Space Themed Homeschool Science: 70+ Engaging Activities

1. Trace and write space-themed kindergarten vocabulary words (mars, sun, stars, moon, etc.).
2. Match beginning sounds to space images. This can be done with more challenging words that they can not read yet. ( M for moon, S for star, A for astronaut, R for rocket, etc).
3. Sort short vs. long vowel space words. (short sounds: sun, star, mars, jet, rock, etc ) (long sounds: moon, zoom, ride, fire, blue, cloud, etc)
4. Use letter tracing mats with space-themed play dough.
5. Create a mini book about planets using simple sentences. Read a space-themed kindergarten reader (You can find mine here and in the space themed activities packet).
6. Cut, sort, and paste special sound words. (special sound “ight” : sight, light, flight, nigh, etc) (special sound “oo” : moon, boot, boom, shoot, etc)
7. Sort upper and lower case letters. You can do a rocket with window having the upper case letter and flame containing the lower case letter cut to separate. Alternatively, cut planets into halves with one side having the upper case letter and the other lower case.
8. Space rocks fill in the missing letter worksheet.
9. Label parts of a rocket or astronaut suit using picture cards.

Undoubtedly math doesn’t have to be dry, when it includes stars, rockets, and the galaxy.

1. Fill in missing numbers on a rocket countdown chart.
2. Use planet flashcards with space-themed images in various quantities and match to the correct number.
3. Color-by-number pages with a space coloring page. (adaptable to numbers, addition, and subtraction)
4. Practice counting with moon rock throw (or addition)
5. Create a shooting star with pipe cleaner as a tail, string on beads for counting, addition, and subtraction practice (find our video here)
6. Cut and paste number order rockets.
7. Count and Mark / write worksheets.
8. Addition practice with stars or space themed pictures (3 stars + 2 stars = 5 stars)
9. Count backwards from 20 rocket launch.
10. Create a paper plate sun dial clock.
11. Before and after numbers worksheet using space sate-lite.
12. Dot-to-dot numbers rocket or connect the stars to fly through space worksheet.
13. Build rockets or cut out different sized rockets, use counting cubes, link cubes or a ruler to measure rockets.

Young learners benefit so much from early pre-writing practice. The great thing is that a lot of tracing pages can also be adapted to use as scissor skill and vice versa! If you’re looking for ready-to-go printables, our space themed activities packet includes tracing lines, letters, and numbers, as well as scissor skill sheets all themed around space. Read on for your own ideas.

1. Trace stars and rocket paths with dotted lines.
2. Cut along spiral galaxy lines for control practice.
3. Draw craters on the moon.
4. Use tracing cards for uppercase and lowercase letters.
5. “Moon Dust” bin with flour and finger writing / tracing letters and numbers.
6. Trace numbers inside shooting stars, fill in missing numbers in a star sequence.
7. Practice curves with planet rings and moon orbits.
8. Cut paths from Rocket to planet in strips.
9. Use scissors to cut and paste moon patterns
10. Cut and paste planets on to solar system page.
11. Cut and paste moon phases.
12. Build rockets out of cut shapes and glue on to paper.
13. Tracing ABC’s & Numbers
14. Tracing Solar System words (they don’t need to be able to read these words) examples: Star, Sun, Moon, Rocket etc

When it comes to keeping little hands busy while learning, crafts are essential

1. Make paper plate astronaut masks.
2. Paint planets on paper plates.
3. Create your own astronaut badge.
4. Galaxy play-doh is great for motor skills, scissor practice, and imaginative play. (See our video on Instagram here)
5. Use shooting star activity from the math section to string on beads (fine motorskills) for younger ones you can cut out stars in different colors and string beads of corresponding color (video here )
6. Paint planets, sun, stas, asteroids, comets, etc on rocks and place them on the galaxy play-doh in the correct order. Find our video here
7. Straw rocket craft. (find a video here)
8. Use a hole punch to create constellation cards.
9. Create hole punching strips, rocket at the beginning, and planet at the top, punch each star to reach the planet. You can find my video here
10. Jupiters red spot with milk, food coloring, and dishsoap. How to video here
11. Make a moon surface with craters using tinfoil and glue.
12. Draw stars and planets using white crayons on black paper.
13. Create a space helmet from a large box or recycled container.
14. STEAM: Build constellations and shapes with toothpicks (pretzel sticks work too) with marshmallows. For an extra challenge make 3D shapes.
15. Build Rockets out of shapes (use cut out shapes, magnetic tiles, or plastic shapes)
16. Moon phases oreos.
17. Sun, Earth, and Moon orbit Paper Craft.
18. Dot marker pages

Sensory play is the best learn-through-play teaching for me! Engage the senses and imagination with these sensory-rich experiences and teach without fights!

1. Galaxy play dough with glitter, stars, and black food dye.
2. Kinetic sand moon surface with astronaut figures.
3. Starry slime using blue glitter glue and plastic stars.
4. Space sensory bin with black beans, planets, scoops, and rockets. Use tweezers to take out stars.
5. “Meteor dust” cloud dough made from flour and oil. (mentioned in the tracing section)
6. Chia seeds & water for a taste safe water beads option add glow-in-the-dark stars in a discovery bin.
7. Moon crater play: press marbles into flour and explore shapes.
8. Milk and dishsoap “Jupiter’s red spot” watch our video here
9. Oreo moon phases

Let’s burn some energy with space-themed movement games:

1. Moonwalk across the room in slow motion.
2. Pretend to “blast off” with big jumps and countdowns.
3. Set up a planet obstacle course to “orbit” around.
4. Jump from “asteroid” to “asteroid” (pillows or mats).
5. Rocket relay race with cones as “space stations.”
6. Act out the solar system — spinning like planets!
7. Toss “comets” (bean bags) into a black hole bucket.
8. Crawl through a cardboard “space tunnel.”
9. Star hop: jump from taped stars while calling out numbers or letters.
10. Moon Rock Toss & Count