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Kinderspace 2002

A Kindergarten Space and Rockets Project

Our interest in rockets and space began with our interest in planes and flight. As we began to notice the children’s interest in planes waning, we placed some books on rockets and space in our classroom library. This seemed to spark conversations and interest in this topic. The children began to incorporate this theme into their play. During one of our morning meetings with the children, we discussed possible areas of interest related to this topic. The children had a lot of ideas that they wanted to pursue. We listed these ideas and began to provide opportunities for the children to explore their interests. Click here to watch our movie!

What do you want to learn? What do you want to make?
Anthony: Planets. Land. Space vehicles	Juwan: Planets. Land. Floating.	Ronald: Space clothes.	Max: I want to make a space helmet and clothes! (The same as Ronald).
Brennan: I want to make the stars in space, planets and the land. And space vehicles.	Rushi: I want to make stars and suits and helmets.	Kelsey: I want to make a space suit and helmet like Ronald!	Amina: I want to make an astronaut that goes up and down.
Adrian: Earth. Cristhian: Space. .	Rushi: I want to make a rocket. (That we can go into and play in.)	Brennan: I want to make the Earth. A ball like a rock that you can go inside of. (A made up city inside).	Max: A man that floats. A car like Marcia has.

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