Watching the Sky: Winter Constellations

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 stars that we can see in the sky in winter. We will begin to understand the patterns that peoples have made by joining groups of stars together, and to learn the stories associated with the winter constellations.

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.