Space is such a fun theme to use for play, crafts and of course learning. Here are some of our favorite space themed crafts that we have done over the years. We have lots of space themed books too. Sandpaper Sun Make Your Own Constellation Crescent Moon Alien Headband Puffy Paint Moon Recycled UFO Recycled […]

We are finishing up a study of Earth Cycles this week. During this time we took a look at the Earth rotating and revolving. Here are two Mak...

Five fun moon activities for kids and preschoolers to do at home in at school, including puzzles, a phase viewer and art projects.

Moon Phases mini-book from Scholastic

There’s something fascinating about the night sky. To help my son see more than just a sky full of “twinkle, twinkle little stars,” I checked out some great books on stars from our local library. First, we read Star Climbing, a fiction book by Lou Fancher. This dreamy book talks about a child who falls asleep imagining what it’s like to play among some of the most popular constellations. When done, I opened Jessica Dowling’s Glow-in-the-Dark Constellations book to the page showing late…

8 Planets - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free.

So who likes to decorate their classroom? Who uses a theme? Who starts thinking about it just about this time of year? YEP! I raised my hand to all of those. For the first time ever (in more than 20 years of teaching) I kept my theme from last year. It is really showing wear ... Read More about Classroom Decor

I have literally spent hours upon hours trying to find GOOD resources for free solar system printables and activities. I am sure you will find this list useful!.

The great thing about putting this unit together is that it was pretty much already put together. (You may recall we spent the month of January focusing on space.) There are some new things, but for the most part I reused many of the same materials and, because I'm lazy (and very pregnant), I'm reusing many of the photos and text from my January post, too. :) Just note that the trays aren't included in the mini unit. ~an overview~ Here's a closer look at what's inside this unit: Felt Planets…

WOW! I've said it before and I'll say it again (and again!), I love this unit! Each and every day I am blown away by what my class can do! At the beginning of our unit on the Solar System, I assign each child a planet name. As we go through our week, I call them by their planet name and tell them something special about themselves. By the end of the week the children not only can tell me about THEIR planet, but also about all the others. WOW! Make it fun and they WILL learn! We started our…

"Me on the Moon" Space Unit

This fun freebie includes two activities to supplement your Solar System Unit. 1. Shadows Experiment- Students will see how the Earth's Rotation affects shadows on Earth 2. Creating a Constellation Writing-Students will create their own constellation and create an origin story for their constell...

I hesitated in making this printable because I wasn't sure if Lorelai is too young to really understand moon phases. She did really well! I think she was having a hard time understanding WHY we were