Backyard Explorers Weekly Lesson Plan Sheet
Crafts:Craft Name and Description
(include directions and/or web link to craft) / Supplies Needed
1.Alien Face Craft
/ * Paper Plate
* Colored Tissue Paper
* Colored Cardstock or paper
* Scissors
* Glue
2.Constellations
/ Two different ways, either with mini marshmallows and toothpicks or…
With foam stars and glitter glue, both glued on black paper
3.Starry Night Mirror Painting
/ Mirror, Galaxy colored paint, Glitter, the kids can each have their own little mirror
4.Galaxy in a jar/bottle
Mix all the supplies together then shake for effect. / Oil, food coloring, glitter, foam spaceships or stars, empty bottles or jars
5.Star and Crescent Printing
/ Sponges shaped like stars and moons and etc. paper, various paints
6. UFO
/ Two paper bowls, plastic see through cup, paint, pom-pom, googley eyes
7.Space Jell-O / Various colored Jell-O with ball shaped fruit
8. UFO SNACK
/ Cut up banana, choco-covered pretzel sticks, pineapple circle,
Each group (bugs, adventures and trackers) are required to submit a weekly lesson plan sheet (this document) for each of the 9 weeks of camp. It should include 8 crafts and 10 games, some of which should go along with the weekly theme. Provide detail for each craft and game. Including a web link if the idea was found online is ideal. Email completed lesson plans to . / Games:
Game Name and Description
(include directions and/or web link to game) / Equipment Needed
1.Moon Rock Throw
Must throw tin foil balls into cans… / Tinfoil balls, buckets
2.astronaut tag
Several people are astronauts, everyone else are aliens, trying to catch the other people. Once you are caught you have to sit down until a fellow alien “resurrects” you / Nothing, it’s like freeze tag but you just sit instead of freeze
3.Sprout ball / Foam balls
4.Catch the stars / Balloons are stars and they have to keep them in the air by bouncing them up, TEAMWORK
5. rock, paper scissors grow, once you win you go to the next level, the loser goes down one level / Grow from asteroid to star to astronaut to alien to UFO
6. astronaut training obstacle course / Simple obstacle course, tell them it’s for astronaut training, crawling, jumping, hoops, etc.