black and Silver Glitter Black Food Coloring

Optional: Eye Dropper Vinegar Laminator Laminating pouches

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Star Wars Day:World of Reading: Escape From Darth Vader

by Michael SiglainISBN: 978-1484705001

Jedi Apprentice by Jude WatsonISBN: 978-0590519229 (This book is the first in the series)

Jedi Quest by Jude Watson ISBN: 978-0439339186 (This book is also the first in the series)

Space Day:Dr. Suess’s There’s No Place Like Space

by Tish RabeISBN: 978-0679891154

Basher Science: Astronomy Out of This World by Simon Basher

ISBN: 978-0753462904National Geographic Kids First Big Book of Space by Catherine D. Hughes

ISBN: 978-1426310140

Sally Ride:Who was Sally Ride? by Megan Stine

ISBN: 978-0448466873When I Grow Up: Sally Ride by Annmarie Anderson

ISBN: 978-0545609838

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Focus Words:space shuttle, space probe, comet, planet, asteroid belt

Games:Memory, Hide & Seek, Board

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➢ Board Game➢ Antacid Rocket➢ Galaxy in a Jar

➢ Tap Light Planets

➢ “Moon” Rocks➢ Puffy Paint➢ Planets/Moon➢ Marble Planet

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Focus Words:space shuttle, space probe, comet, planet, asteroid belt

lightsaber, x-wing, Jedi, Empire, planet Materials:

Word Cards Worksheets

Games:➢ Word Cards➢ Worksheets

Writing Activities➢ Handwriting Sheets➢ Create sentences with the

reading words➢ Create a play together,

with everyone in the family creating characters and the scene. For younger children, write it out as they tell it.

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space shuttle space shuttle

space probe space probe

comet comet

planet planet

asteroid belt asteroid belt

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space shuttle space shuttle

space probe space probe

comet comet

planet planet

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light saber light saber

Jedi Jedi

Empire Empire

planet planet

X-wing X-wing

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light saber light saber

Jedi Jedi

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Materials: Tap Light Permanent Markers Batteries

Procedure:1) Color the white part of

the tap light with the permanent marker

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Materials:PaintMarblePaperTray with a raised

edge

Procedure:1) Cut paper into circles and

place in tray.2) Place a few drops of paint

scattered around the paper.3) Place marble in tray and

rotate the tray to move marble around.

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Materials: Shaving Cream White Glue Food Coloring Card Stock Sponge Paint Brush

Procedure:1) Make Puffy Paint:

a) Mix equal parts of shaving cream and white glue.

b) Add food coloring, a few drops at a time until you get the desired color.

2) Cut Circles out of card stock3) Using a sponge brush have

children apply paint to cardstock circles.

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Baking Soda Water Black and Silver Glitter Black Food ColoringOptional: Eye Dropper Vinegar

Procedure:1) Mix 2 cups baking soda and the

amount of glitter that makes your child smile.

2) Mix ¼ cup of water with food coloring

3) Mix water slowly and baking soda mixtures together. Dough should stick together to form “rocks.”

4) Allow to dry to become a hardened “rock” or use eye dropper to add vinegar to the rock to watch the reaction.

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The Man in the MoonLooked out of the moon,

Looked out of the moon and said,It's time, I think, for all good

childrenTo think about going to bed.

I'm an AstronautSung to "Jimmy Crack

Corn"I'm an astronaut flying in

space.Going in my rocket ship to

someplace.Maybe landing on Plutooooooooo

I'm just ready to GO!

Ten Astronauts (finger play)Ten astronauts in a rocket ship

Hold up fingers and touch both hands together at fingertips to make point of rocketFlying through space gonna make a little trip

Keep point of rocket with hands and go back and forth

Going past Mars and Jupiter, too!Ten little astronauts, what a crew! Hold up 10

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Purchase film canisters here: http://www.sciencebobstore.com/search.php?search_query=film

Materials: Effervescing Antacid

Tablet 35 MM Film Canister Tape Scissors Water Paper Towels Timer Paper or index cards

Procedure:1) Wrap and tape a tube of paper around the film canister.

Invert the canister so that the lid lies flat on the table.2) Cut fins from the index cards and tape them to the

rocket.3) Make a nose by cutting a circle out of paper. Cut out a

pie shape from the circle and twist the paper into a cone. Tape the cone together then tap it on the open end of the paper tube.

4) Turn the rocket upside down and fill the canister 1/3 full with water.

5) Drop in ½ tablet of ant-acid and snap the lid on tight.6) Quickly stand the rocket upright (lid on the table) and

stand back! (CAUTION: Be careful when launching your rocket. Stand back and don’t point it at anyone.)

7) Make sure to time how long it takes for your rocket to return to Earth.

8) Alter different variables: i.e.: amount of ant-acid, amount of water, how the rocket is decorated. Make a chart for each variable.

Tip from Christine: Purchase film canisters here:

http://www.sciencebobstore.com/search.php?search_query=film

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Materials:

Clean Glass Jar with a lidTempura Paint (at least 2

colors)Cotton BallsGlitterWater

Procedure:1) Fill 1/3 of the jar with water2) Add several drops of paint to the water, put

the lid on jar and shake to mix the paint and water.

3) Add a bit of glitter.4) Stretch cotton balls and add them to the

water until the bottom is filled with cotton, pressing them down into the water with a stick or butter knife.

5) Fill another 1/3 of the jar with water and add several drops of contrasting paint and repeat steps 2-4.

6) Fill the final 1/3 of the jar with water and repeat steps 2-4.