Study astronomy with this fascinating week-long space theme! All you have to do is pick your favorite books, select a couple educational space activities, and enjoy a fun week exploring the universe, solar system, planets, and stars with your kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade students. LOTS of space ideas for making learning fun!
Space Theme
Kids are naturally curious about what is in our universe other than our planet! From the many beautiful stars to our sun, planets and comets, plus so much more! We’ve got lots of fun ideas for a weeks of themed activities perfect for your space theme with kindergartners, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, and grade 4 children.
Outer Space Theme
Choose between two options for using books in your space theme:
- You can read a different book each day of the week, Monday through Friday.
- Or read your favorite book (s) every day of the week. Kids love repetition, so don’t worry about boring them!
Grab one or all of these 5 excellent books to study space with your kids:
Space Themed Language Arts Activities
- Work on letter recognition with these Outer Space Color by Letter Worksheets!
- This Space Travel and Communication pack is filled with lots of ways for kindergartners to learn math, literacy, and more with a fun space theme!
- All About Space Word Search and Books
- Make Constellation Lacing Cards and develop fine motor skills
- And encourage your older kids to start a moon journal!
- Space Theme Writing Prompts, Word Wall, and Rubric
- Astronauts and Space Shuttle Printable Workbook
- Learning About Planets Printable Workbook
- Solar System Printable Pack
- Astronaut Simple Coloring Pages
- Your older kids will love reading these Free Printable Outer Space Jokes!
- Moon Themed Worksheets for kids to learn about moon phases while practicing alphabet letters and math at the same time!
Space Themed Math Activities
- Start with this fun Solar System Learning Pack!
- Explore shapes with this clever Shapes Flashlight Constellations Activity
- Practice counting with this cute Alien Eyes Counting
- Solar system Printable Worksheets and Activities Pack
- Grab your bingo daubers for this super cute Do a Dot Space Printables
- Space Themed Math Challenge {Math Printables}
- Skip Counting Constellations Activity
Space Art Projects
- Paint Stick Solar System Project for learning the name of the planets in order
- Your kids will love making a DIY space telescope!
- More than 25 creative Space for Kids Projects
- Yarn Solar System Project
- Mini Galaxy Jar Printable Gift Idea
- Make Constellations Using DIY Magnetic LED Lights
- DIY Large Cardboard Space Shuttle
- Outer Space Kids Jewelry
- Small Cardboard Space Shuttle Craft {template included}
- Egg Carton Galaxy Craft for Preschoolers
- Outer Space Craft
- Paper Plate Solar System Spiral
- Puffy Planets A Solar System Space Craft
- Space Craft: Making Woolly Bug Aliens
- Shooting Star Craft – Pom Pom Shooter
- Clay Heart Solar System Project
- Melted Pony Bead Solar System Mobile
- Space Rocks
- Paint Stick Solar System Project
And be sure to check out these 24 moon crafts and activities for more awesome ideas!
Space Science Experiments
- Explore the amazing sun for kids with this hands-on science lesson
- All about the Moon for Kids with hands on moon activities
- Free Printable Moon Phases Mini Book
- If you have pre-k and kindergarten age children try this simple M is for Moon weekly theme
- Pipe Cleaner Constellations start activity
- Constellations Printable Wheel – spin and learn!
- Free Solar System Worksheets to learn about plants, moon phases, astronomy vocabulary, and more!
- Stars for Kids lesson
- Free Printable Planet Book
- Begin with the Moon Phases Learning Craft for Kids!
- Bring the wonder of space to your kids with this easy Swirling Galaxy Science Project
- Solar System Model
- DIY Solar Eclipse Viewer
- Galaxy Sugar Crystal Science Experiment
- Constellations for Kids
- Free Constellations for Kids Cootie Catcher to learn about star formations
- Constellation Flashcards to print, play, and learn about stars
- Solar System Science Project
- 3D Phases of the Moon
- Create Star Constellations for Kids
- Learn about the Inner Planets including Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
- Continue exploring to learn about the Outer Planets including Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Space Social Studies and Fun!
- Solar System Coloring Pages to decorate, strengthen hand muscles, and learn about the planets
- Learn about astronauts who explored space with this Astronaut Portraits activity
- Explore your senses with these Outer Space Discovery Bottle
- Outer Space Activities for Kids – printable 3 part cards
- Space Adventures, Games, and Activities for Kids
- Montessori style activities for Learning About Space
- Outer Space Play Dough Invitation
- Whip up a batch of this Galaxy Dough
- Galaxy Slime Recipe for Kids
- Cloud Dough – Moon and Space Sensory Bin
- Solar System and Space – Resources and Activities
- DIY Planets Board Game
- Fun-to-make Paper Mache Solar System
- 5 constellations Kids Should Know + craft
- Plus don’t forget to head outside one night to observe the stars!
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- HUGE Community Helpers Theme with over 100 ideas for kids of all ages!
- Learn about animals with this fun Zoo Theme
- This tree theme is perfect for Arbor Day
- Kids will love all the many beautiful birds they can learn about with this bird theme
- Head out of this world for a space theme that is sure to capture their interest
- No need to pack the tent for this fun, hands-on camping theme
- Don’t miss our other free weekly themes for preschool, kindergarten, and elementary age kids!-
Weekly Themes
Whether you use these themed learning ideas for your lower elementary age students or as preschool weekly themes, we’ve got lots of fun themed eductational activities to make your lesson plan:
- Explore the fascinating world of insects in this bugs themes
- Head out to the great outdoors without leaving your homes with this fun camping themes
- Teach kids about community helpers with these fun math, literacy, and community helpers crafts and activities
- Ready for some prehistoric fun learning in this dinosaur themes
- Explore the season of autumn with these fun fall unit study
- Old McDonald had a farm EIEIO; kids will have fun learning about farm animals and tasks with this farm theme
- Kids will bloom with knowledge as they learn valuable skills and create projects in this flower theme
- Just because it’s summer doesn’t mean you can’t sneak in some learning with this fun, engaging 4th of july theme
- This September, you’ve got to try these fun apple themed activities for Johnny Appleseed Day Activities
- Dive in and learn about animals under the sea with this oceans theme
- For a week that’s out of this world, check out the ideas in this space theme
- Get ready for St Patty’s day in March with these creative St Patrick’s Day Theme
- Learn about the pilgrims in this creative Thanksgiving Unit Study
- Celebrate Earth day in April with this Tree Theme perfect for spring
- Roses are red, violets are blue, learning is fun, with Valentines Day themes
- Rain, snow, sleet, and hail – discover fascinating facts in this weather theme
- Bird watching is lots of fun with this bird theme
- It may be COLD outside, but inside it is warm and toasty as kids learn with this winter theme
- Discover some amazing animals in this fun zoo theme with hundreds of fun and clever activities
- Find all our weekly themes here or explore our preschool weekly themes for 50 more exciting weekly unit studies.
