I love space, learning about it, and teaching about it—astronauts, rockets, stars, and all of it. My classroom is deep into this theme, and I had to share it with you, too. When you are excited about learning, your students will be, too, so try to match your lessons to things you are or can get enthusiastic about. These are some free-choice activities with a super cool space theme that we have done in my PreK class. Not all of these preschool space activities have posts to explain them further because they are so simple; I hope this list of activities with a space theme can inspire you to find what works for your preschoolers! Get all the free printables from this list in one spot here!
Preschool Space-Themed Activities Kids Love
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Moon Sand Trays(4 cups flour: 1/2 cup baby oil) or Space Playdough with astronaut & rocket figurines. Work on upper and lowercase letter recognition with Astronaut Letter Match Up – FREE Printable Space Letter Beading – FREE Printable Rocket Building with Crazy Forts – Prek students love these!
Space Shuttle Pretend Play – yes, that’s aluminum foil and some old computer parts!
Lego Spaceship BuildingSpace Station Trays with magnet builders UFO Roll & Cover – FREE Printable Space Station Marble Run Building – we love this set.
Shooting Stars Magnet Play – tape string to your table with paper stars clipped on the ends with paper clips. Add some magnet wands, and you will have shooting stars.
Moon and Stars Upper and Lowercase Matching – FREE Printable Space Shape Game – FREE Printable Outerspace Scratch Art – this is the set we use.Name Constellations
Color Sorting Star Mat – I love this free-choice activity and using letter magnets for this! FREE PrintableStars In A Jar Roll & Cover Game – FREE Printable Star sensory bin and color matching.
Check out our space-theme resource page here for more space-themed lesson plans and learning activities!
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