These FREE counting syllables activities are great for developing phonological awareness. They're great for a space themed unit in Preschool, PreK and
Astronauts, moon and space unit study activities. I'm giving you free dot-to-dot printables based on four popular constellations...
Kids LOVE to cut and paste in this easy-to-use Outer Space fine motor printables. Perfect for toddler and preschoolers
If you're looking for a fun math activity to add to your space unit, these free outer space pattern block mats are a perfect fit.
This bath-time was truly "out of this world"!
Hello Everyone! We are finishing up our science unit about observing objects in the sky. Kids are busy documenting the moon's phases, and reading a lot of moon facts on Pebblego and BrainPop. We, of course, had to read a fun fiction book about the moon, Mooncake by Frank Asch. We did a quick reader's response in our journals. In the story the little bear thought he had landed on the moon in his rocket. Instead, it had snowed while he was asleep in his rocket. His mooncake tasted like...you know...water! The kids had to imagine what the moon might taste like. We know that it is dust and rocks, but we got some imaginative little responses!!! The moon is made from cotton batting and then we cut little spoon shapes. Friday we invited out third grade reading buddies to join us for "Moonlight Reading!" The kids brought their flashlights and I brought a light up moon! The calm feeling in the room was absolutely beautiful!! I found this moon light in my son's closet!! So glad he saved it from his "astronaut phase!" He's 21 now and I don't think he will miss it!! It has a remote that changes the lighting to look like the phases of the moon!! The kids loved it!! Then, for our SCI FRI, we, of course, had to do the infamous crater activity. Our team has been doing this for years and it is one of the favorites!! After researching the reason for the moon looking so bumpy and dented, we set up a representation of the moon (tub with flour and cocoa powder) and dropped various sizes of rocks from different heights. Love the reactions and the connection to other thinking!! We are growing as scientists!! A recording page can be found in this little unit.CLICK HERE! At the end of the day we found ourselves with a little extra time. we decided to create our own moons. A dab of white and a mini dab of yellow paint in the center of a piece of black paper. We swirled it around to make a circle. Some kids decided to try create some craters. We then sprinkled a bit of sand and silver glitter. I think they turned out so pretty. These hands on visuals remind me of the moon in Ralph Fletcher's book, Hello, Harvest Moon. I may need to pull that book out and explore his beautiful words to go along with our moons! OH!! Next week's lesson plan just changed!!! That seems to happen a lot! Well, that's what's going on in our little world. Thanks for stopping by for a peek!! Have a wonderful weekend!! Joyfully! Nancy
If the Milky Way Galaxy is just one of billions of galaxies in outer space, it stands to reason that there are probably other pl...
My kids have started a new love for learning about outer space, so we've been doing some of these crafts that I'm going to be sharing with you to help them explore the wonders of
Take bath time up a notch and make it glow !
Free Printable Outer Space Crossword. Free Printable Outer Space Crossword, that you can use for home-school or science classroom. If you need a crossword puzzle about space or planets for your students, this Crossword can be a great alternative. Kids that love all about space are going to have fun learning and solving this crossword. The crossword includes 16 words
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The best way for kids to truly understand science is to make sure that they have some fun projects to do. These are 7 science kit ideas for kids to do at school that you can put together yourself.
This bath-time was truly "out of this world"!
This bath-time was truly "out of this world"!
A lovely night sky sensory tub along with hands-on creative math games.
Learn about star formations with these cute, FREE Printable, Constellation Flashcard for kids. Perfect for solar system lesson!
This bath-time was truly "out of this world"!
Bring out your students' inner engineer with these amazing marshmallow and pretzel STEM structures! It's great as an entire class activity.
Roundup of solar system printables and activities for a Montessori-inspired solar system unit for preschool through early elementary!
Keira's preschool made a space theme for their open house.
This bath-time was truly "out of this world"!
The dynamic decorating trio - Ibis Mendoza, Celeste Peixe (of CRAF-T BEE), and Erica Nunez - over at Miami Lakes K-8 Center put their heads together and came up with an out of this world space theme for their annual book fair. Seriously, the detailing is simply phenomenal! Check out all the elements! The plastic bowl flying saucers. The control panel. The countdown. The aluminum foil wrapped pipes. The over-the-moon fantastic kiddie pool space ship. Library entrance {sets the tone for the event!} Close-up of mission control | T-minus 12 days! Reading is out of this world! Kiddie pool space ship!!! Book fair checkout! We can't get enough of the hand-crafted elements - from the plastic cup/bottle rockets lining the shelves and the hand-drawn rocket cutout to the hanging saucers and mission control panel. Simply put - this room, it's decorations, and the über crafty designers, ROCK!
89 pages of toddler alphabet centers focusing on the letter A. Alphabet activities include literacy, math, numbers, counting, colors, shapes, letter matching, letter of the week activities, snipping, stamp collecting, beginning sounds, letter centers, number sets, letter activities, visual discrimination, morning tubs, cardinality, toddler curriculum, tot trays, fine motor, toddler activities, busy bags, busy boxes, and more. For toddlers, prek, preschool, SPED, child care, homeschool, or any early childhood setting. Young children will feel a sense of accomplishment each time they complete an activity and collect a stamp. They can collect 6 stamps with this set. Materials Needed: tongs, pompoms, scissors, glue, and crayons. Toddler Games: Collect A Stamp - The Letter Aa 1] Letter Aa Stamp Sheet Give one to each student. As they complete an activity, have them collect the coordinating stamp and glue onto the matching grayscale stamp. They can use colored stamps or color their own. The stamps can be found at the end of this resource. 2] A is for Alien - Alien and UFO Letter Match Match an alien to a ufo. Match Upper to Upper, Lower to Lower, or Upper to Lower. Collect the alien character stamp at the completion of this activity. - comes with: a] 26 Uppercase Aliens b] 26 Lowercase Aliens c] 26 Uppercase UFOs d] 26 Lowercase UFOs e] A is for Alien Color, Read, Trace, Write Page 3] A is for Ax - Numbers and Counting (2 Games) Game 1 - Wood Slice Ten Frames - Match a numbered ax with a wood slice ten frame. Game 2 - One To One Correspondence - Fine Motor Counting 1-10 - Use tongs to place a pompom on each circle and match the lumberjack number. Collect the ax character stamp at the completion of these activities. - comes with: a] 11 Wood Slice Ten Frames (0-10) b] 11 Ax Numbers (0-10) c] 10 Log Piles (1-10) d] 10 Lumberjack Numbers (1-10) e] A is for Ax Color, Read, Trace, Write Page 4] A is for Airplane - Airplane Color Sorting (gray, black, white, brown, orange, yellow, pink, purple, blue, green, red). Students will sort airplanes onto each sky, matching the colors. Collect the airplane character stamp at the completion of this activity. - comes with: a] 11 Sky Scenes b] 22 Colored Airplanes (2 styles, 11 colors) c] A is for Airplane Color, Read, Trace, Write Page EXTRA: Add tongs and colored pompom 'clouds' for additional color matching practice. 5] A is for Apple Apple Shape Sorting - (circle, diamond/rhombus, heart, hexagon, octagon, oval, pentagon, rectangle, square, star, trapezoid, triangle). Sort 3 apple slices onto each napkin. Collect the apple character stamp at the completion of this activity. - comes with: a] 12 Napkins b] 12 Green Apple Slices c] 12 Red Apple Slices d] 12 Yellow Apple Slices e] A is for Apple Color, Read, Trace, Write Page 6] A is for Ambulance - Ambulance Size Sorting Sort the ambulances by small, medium, or large. Collect the ambulance character stamp at the completion of this activity. - comes with: a] 3 Headers (small, medium, large) b] 24 Ambulances in 8 styles and 3 sizes c] A is for Ambulance Color, Read, Trace, Write Page 7] Letter Aa Stamp - Letter A Fine Motor Collage - Color, Snip, Glue Craftivity Provide a strip of pictures, several thin strips of colored paper, scissors, and glue. Students will color in the picture and snip squares from the strips. They will glue the squares inside the letters. Collect the Letter Aa stamp at the completion of this activity. - comes with: a] 1 Letter Aa Page b] 1 page of 5 strips (cut apart and give one strip to each student) 8] Stamps comes with: a] 6 Colored Stamps (all) b] 6 Color Your Own Stamps (bw) (all) c] 6 Colored Letter Aa Stamps d] 6 Color Your Own Letter Aa Stamps (bw) e] 6 Colored Alien Character Stamps f] 6 Color Your Own Alien Character Stamps (bw) g] 6 Colored Ax Character Stamps h] 6 Color Your Own Ax Character Stamps (bw) i] 6 Colored Airplane Character Stamps j] 6 Color Your Own Airplane Character Stamps (bw) k] 6 Colored Apple Character Stamps l] 6 Color Your Own Apple Character Stamps (bw) m] 6 Colored Ambulance Character Stamps n] 6 Color Your Own Ambulance Character Stamps (bw) ** THIS RESOURCE IS BEST OPENED WITH THE LATEST EDITION OF ADOBE READER.
Space Sensory Discovery Box for preschoolers to learn about space through sensory play.
This bath-time was truly "out of this world"!
This bath-time was truly "out of this world"!
We finally got a BIG box to finish our rocketship. We wrapped the box around the slide then started adding features from recycled pieces. Windows and control switch board. We played for a bit. Then made costume pieces; booster packs and helmets. Then played some more. Next came lights and hanging planets to help us pretend that we are flying in space. Today we added arms for collecting rock samples and continued playing.
Create your own star gazing discovery bottle for fun space sensory play for your preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten classroom.
Explore numbers and ten frames with this fun and free Astronaut Ten Frame Matching Game! Perfect for Pre-K & Kindergarten math centers!
Fun! Space BINGO! Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and elementary ages! Learn planet names, talk about our solar system, and more! {FREE}!!
Several of you suggested I make a Wizard of Oz sensory tub, and since that happens to be one of my favorite movies, I was totally up for it! I only used things I had on hand already (meaning I didn't spend any money on making this tub) and so I had to be a bit creative as a result (meaning some of things in this tub are a bit of a stretch). :) Here's what's inside: :: The Yellow Brick Road - yellow Lego bricks. Perfect for my Lego lovin' boy! :: Poppies - red fabric flowers. Yes, I know these aren't what actual poppies look like. :) :: Lion(s), Tiger(s), and Bear(s) - one each from our Toob collection. :: Apples - I made these little knitted apples myself. They, along with the tree in the lower right hand corner, remind me of the scene where Dorothy and the Scarecrow get into a row with the apple trees. :: OZ - two chipboard letters. :: Emeralds from Emerald City - a few plastic "gems". :: Over the Rainbow - colored wooden beads on a string. Surprisingly, James likes this the best! Initially, I thought about making this a lacing activity, but I knew James wouldn't really enjoy that. I spaced the beads out enough that they move a bit on the string, which makes the whole thing really nice to hold. Sort of meditative. Things to represent Dorothy: :: Basket - just a cute little basket I found at the thrift store. :: Toto - a black dog. I didn't have a Terrier on hand, but this Labrador works just fine. :) :: Farm house - a small wooden house. :: Heart - I was excited to find this little heart in Dorothy's gingham pattern! It represents the whole "home is where the heart is" theme of the movie. :: Ruby slippers - I couldn't believe it when I found these Barbie shoes in our toy collection. Years ago, before I had children, I was a nanny and a frequent babysitter. I bought and kept a stash of toys at my house for whenever those kiddos came over. :) :: Hair bow - I would like to have made two gingham hair bows (one for each of Dorothy's braids) but I didn't have that sort of ribbon on hand. So, glittery red (like the ruby slippers) was the next best thing! :: Kansas - a puzzle piece from our USA puzzle. Things to represent the Tinman: :: The oil can - just a tin cup with a handle. Perfect for scooping, collecting, and pouring all the little things in the tub. :: Axe - this is from our "x" language box. :: Heart - one of the small glass hearts used during our Valentine's Day theme. Things to represent the Scarecrow: :: Scarecrow - the same small scarecrow button we used in our harvest sensory tub. :: Hay (Scarecrow's stuffing) - pieces of raffia. :: Diploma from the Wizard - a tiny piece of paper that has THD written on it, rolled up, and tied with a teeny tiny piece of ribbon. I was racking my brain (ha!) trying to think of what I could use to represent Scarecrow's brain. I remembered the Wizard gave Scarecrow a diploma and in that scene he bestowed the degree of THD (Doctorate of Thinkology) upon him. :) Things to represent the Lion: :: Lion - from the lions, tigers, and bears trio as noted above :: Medal of Courage - like I said, I had to use what I had on hand, and this one really threw me for a challenge! I used a piece of red ribbon and a little lapel pin James received from VSB camp. Things to represent the witches: :: Glenda's floating orb - you know, the one she floats down in when she arrives in Munchkin Land. I used a pink reusable ice cube ball thingy. :: Star from Glenda's wand - a little silver star made of fabric. :: Wicked Witch's Broom - another item from one of our language boxes. :: Flying monkey - just a little monkey from our Toob collection. I thought about adding tiny wings to him, but decided against it. James is 5 now, but he still very much enjoys sensory tubs. However, now that he is a bit older, I've been including some theme-related educational materials to accompany our tubs. For example, for this tub I gathered the Kansas magazine and map from our Which Way USA collection. I also added the Wizard of Oz book, which we've been reading nightly, and "Pet Tornado" - this thing is really cool, you swirl it around and it creates a little tornado inside the container. James loves it! ~Thank you for your comments!~
🚀🌌 Space Unit for Kindergarten: Welcome, adventurous educators, to a cosmic journey through the wonders of space! As kindergarten teachers, you have the
A simple and fun sensory play activity with animals for an earth day theme in your preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten kids to enjoy.
Right now we are studying the solar system together. We plan to spend about a month focusing on it (we continue with our regular work during this time too). We have books, DVDs, experiments, crafts, sensory tubs, model making, space playdoh, games, puzzles, stickers, etc, etc lined up for our space exploration. When we have completed the entire month of learning I will share a summary of all we covered, however, in the meantime I will be sharing from time to time the “how to” of some specific aspects of this exploration as we do them. Here is the first one: To help the boys understand and visualize how the earth rotates on its axis and orbits around the sun, giving us day and night and the seasons, I made this model, which they could manipulate themselves to get a sense of how it all works. We also used our globe and a flashlight (to represent the light coming from the sun) and took turns being the earth and the sun. The boys thought this was pretty fun. I used cardboard to make the sun and earth (colored with markers) and the strip holding them together. I attached it all using those bending folder clips (I am not sure if they have an official name?), because they allow you to rotate the objects that you clip together. After showing the boys this model, Rylan felt we should add the moon, so we could make it orbit around earth, so we did! And after all was said and done, Damian took the model and used it as a “moon craft” rolling on three different sized wheels! :) This has been added to: Show and Tell and Preschool Corner & 5K too!
Stars , space and rockets are a theme that has never really lost it’s luster at our house. My son who is 5 1/2 is not as keen on sensory tubs as he once was ( or so I thought) so I set this one up with a little reading and matching activity. If I […]
