Day 16 - Astronauts

Good morning kindergarten! Today is Tuesday, April 14th , and we’re going to continue learning about space. Yesterday you learned a little bit about our moon and the solar system. Today we’re going to learn about the people who go into space. People who travel to and work in space are called astronauts, and they have many very important jobs. Watch this video to learn about what astronauts do and how to become an astronaut.: https://youtu.be/jhD8GFwy734  

Did you know that most astronauts are scientists?! It takes a lot of hard work to become an astronaut, but it looks very fun and exciting. This next video is a read aloud of a book called If I was an Astronaut. It’s especially neat because the book shows all different things that astronauts do and it’s read by a real astronaut while she’s in space. While she’s reading the book, the astronaut in the video shares some of her own experiences in the space station. She even reads part of the book while she’s floating upside down!  https://youtu.be/9wV8yw7iV8w

Wasn’t that neat? Someday maybe some of you will become astronauts and be able to read books in space; but, for now, you can pretend to be one while you listen to this song all about traveling through space. The song lyrics even talk about the moon and planets that you learned yesterday!  https://youtu.be/SAHy_2IFFGA

For today’s activity, I want you to draw a picture of yourself as an astronaut and write about what you would do in space. Use the sentence stem If I was an astronaut, I would______________________. You can choose something astronauts do that is helpful and important, like fixing the space station or doing science experiments, or you can choose to draw or write about something funny or silly astronauts do in space, like sleeping upside down or eating different kinds of food. Mine shows me reading a book upside down because I love to read and I think that sounds like an interesting experience. Make sure to take a picture of your work and send it to your teacher!

If you want to learn more about space and astronauts, check out the link below. It has lots of other space activities you can enjoy:  https://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/solar_system.html