Storytime - Outer Space

Books:

Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! I'm Off to the Moon! by Dan Yaccarino - This is a cute, short story about what an astronaut does in space.









Roaring Rockets by Tony Mitton - This short (but unfortunately small in size) book is a great informative book about the different things that astronauts do and what happens in space.





Songs/Rhymes:

Zoom Zoom Zoom

Zoom, zoom, zoom (brush hands to the beat)
We're going to the moon
Zoom, zoom, zoom
We're going to the moon
If you want to take a trip
Climb aboard my rocket ship
Zoom, zoom, zoom
We're going to the moon
Zoom, zoom, zoom
We're going to the moon
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...BLAST OFF! (count backwards on fingers, then jump up on "BLAST OFF!")
Source

If You're Going to the Moon

(Tune: "If You're Happy and You Know It")

If you're going to the moon, wear your gloves (clap hands)

If you're going to the moon, wear your gloves

If you're going to the moon, here's what you have to do

If you're going to the moon, wear your gloves!

Continue with:

...wear your boots (stomp feet)

...wear your helmet (pat head)

...say "Blast off!" (jump up in the air)