Are you searching for solar system coloring worksheets for your kids? Here are my great finds which you can download and print. These resources feature the different planets, moons and other object…
We're all about outer space in room 52. The planets, comets, meteors, the Moon, and everything else in between have absolutely positively taken over. If I could, I would have packed up the kiddos and taken a first class field trip to outer space ... but my budget couldn't cover that trip this month. Maybe next year? Here are a few things we've done to make up for not being able to visit the planets. (A girl can dream, right?) I spotted this photo on Pinterest and tracked down the source to Beakers and Bumble Bees. From there, I began searching for how to make this work in our hallway. Then! I found Astro Society (click the link!) and it had a beautifully converted toilet paper chart. It lists approximate values for laying out planets and their distances from the Sun. This was a great visual for how far the planets really are from one another! The students were amazed when we were counting toilet paper down the hallway. Plus, we generated some curiosity from other classrooms. Can you see the asteroid belt? Last week, we went a little crazy chatting about the Moon and its phases. Now, if you know me... you would know that I will use any excuse to sing and dance. Naturally, when I found a few songs on the Moon Phases I KNEW I had to bring them to my classroom. This little number by Mr. Parr uses the tune from "Forget You" by Cee Lo Green. To say that my students love it is an understatement. I've listened to this song easily 20 times in the past week. I've had kiddos looking it up at home, too! Have a listen! I see you hangin' all around in the sky above... Here's a rap to tap your foot along to: Here's one more sung by some kiddos. Memorizing these phases can be daunting, but I decided to trick my students into learning them with oreos. Who wouldn't want to learn and eat at the same time? My 8:00 science class was PUMPED about eating oreos first thing in the morning. As I handed out four oreos to each students I heard one little one say, "My dad doesn't even let me have this many at home!" Educational & Delicious Before munching down their delicious phases, each student had to name each phase in order. See? A sneaky little trick don't you think? In other news... sorry 'bout your bad luck, Pluto.
So over the last 3 weeks my grade 1 students in the UAE have been learning a lot about space, the solar system, and astronauts. This was a...
Get your students back into writing with these awesome August Writing Prompts!! Great opinion ideas, fictional narratives, and relatable informative topics.
This super simple activity gives kids a hands-on and concrete way to understand how planets orbit the sun in a large circle.
Printable outer space word search puzzle for kids. There are 20 space-themed words to find and some elements to color. A fun activity for kids.
Free printable templates including planner inserts, graph papers, wall art, party printables, kids puzzles and worksheets.
Discover nocturnal animals art ideas to inspire your toddlers to create! From glow-in-the-dark owls to bat silhouettes, there's a project for every artist!
Moon Phases can be tough to visualize in the context of the orbits that cause them. Using a visual aide will ensure your child understand the spatial relationships of both the Earth and the Moon as they relate to the Sun.
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.
Plan a space night with the help of this Galaxy Play Doh recipe. Ask your kids how many stars and planets they see in theirs. Hours of fun right here!
This Space Science Lesson Unit will have your little learners shooting for the stars with excitement! Teach them all about space with this printable lesson!
Check out this fun free Space Word Search, free for use at home or in school This is a printable Space Word Search pdf file,...
Simple Maze Printables To Stimulate Little Minds Welcome to the wonderful world of simple maze printables and activities. Get your little one started early! Mazes are great for developing those little minds. It keeps kids mentally stimulated while they are having fun. Below are some simple maze printables. They are mildly challenging for little ones. Each maze is unique, with fun illustrations to keep your little one engaged. To print, click on the link below any maze you like. All our printables are for personal use. Print as many as you like. Feel free to come back often to get
2. Squirt shaving cream into the foil containers, enough to fill the bottom of the pans. Use your rubber spatula to spread the shaving cream out evenly and
**INSTANT PDF DOWNLOAD- DIGITAL DOWNLOAD- CROCHET PATTERN ONLY** *Pattern is in US terms and written in English* These appliques can be sewn onto baby blankets, scarfs, afgans, anything you want. The appliques measure about 8" x 4" (largest) to 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" (smallest). You can adjust the size by using a different hook size. This pack includes patterns for all things pictured which include: Rocket, Astronaut, Sun, Moon, Planet, Star Materials Yarn colors used in this pack (I used a mixture of I love this yarn and red heart) Light gray Gray Dark Gray Black Red Orange Yellow Light Yellow Light Blue White (G)4.0mm hook Scissors Needle *Optional liquid stitch or low temp glue sticks. I used a couple dots to hold the lines on the center of the rocket in place. *Due to the nature of this product there no refunds. If you have any problems with downloading or understanding the pattern itself please send me a message. I am more than happy to help any way that I can!!
Looking for some fun ideas to teach kids about space? Check out his space unit for kids. Measure the distance between the planets with toilet paper!
⭐ Fun color by code pages with different skills so you can choose what works best for your students. {6 pages} -Numbers -Add & Subtract -Money -Sight Words -Word Families -Parts of Speech
The kids have been asking a lot of questions about space. I started out by setting out some invitations to learn around the room for them to explore the Earth and the moon during Thinking, Learning and Dicovering Time, inviting them to look closer and document what they noticed. We looked closer at maps and the kids created their own maps of a community complete with symbols, a key, and a rose compass. They kept asking what the earth was made of so we investigated the inside of the earth and documented what we learned. In Writer's Workshop we are investigating, enjoying, and writing poetry so we worked together to create a beautiful poem about the earth. Some kids decided as they were playing that they wanted to use different materials to measure how big around the earth was. Some areas invited them to show what they knew about the moon. This class is so crazy about clay that I had to let them show what they noticed about the phases of the moon using clay! They also learned that the craters were formed by meteors hitting the surface of the moon. Here they could explore how that happened. Books were set out at the writing area to encourage kids to write about the earth and the moon. Many books were written not only about the earth and the moon, but the sun, stars and planets also. The kids have started putting teasers on the back of their books to get others to read them! Pictures were set up at the easel to encourage them to show what they noticed about the moon and earth through art. We mixed flour with white paint to create a painting with a textured surface of the moon. They used a bottle to create craters on he surface than wrote a fact about the moon. We made a giant mural using the textured paint to show what we learned about the phases of the moon. The kids labeled each phase. They found out that on the moon they could jump six times further than here on earth. They had so much fun seeing how far they could jump if they were on the moon! They marked how far they would be able to jump by sticking a piece of tape on the spot and writing their name on it. We also investigated the sun. They learned that it was the center of our solar system and that even though it looks like the sun is moving across the sky, really it is the earth spinning like a top, not the sun moving, that makes it appear to go around the sky. They also learned that it takes one yeR for the earth to travel around the sun. They wrote and illustrated how many times they have traveled around the sun so far! We were witnessing some beautiful sunsets so I put out warm colors and sunset pictures for inspiration at the easels. The kids were surprised to find out that the sun was made out of gasses and not hot lava! This started a discussion about the states of matter. We talked about how everything is a solid, liquid or gas. We were also talking about the Suns heat energy! I figured out a great way to show both! We took chocolate chips out in the sun and observed what happened. They saw that the Sun's heat energy turned them into a liquid! We dipped pretzels into the warmed chocolate and enjoyed a sun baked treat! New areas were set up around our room to explore stars. I set up areas for them to create constellations using different materials. As we researched, we found out that stars are not all white and that their color shows how hot the stars are. The red are the coolest and the blue are the hottest. A group wanted to make a universe of stars so they used cotton swabs and paint to create one. Our building area became a display area for our universe. Mrs. Thompson let us borrow her planets to hang on the ceiling. The kids referred to these often! We had fun creating sight word constalations with push pins! Mrs. Gore let us borrow her Universe Sight Word Search. We used stars to practice our addition skills. I displayed Van Gogh's Starry Night with some glass beads and was AMAZED at what some kids created! They collaborated and worked as a team to create their Starry Night with the loose parts! Some asked of they could paint Starry Night so I moved the picture and put out similar colors for them. They did a beautiful job! We created web maps to organize our data. I put out recyclables at the engineering table and challenged them to make Space Ships! This was a huge hit! They were so creative as they planned out thief designs and then followed their plan. Some also created space ships which our pattern blocks. Lastly we started investigating the planets. They loved creating planet sculptures and other planet inspired art. The kids wrote informational books about the planets. The kids worked together to paint the planets and then add them to our universe. I love following the kids interests and digging deeper. In the past, when I taught using themes, a space unit would have lasted two weeks. These kids have been investigating space for around six weeks! Their learning is so much deeper, their experiences so much richer, when you follow their interests and get rid of your time limits!
Print your Free Space Activities for Preschool! Build pre-writing skills, fine motor skills, and learn new vocabulary words!
What is a moon rock? Try this fun baking soda and vinegar moon rocks activity to explore easy chemistry with kids for a space theme.
Make planet sun catchers. Your preschool and kindergarten kids will have fun building fine-motor skills when they make planet sun catchers!
