Looking for fun space theme preschool Activities for kids? Check out these 16 Hands-On space Learning Activities and Crafts for Preschool or Kindergarten.
This is a reading comprehension about Space. They read the passage and then answer the questions. A key is provided. Space is an interesting topic that many teenagers like to talk about. - ESL worksheets
Design and make a straw rocket and use this simple experiment to explore the trajectory of spaceships when they are launched from Earth.
This moon craft is great for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, or older kids. It's a great art extension during a space theme in the classroom.
Fun STEM activity for outdoor play and makes a great science lesson! (Includes a printable rocket template).
How many kids do you know that say they want to visit space? I'm sure there are a few out there! Space can be a really fun unit to learn about. As a teacher, adding
I came up with the idea for Race to the Galaxy (originally named Space Colonies) after reviewing games on the PhysEdGames YouTube channel. Since I’m a huge Sci-Fi fan, I really wanted to add a space-themed activity to my cooperative … Read More
These interactive reading bookmarks are the perfect activity to reinforce using reading strategies during independent reading! The front side of each reading bookmark has a student friendly definition of the strategy with an aligning visual, details about how good readers use the strategy, and thinking stems to guide them in actively using the strategy during independent reading. The back side of each has places for students to actively use the strategy while reading. Students can either 1.) place 2" by 2" sticky notes into the boxes on the back and then transfer their sticky notes to their Reading Strategies Note Tracker, or 2.) just use the back as a guide and write directly into the boxes on their Reading Strategies Note Tracker. Please take a look at the product preview for a closer look at the bookmarks. READING STRATEGIES INCLUDED: Use Background Knowledge Ask Questions Make Inferences Determine Importance Synthesize Information Create Mental Images Monitor Comprehension Use Reading Strategies (all above) Question-Answer Relationship (QAR) Make Connections Text to Self Connections Text to Text Connections Text to World Connections Create Sensory Images Set a Purpose Make Predictions Draw Conclusions Use Context Clues Close Reading Use Spelling Strategies Read Fluently 2 PRINTING OPTIONS INCLUDED: 1.) Print Double-Sided (4/page): Directions are included for how you can print double sided from the PDF. You can of course make a master one-sided copy of both the front and back of each and create your own double-sided bookmarks using a copy machine if you would rather go that route. 2.) Print One Side Only (2/page): The front and back of two book marks can be printed on one side. Simply cut down the middle, fold the front to the back and glue them together. You could also leave it open (rather than gluing the front to the back) and that side for students to mark vocabulary from the text, a spelling pattern they are working on, etc. Looking for more ways to teach reading strategies? Check out these resources below! Reading Strategies Posters (contains the same information as bookmarks) Reading Strategies Word Wall Reading Strategies Graphic Organizers
If the Milky Way Galaxy is just one of billions of galaxies in outer space, it stands to reason that there are probably other planets out there somewhere just waiting to be discovered. Based on that notion, and my chiropractor’s account of this amazing craft her daughter did at the library’s story time, my son made his own planet. Supplies: Styrofoam ball Old CD Toothpick Glue (white school glue; hot glue is optional) Paint, glitter, etc. Instructions: I cut the ball in half and gave my son some acrylic paints to decorate the two halves. Then I inserted a toothpick in the center of one ball and had my son thread the CD through. Next, I added some hot glue and then topped the toothpick with the second half of the ball. All that was left to do was hand over some white glue and glitter. Once we had glue and glitter everywhere, our ringed planet was complete. Now it was time to write about our new “discovery.” I created a short book with fill-in-the-blank sentences so my son could describe his planet. Download the “If I discovered a new planet …” book I made for free here. Once we’d finished writing about (and drawing) the very cold and sometimes invisible “Planet Laser Gun,” I read my son an amazing National Geographic Kids book. When I say amazing, I mean it. A lot of the books at our library were WAY too detailed and scientific for my son’s understanding. Becky Baines’ Every Planet Has a Place: A Book about Our Solar System provides text that is basic, but informative. The combination of real pictures with doodle-like art keeps the heavy subject-matter playful, too. It is a wonderful introduction for kindergarteners and first graders; check it out!
If your kids love space and space-themed crafts and activities, they will love making and playing with this easy DIY galaxy playdough.
Read how I carried out an experiment on weathering and erosion with my upper elementary class. Students get to use background knowledge to make predictions!
Perfect for your next project, this Waves of Mercy SVG cut file is perfect for vinyl, card-making, apparel, decor, and more! With a variety of file types to download you have what you need no matter the project. This SVG is perfect for birthday, sympathy, or housewarming gifts! ……………………………………. ……………………………………. YOU WILL RECEIVE ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: A single zip file (or multiple zips if a jumbo bundle) with the following is included in the download. Files can be used but not limited to the following programs: SVG - Cricut Design Space, Silhouette Designer Edition & ScanNCut DXF - Silhouette Studio EPS - Adobe illustrator, Make the Cut, Corel Draw and Inkscape. USES ::::::::::: - All Rubyworth products can be used for literally anything, the sky’s the limit! You can print, cut, edit and more! Uses include but not limited to: vinyl cutting, t-shirts, card making, website/blog use, graphics for cards, invitations, etc. Go crazy! - For Personal / Non-Profit Use - Commercial / Profit Use - Physical product sale allowed. ***No digital product sales allowed. Read shop policies below.*** INSTANT DOWNLOAD ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: This is a digital product so no physical product will be sent. ONCE PAYMENT IS COMPLETE digital files will be available for download in your account under “Purchases and Reviews”. In addition, an email will shortly be sent to your Etsy registered email with the download and receipt. Since this is a downloaded product it is NON-REFUNDABLE. **Please note, I do not have any control over when Etsy completes its payment processing.** BEFORE PURCHASING ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ***PLEASE ensure that your machine/program takes the above format prior to purchase, since due to the nature of digital files I am unable to accept refunds.*** Purchases are made with the understanding you have a thorough knowledge and understanding of your program. If you are unsure your program takes one of the file types above, please know you are purchasing at your own risk should the file not work. RETURNS/REFUNDS/PROBLEMS? ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: As stated above, due to the digital nature of the product, returns are not accepted nor are refunds or exchanges. However, if you have a problem with your download, please let me know and I will be happy to help. I “usually” respond quickly unless I am out of the office or on vacation —> always refer to my shop announcement for these details. ……………………………………. …………………………………….
Find out how to make Solar System sun-catchers - perfect for anyone you who loves space. This craft used clear platic to make all 8 planets and the sun.
Looking for fun kids yoga class ideas? This collection of yoga ideas is for your home, classroom, or studio. Each theme has 5 books + 5 yoga poses for kids.
This post may contain affiliate links.I have posted about Q-tip painting before, but another therapist has a different twist on it. She has made some templates to do the q-tip painting, which requires more precision in the painting. This is a guest post by a therapist, Tova Stulberger, who made some templates to use when...
These home library examples can guide individuals in selecting design elements that resonate with their personal style.
Welcome to my pre-k classroom tour! Classroom spaces and and arrangements are so very important and especially in the early childhood years! Defined areas for learning centers allow for students to be gravitated to new provocations and it also helps them know where to return materials properly. I love to create inviting center areas that are already set up for play! It gives students kind of an invitation to play and a few ideas about how to get started. The center learning areas I have are: blocks, pretend, discovery, reading, abc's, art, ipads, math, sensory, puzzles, & light table. Sometimes I don't have the centers open all at one time. For example, at the very beginning of the school year blocks and pretend centers are open. Students learn to be responsible in that center and then a new center is open/added every couple of days. I also like to incorporate the topic we are studying into all the centers. Currently, we are learning all about the season of spring! There are so many seasonal concepts students are interested in. We are exploring insects, spiders, butterflies, and gardens! We are also learning new art techniques with our Andy Warhol bee prints and learning about garden artist, Claude Monet! First stop, our morning board area! Here we have our word wall which has our alphabet circle letters (purchase here!), sorted student names, environmental print from our community, and post-it note student drawings of vegetables we have been learning about! We also have our Smartboard, Wish You Well Board, and other carpet/circle time supplies. Here is our newly arranged blocks center! This is a new classroom and I finally came up with a solution of where I wanted our blocks center to relocate. For a few years I have had it open to the group carpet area. It allowed for students to have a lot of room to build...but when it was time to clean up (and even if I gave the blocks group a head start) ..students were waiting to sit because of the blocks on the floor. So during winter break I revised the room layout a little bit which allowed for a new reading area, separate blocks area, and larger discovery area. It is working quite well! I am trying to stay with a more natural theme this year.. I purchased the two burlap canvases (above shelf) at Hobby Lobby and they display photos from our buildings study and photos of our observation of a hobby farm construction. The carpet is from IKEA and I like how they colors and design are a bit toned down? ..unlike a regular primary colored transportation rug. I was also attracted to this rug because it features a castle (for fairy tale unit), an igloo (for winter unit), and neighborhood buildings. We were studying community, construction, and maps when the rug arrived so it tied in nicely! The mirror is actually a pretend dress up clothes cabinet that I flipped over. It makes the center appear larger and students can view their constructions from a variety of angles! The blocks always stay in the center but I rotate extras with the current topic of study throughout the year! The "extras" include road signs, cars, construction vehicles, flowers, stuffed animals, plastic toys, people...whatever fits the theme. The blocks center also includes baskets for storage and clipboards. We practice drawing out our "construction plans" on the clip boards and students also like to copy the vocabulary posted. Our newly expanded discovery area! I have a large wooden spool/table and 2 wicker Ikea chairs that I hope to add in soon. The discovery center is all about investigation & finding out! Students explore weight differences, measuring, size ordering, textures, etc. The discovery center permanently houses science tools like a microscope, tongs, tweezers, pan balance, scales, binoculars, and magnifying glass. The center also has baskets for storage, clip boards for observation drawing & writing vocab, pencils, sensory bottles, plants, and vocabulary. In our discovery are we also have informational picture books on insects and gardens, seed activities, a butterfly observation basket, During our spring unit of study the center holds: The Very Hungry Caterpillar butterfly life cycle cards, plants, mini pretend nature doll house, seeds & seed packets, real butterfly wings, and a basket of textures. Here is an example of another unit of study in our discovery area. This photo is from our summer ocean unit from last year. Items can easily be switched out and easily rotated to fit any theme! This is a photo of our spring math center that contains insect books (that focus on counting & time), folder games, a Hungry Caterpillar roll, count, draw game, a Hungry Caterpillar graphing game, chick eggs number match up, sensory numbers, and a few other spring themed math games. I love using trays for center games with little cups on the trays. Trays help students be ready to play with easy setup and easy clean up! Before we play in new centers for the new topic of study we ALWAYS have a class circle time meeting about center procedures. We go through how to play every game (teacher and students model) and how to clean it up! This is so very important and helps center time to run much more smoothly and students learn practical life skills. Our new reading area! It contains a Hungry Caterpillar felt board for story retelling and sequencing, Hungry Caterpillar sequencing cards, pillows from Hobby Lobby, rug from Ross, two wicker Ikea children's chairs, insect puppets, books about gardens and insects, and also spring themed QR codes that lead to stories on the ipad. Our sensory tub is filled with flowers, magnet numbers, green and pink pots for patterning, gardening gloves, gardening tools, and watering cans. It also has mini vocab. cards that I laminated and then taped to the side. Sensory is such a fun center and quite popular too! There are hundreds of sensory ideas on Pinterest. I store sensory materials in large plastic bags in a tub. I like to sprinkle in plastic magnet numbers and letters and also post vocab on the outside of the tub. Tweezers, tongs, chopsticks, and shovels can be added to help with fine motor! This is our ABC center which now features Hungry Caterpillar word cards, Eric Carle stories, rhyming cames, and alphabet matching games. I have my writing center and ABC games combined this year and we call the whole center ABC center. The writing supplies are located next to this shelf and contain whiteboards, a variety of writing utensils, paper, and wikki stix. The ABC center games can include: letter matching games, letter bingo, alphabet beading, letter i spy sensory bottles, letter formations sticks, letter tracing, etc. Our spring pretend center filled with farmer's market items such as flowers, pots, seed packets, and vegetables! We incorporated literacy into this center by having gardening books, seed packets, an open/closed sign, and vocabulary displayed. Pretend is such an important center to have for students to explore community roles, practice life skills, and just experience "play." This is just a glimpse of all the fun and exciting things going on in our classroom for spring! Thanks for stopping by to check out our classroom! Only a few more months till school is out, then summer, and back to fall again!
Last September me and my co-workers feeling a bit... spacey. We had just finished a exhausting summer reading program, and we were ready for a simple theme with some crazy fun activities. So we decided to follow our gut and have a spacey month. We decorated with floating stars (fishing line again!), drank a lot of tang, and read some out of this world books (groaaaan). But my favorite story (by about 2,538,000 light years) was Aliens Love Underpants by Claire Freedman. Everyone loves aliens, and everyone loves underpants. However, we've read this story lots of times, so we wanted a way to make it more fun. We decided that underwear was the way to go. And not just any underwear. Underwear that could be whatever color, design, or type you wanted. That's right. We let the kids design their own underwear. I drew up some almost life size coloring sheets, then we printed them off and let the kids go to town. We got some really great underpants. One every talented boy even drew some zombie pants, and another had some awesome stripes. I, of course, had to color some Spiderman briefs. After the storyhour we had some extra coloring sheets, so I left them out on a table so the public could contribute. By the end of the week, all of the coloring sheets were gone, and we had a bunch of new pairs of underwear to hang up next to the others. (I'll let you in on a secret... I think the adults enjoyed coloring just as much as the kids.) And because I know you're jealous, here are some underpants to print out and color whatever way you want!
FREE printable Space-themed playdough mats for preschool kids to practice fine motor skills while learning about space and vocabulary.
Make the space suncatchers from plastic plates or recycled plastic! Out-of-the-world craft for kids who are interested in cosmos.
Astronauts, moon and space unit study activities. I'm giving you free dot-to-dot printables based on four popular constellations...
These DIY constellation cards are the perfect project for a summer afternoon. It's a great way to introduce constellations for kids!
If your third or fourth grader is starting to think about taking up a musical instrument, help him get the basics of reading notes with this handy sheet!
When planning out our Tot School calendar I have to tell you that I was not really as excited for some themes as others… I mean pumpkins, apples and Valentines, YES! Bring it on! But space, cars and dinosaurs aren’t exactly my jam. I’m a girl mom to 2 little pink tutu wearing cutie pies. […]
Got a messy art room? It might be time to Marie Kondo your space! If you're unaware, Marie is a Japanese organizing consultant who has written several books including, "Sparks Joy" and "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up."
This student copywork book is designed to be used in conjunction with the Morning Time Vol. 3 plans. Each week, you’ll find two copywork pages: one with the weekly Scripture memory verse, and the other with the poem’s artwork and a space to choose a favorite line from the poem or read-aloud to copy. For older students, you could use the blank space for dictation or narration. Why do we use copywork? Copywork is not only useful for handwriting practice, but for learning proper grammar, subject/verb agreement, sentence structure, capitalization, punctuation, vocabulary, and even beginning composition skills. Students learn by imitation. By seeing something well written and copying it, they are eventually able to create their own well-written compositions. Printed book: The printed guide is coil bound and features beautiful soft-touch laminate covers, designed to last. **Printed copies will begin shipping on Friday, July 22** Digital download: You'll receive an immediate digital download of the guide to the email address you provide. No physical book will be sent. You may print these files or have them printed at a local print shop.
Who says carports can’t be stylish? Get inspired by these attractive, functional carport designs and porte-cocheres featured on HGTV.
This emergent reader little book will help young students practice early reading skills, while reading about space!! This story uses a predictable pattern, "Astronaut, astronaut, what do you see?" to support emerging readers. The following vocabulary words are included: astronaut, rocket, stars, moon, sun, and earth. This book includes the same text on both the top and bottom of each sheet of paper to make copying, sorting, stapling, and cutting easy to create a class set of little books!! Click here for the matching Shared Reading PowerPoint!! Thanks for looking and happy teaching!!!
It's never a good idea to step into a classroom without clear, ready lessons. But, one day last fall it happened. I knew we were going to build a treasure box, but I really needed a way to set this up. I immediately thought of a pirate book! The book I was thinking about is
Do you remember those space rocks that I made? They have been providing hours of play and learning this week. The very first thing we did with them was create sensory bin that included all the planets (not poor Pluto much to the dismay of my children.) This free solar system printable includes, not only the planets, but astronauts, a rocket ship, and alien in a UFO and shooting stars. Lots of fun!
In my eyes, it's extremely important! Even in our technology-filled world, there will always be a need for quality handwriting skills. These needs will take
Easily solve a bathroom door issue by creating DIY petite double doors from bifold doors with this quick tutorial! Sometimes, when revamping a space, it ta…
Amazing classroom decoration ideas including how to add a class fireplace, a beautiful teacher space, a classroom fridge and more!
Build your own pergola. Tips and tricks to help you save thousands! Step-by-step instructions to help you create a pergola to house the outdoor living area of your dreams.
A great directed line instruction drawing of the classic children's book, Giraffes Can't Dance. Children learn to create funny, personalized cut-out giraffe
In this list I will explain how to Slice, Weld, Attach, Contour, Duplicate, and Delete in Cricut Design Space. Please read carefully and reference the screenshots so you will know exactly how to Slice, Weld, Attach, Contour, Duplicate, and Delete. These instructions are specifically written with Cricut Design Space in mind.
Free printable in the sky themed crossword puzzle for kids. The easy space crossword is a fun 2nd grade spelling activity. PDF with answers.
