This document provides details on an activity to make aliens out of kitchen roll and craft materials. The activity aims to teach children about aliens while developing their fine motor, gross motor, language, and other skills. Key steps include cutting and painting the kitchen roll, adding pipe cleaner arms and paper antennae. Questions are provided to encourage problem solving and engagement with the creative process. The activity is meant for ages 3-6 and can link to other space-themed learning.

1. Approaches to Childhood learning – Class activity Record Sheet
Name: A.B
Date: 4th
Week number: 9
Attended:
yes
Name and image of the Activity
An alien
Materials used:
Kitchen roll, ready mix poster paint (non- toxic), googly eyes, pipe cleaner, glitter, paper.
Time plan:
15 mins- 30 mins.
Room and/or equipment requirements:
Table, scissors, marker.
General Aim of activity – What will the final outcome be? ie. ‘To make an aeroplane with cardboard’ box.
To make a crazy alien.
Specific Learning outcomes of the activity – What will be learned by doing the activity? Ie. ‘To use fine motor skills using the scissors’
 The children would learn about aliens.
 They will use their fine and gross motor skills.
 They will be using their senses (sight, sound, hearing etc.)
 They will be learning holistically. They will be using their language skills, physical skills ect.
Steps for making or doing activity:
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 Cut the kitchen roll in half if necessary.
 Paint the alien whatever colour the child wants.
 Punch holes in the roll for the pipe cleaners.
 Stick in as many pipe cleaner for the aliens arms.
 Cut out the antennas using coloured paper. Then stick them to the inside of the top of the roll.
 Stick on the eyes then.
 Decorate with glitter if the child wants to.

2. How will the child/ren benefit from the activity?
 The child will learn about the atmosphere and what an alien could be.
 They will learn about the different materials they are using.
 The childcare worker could ask the child open question which will benefit their creativity and imagination.
 They will be using their gross motor and fine motor skills.
 They will be given a choice of paint colours, amount of eyes etc. which will allow them to be independent.
Age group/s: (development level)
3-6
How would you make the activity more inclusive? Principles of universal design
Ask the children questions and make them work as a team. I would make sure they fully understand the activity and let them work alone with me supporting them.
How would you adapt the activity to suit outside/inside?
I don’t think this activity could be done outside unless on a nice day. It could be done inside on tables and in good lighting.
Simplify this activity:
Making an alien from kitchen roll and decorating it.
Variations for the activity: How could you vary the activity? ‘Marbling using foam or egg whites instead’
 You could use the full kitchen roll to make the alien taller.
 You could draw on the eyes instead.
 You could add feet by making them will paper or other materials.
The Learning outcomes linked to Aistear
Exploring and thinking Identity and Belonging Well-being Communicating
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Other curriculums: Montessori, HiScope..
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3. Safety concerns? If any
If using a scissors to cut the paper or a pencil to punch the holes In the kitchen roll, be careful and cautious.
Could the activity link to an external activity/group/ outing? ‘Visit to a farm/forest to see/do….’
 You could tell stories with the children about outer space and ask them questions.
 Watch clips of aliens so the children know what they could look like.
 Do other art activities with the children relating to aliens and space (drawing, painting etc.)
Extensions for the activity: Could science, geography, history, culture, literacy, maths etc, be incorporated into to the activity? How? What changes would you make?
 Science could be brought in when discussing aliens and space.
 Maths could be incorporated by asking the children how many eyes and legs their alien has.
Interactions with children: talk about…. Talk with your child about what they are doing. This will help them understand the physical and mental processes they are going through as well as giving them the vocabulary to describe it. “Look at how the paint splatters like that”
 What, do you think, an alien would look like?
 How many eyes will they have?
 Is the alien a good alien or bad alien?
 Ask open questions.
 What colour could it be?
 Will we use glitter or not?
Problem solving element? Make your child aware of the problem solving involved and ask them questions as needed to help them work out problems themselves, eg. "Why isn't the paint coming out now?", "Is the straw reaching the paint when the bottle is tipped like that?", "How could you fix that?"
 If the eyes fall off. How could we fix that?
 If the paint won’t come out. What can we do about that?
 If they couldn’t make the holes in the kitchen roll. How can we fix that?
Evaluation of activity: What did think of the activity?
I loved doing the activity. I thought it was different and creative. I liked using different materials. I think it would really help a child’s holistic development and also their imagination.
Additional information: (images, books, articles, video links, websites etc.)
 Pinterest.
 Books.
 Google.
 Youtube.

4. Summary of your personal learning in points (at least 4) from doing the activity;
 I learned how to use the materials properly.
 I learned how to implement an activity independently.
 I did the activity correctly.
 I had a new learning experience.
Comments from my group:
 The girls told me they really enjoyed doing the activity.
 They gave me other ideas of materials I could use.
 They believed children would love doing this activity.
 They felt it would really help a child’s holistic development.