Space Fun Activity Bundle (Ages 5-10)

Description

Your elementary students can have fun learning about space with the Space Fun Activity Bundle. These 7 resources take them on a tour of the solar system and provide interesting text with pictures to color (optional), handwriting practice, coloring books about Galileo and space exploration, and more. See a preview of each title at the links below.

The Solar System: Planets, Earth’s Moon & Constellations (Learning About Science, Level 2): Take your students on a tour of the solar system as they discover the sun, planets, satellites, constellations, and more, and introduce them to the phases of the moon with this unit. Students can personalize this book by coloring the illustrations and tracing the key words in the space provided. Incorporate some fun and handwriting practice into science. A review activity sheet with answer key is also included. 26 pages total. All measurements are given in both English and metric. This title does not discuss origins or the age of the earth. If you would like to explore the topics in this book from a Creation science worldview, free downloadable discussion helps are available.

The Solar System: Planets, Earth’s Moon & Constellations Activity Book: Help your students have fun while learning key terms and definitions related to astronomy and outer space with The Solar System: Planets, Earth’s Moon, and Constellations Activity Book. Nine engaging activities include various word puzzles and cut and paste activities as well as a maze, tracing activity, multiple choice, matching, and word search. Answer key is included. 19 pages total.

Space Exploration Coloring Book: Take students on a tour of the universe and history with the Space Exploration Coloring Book. They’ll learn about the study and exploration of space, starting with Aristotle, Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, and Herschel. They’ll continue through Sputnik, Luna 2, Vostok I, Freedom 7, Friendship 7, Mariner 2, Mariner 4, Gemini 4, Apollo 11, Salyut I, Apollo 16, Skylab, Viking I, Pioneer II, Columbia, Mir, Giotto, Voyager 2, Atlantis, the Hubble Space Telescope, Galileo spacecraft, International Space Station, Cosmos I, Messenger, and Soyuz. They’ll learn about Yuri Gagarin, Alan B. Shephard, Jr., John Glenn, Edward White, Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, John Young, and Charles Duke. They’ll also learn about some of the many parts of an astronaut’s space suit and the part each one plays in keeping astronauts safe. The Space Exploration Coloring Book includes traceable copywork on every page. It’s a great way to work some handwriting practice into your day and bring the history of space exploration to life. 72 pages total. Two levels are available, Levels B and C.

Print & Cursive Connections: Space: This unit is designed to help young writers see the connection between print and cursive by practicing them together while enjoying learning about galaxies, planets, and other wonders of space. In the first pages of the unit, each word is stacked so that print is immediately followed by cursive. Students then trace the words in the same pattern. Finally, students can write both words following the pattern. After the twenty-six individual words, students can practice twenty-six complete sentences using the same pattern. 59 pages total.

Mission of Apollo 11 Coloring Book: Help students experience the Apollo 11 mission from the time President Kennedy made the promise to land man on the moon to the ticker tape parade that welcomed the astronauts home. They’ll meet Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, Michael Collins, James Lovell, William Anders, Fred Haise, Dr. Thomas Paine, Nancy Roman, Margaret Hamilton, Katherine Johnson, Gene Kranz, Steve Bales, Jack Garman, and President Nixon. They’ll learn about the Saturn V, the Eagle, and Columbia. They’ll also learn about some of the experiments the men conducted such as the Passive Seismic Experiment and the Solar Wind Composition Experiment, as well as some of the equipment they used such as the Lunar Surface Magnetometer, and the Laser Ranging Retroflector. They’ll see the splashdown, the rescue by the USS Hornet, the quarantine, and finally the ticker tape parade in New York City. The Mission of Apollo 11 Coloring Book includes traceable copywork on every page. It’s a great way to work some handwriting practice into your day and bring the history of Apollo 11 to life. 45 pages total. Two levels are available, Levels B and C.

Galileo Galilei Coloring Book: Galileo Galilei Coloring Book Level C includes 15 coloring pages with large, traceable copywork that is perfect for young writers. Introduce your students to the life of Galileo Galilei, his experiments and studies, and what he taught us about the planets with this 18-page coloring book. Two levels are available, Levels B and C.

Handwriting Practice in Space: Your children can have fun practicing their handwriting skills with these 17 space-themed sentences. Each sentence includes 2 keywords for them to practice writing and space for them to both trace and independently write each word, for a total of 34 keywords practiced throughout the book. At the end of the book are 28 bonus space-related words they can trace and write. This is a great way to add some handwriting practice to your day. 27 total pages. Available in print (included in Level B bundle) and cursive (included in Level C bundle) handwriting versions.

A note about coloring book levels:
Level A: Coloring pages include single word or phrase copywork (traceable print)
Level B: Coloring pages include full sentence copywork (traceable print)
Level C: Coloring pages include full sentence copywork (traceable cursive)
Pictures may vary or repeat between levels. Not all books are available in all three levels; new levels will be added as available.