This week I am teaching the boys all about our solar system. So far this unit has been a hit, and I have come across so many great resources to help teach them all about space and our solar system!
I can’t even begin to tell how many awesome non-fiction and fiction space/solar system books I have found! Yesterday while I was visiting our local library I came across two adorable fiction based children’s books geared toward space missions (well one is semi based on a true story). Mousetronaut and Mousetronaut Goes To Mars written by Mark Kelly and illustrated by C. F. Payne.
When NASA is getting ready to send an astronaut crew to go on a mission and they decide they want to send along some pretty special guests…MICE!
NASA has decided to send six special trained mice on this mission but which will they choose? There is one mouse in particular who is a lot small than the others, no one expects him to get picked. Though is with big surprise the Shuttle Commander chose Meteor, the smaller mouse because of how hard that little guy has been working.
In both of these books Meteor makes a difference despite his size. There are obstacles in each story that Meteor helps solves to save the day! It doesn’t matter how big or how small you are, you can can make a difference and be a hero and that is exactly what these books will teach your children!
My boys loved these fun space books, so we decided to make our own mousetronauts to go along with the stories!
I found this adorable mouse template at
http://patternuniverse.com/files/downloads/mouse-pattern.pdf
We simply printed this template out on card-stock and then colored it with crayons we also decorated it with star-shaped stickers. This is a simple yet fun project to go along with these books.
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