Watching the Sky: Our Solar System

From the earliest of times, people have looked up at the sky in wonder, and have tried to make sense of what they see there. During these sessions, we will follow in their footsteps, using a mixture of stories, role-play, drawing, observation, and reasoning to become better acquainted with what we see in the sky. We will improve our understanding of the movements and processes we observe, while keeping that sense of awe and wonder.

This block of sessions will focus on the sun, the moon, and the planets we can see in the sky. We will begin to understand the patterns that these bodies create in the sky, and to consider the stories that various cultures have developed to explain these motions.

This experience is complete in itself, but I hold other experiences in the Watching the Sky series, each focussing on different objects in the sky and the stories and characters associated with them. Children can therefore take more than one block of sessions, and build up a deeper understanding of this fascinating subject. Blocks can be taken in any order.