Alien Planet

After we learned the science of outer space and important real facts, we investigated those crazy Aliens such as "The Jigaree" by Joy Cowley and "Aliens Love Underpants" by Claire Freedman.

Take your students on a trip to "Alien Planet!"

 This 99 page unit, Alien Planet, is strategically linked to the Common Core Standards. It is divided into areas of literature, music, art, literacy, math, worksheets, science, creative writing, word wall, and guided reading. The activities are clearly written, easy to use, and need limited amounts of preparation. The lessons (games or activities) included are scripted. They are written in a format that can be easily taught by the teacher or readily handed off to a parent volunteer or a classroom aide with complete confidence that objectives of the lesson will be reached. 

Table of Contents:

Scripted Literacy Lessons With Independent Options:

Speak Alien Please: Segmenting Words

Alien Hop and Swat: Decoding and Segmenting CVC Words

Alien Zinger: Reading Sight Words (or Alphabet Letters) Fluently

Sentence Scramble: Reading and Constructing Sight Word Sentences

Alien Attack: Fluently Naming Alphabet Letters

Scripted Math Lessons With Independent Options:

Blast Off Bingo: Numbers 11-30

Teen Time Disco: Identifying and Matching Teen Numbers

Astro Park: Collecting and Recording Data

Aliens Away: Subtracting Objects

Guided Reading Books

The  Little Alien

Class Made Books

All About Aliens

Science

Alien Goo: Mixing Substances

Writing

Alien Word Wall

The UFO

All About Aliens

Art Projects

Alien Headbands

Construct an Alien

UFO

Songs/Fingerplays

Five Little Aliens

The Alien