Let's go out… into space
Let's go on a sensory journey into space. Let's listen to the sounds of the of the space rocket and watch as we orbit around the world together.
Watch all the wonders you can see from space.
Special thanks to NASA for helping to make this sensory story.
Make your journey more sensory. Try using any of these items while watching. Don’t worry if you don’t have everything or there are things you don’t want to include. Make your sensory journey one you will enjoy.
- Say hello: Look at yourself in a mirror
- Touch: Heat packs for the rocket
- Smell: Metallic smells, a bag of coins
- Taste: Meringues nests for space food
- See: fairy lights, kaleidoscopes, star night projector, Bubbles
- Sound: Countdown clock, velcro straps
Three, two, one, lift off
The rocket is fuelled, packed, and prepped for flight. Ready? Ignition. Hold on tight.
Let's get active
- Parachute, try counting down while flapping the parachute and then release
- Vibrating cushions or chairs
- Carousel Chair so you can spin
- Countdown clocks will build anticipation
Things are starting to float
As the atmosphere breaks and the Earth left behind. It is time to explore, but it is not gravity that you will find.
Let's get active
- Bubble machine
- Airbeds, hammock
- Balloons (Helium, if possible, to simulate weightlessness)
Stepping out into outer space
Image source, NASAThe airlock is open, and your spacesuit strapped on. Hold on tight to your spaceship, or you might soon be gone.
Let's get active
- Foil
- Bubble wrap
- Space ship toys
- Figurines to dress the astronaut
The Moon is orbiting around us
I see the moon glowing bright as it orbits the earth. Gather moonstones and moondust to find what they are worth.
Let's get active
- Kinetic Sand (multiple colours)
- Crushed cereal
- Sieves, containers
- Space toys
- ’Rocks’ - balled up tinfoil or gems hidden in sand to find. Who will find the most?
The stars in space
A billion stars flicker their bright, distant, light. With your telescope in hand, you can see them at night.
Let's get active
- Kaleidoscopes
- Fairy lights
- Star projector night lights
- Black out tents, curtains, and sheets
- Kitchen roll tubes can make a fun telescope
There are eight planets in our Solar System
Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Mars, there are many planets amongst the stars. Some have gas, some have ice, some are bigger than ours. They all spin and are round like a ball. In our Solar System, how many planets in all?
Let's get active
- Inflatable planets (Painted beach balls if needed)
- Sensory foam
- Kinetic Sand
- Ice
The sun is bright and hot
The sun in the sky is a great, burning ball. It is huge and bright and hot most of all.
Let's get active
- Torches
- Heats packs/heater to simulate the suns heat
- Yellow, red, orange, shining paper.
- Sunglasses
- Investigate shadows and light through different prisms
Traveling in space
Image source, NASASpace is exciting, scary, and vast. We’ve so much more left to explore so off we blast!
Let's get active
- Air pump rocket toy
- Foam javelins
- Diet cola and mints experiment
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