Does your child love to learn about space and astronauts? If so, then you should definitely check out the
Astronaut Preschool Pack from
Homeschool Creations. Jolanthe has many many preschool printables over at her site and you can find something to fit almost any interest your young child may have! A few weeks back when we took a week off from our regular school schedule to have a "lighter" week, I chose this pack to do with Bub as he loves anything and everything to do with spaceships. We were not disappointed!
Here are some of the highlights from our time with this unit:
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| Shadow matching with space themed shapes |
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| Spelling words |
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| Practice writing our name |
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| Vocabulary words |
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| Beginning letter sounds |
At the end of the week, we had a neat little lapbook full of all our space memorabilia!
We checked out as many space themed books as we could carry from the library. Some of our favorites were:
We also utilized some of the other resources mentioned on the Homeschool Creations site, such as this
fun Astronauts to Earth game from
Mama Jenn which Bub asked to play each and every single day. You can print out several game sheets and use them to reinforce shapes, numbers, colors, and more!
This jet pack craft was incredibly easy, using only a few household materials. It is a great idea for little boys or girls who want to "lift off" on their own and they can even store their own "moon treasures" inside! To make your own, check out
this tutorial over at
Along the Way.
One last fun craft to make if you decide to spend a week in outer space is this really simple for little hands
astronaut craft from
DLTK Kids.
One of the things that I truly love about homeschooling is being able to follow the interests of my children and make learning
fun. This preschool pack definitely helped us in this department and I will continue to recommend them to anyone with a preschooler! (Check out some of the fun we had with a fall themed one
here).
A week or so after this unit, we got the opportunity to visit the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum which brought much of this to life for Bub. He still talks about getting to go on a "real" spaceship. Here are some of our highlights from that visit:
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| The entrance |
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| Getting ready to enter the spaceship |
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| Model of a spaceship |
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| Nearly life size replica of astronauts on the job |
If you are ever in the D.C. area, this is a fantastic stop to make, even for small children!
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