At Principal’s List Preschool they learned all about the solar system for a unit on space and had a day where they discussed Earth’s Moon! To model the different phases of the Moon they used Oreo cookies for a fun and delicious activity!
At Good Sheperd School they had someone from the local museum of fine arts visit them and talk about painting. Then they made their own unique and impressive space paintings they displayed at an ice cream social!
This Outer-Space I Spy activity is a great way for children to look for and count-up the various space-objects that they are asked to find via the I Spy game.
These outer-space themed tracing worksheets are great fun for children who are working on their penmanship and/or learning about outer space!
This shape matching activity involves matching aliens that have certain body shapes with their spaceships which are also uniquely shaped to fit their aliens!
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These worksheets all feature words relating to space and are a fantastic way to help children work on their spelling skills!
These printables feature colorful spaceships, satellites, and telescopes that need to be matched with the text that states what color they are. This game is great for children who are learning about colors such as green, violet, red, orange, yellow, and blue.
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There are eight planets in our solar system (as well as the planetoid Pluto which is sometimes controversially considered the ninth planet). Also, Earth has a moon.
At Nailsworth Library AKA READiscover they made spaceships as a fun paper craft! You can do it at home with your own craft supplies for fun as well!
At Corona Library in Corona, California they worked with children to design these fun edible spacecraft! They are easy to make at home with your own snacks as well!
