Kids are fascinated by outer space, astronauts, moons, stars and planets! In fact, an outer space lesson plan may be our most requested topic EVER! We have scoured high and low for the best outer space science experiments including a DIY galaxy in a bottle (to learn about anti-gravity) and a balloon rocket STEM project. For our DIY outer space arts and crafts projects, we will make our own stomp rocket and paint an incredible galaxy. Plus, learn about outer space while practicing your reading, writing and math with tons of free printable worksheets! But before we start, don’t forget to join our Facebook Group and “like” our Facebook Page, so you won’t miss out on any of our educational fun!
Do your kids need some extra motivation? These free printable outer space punch cards are awesome! Use fun hole punches on the card, as they complete activities or chores. If you are looking for a whole chore system, then you NEED to print out this Chore Card Game.
🧪Space STEM Projects for Kids
The kids in our house have nicknamed this a “REALLY satisfying galaxy in a bottle”. The secret is to have glitter in tons of fun colors, like this!
As a supplement to making our own DIY galaxies in a bottle, let’s learn more about our galaxy.
Space is SO cool! Learn 25 mind-blowing outer space facts that will both terrify and amaze you!
One of the top questions that kids have about astronauts in space is how do they survive, eat, and drink? The following video is wonderful for learning the basics about how astronauts survive.
One more outer space STEM activity! Learn how to make an amazing balloon rocket by watching the video below!
📚 Outer Space Reading Worksheets
- Here is a great outer space word search for kids, along with an answer sheet to make it easy for you to check your kiddo’s work.
- You absolutely must read (or help your children read) NASA’s kids website! In addition to having fun space games and STEM projects, there are tons of articles on everything from humans in space to solar system to rocket ship flight (and anything you can think of in between!).
- Let’s work on parts of speech (common nouns, proper nouns, contractions, adjectives, pronouns, adverbs and verbs) with this space color by code worksheet! There are also free outer space printables for sight words and word families, as well as some bonus math worksheets!
- Kindergarten – 2nd Grades
- Practice your spatial concepts (above, below, over, under, in and on) with these outer space worksheets.
- Work on your articulation with these outer space worksheets. You will also practice counting syllables, and work on reading “/s/,/s/ blends /l/, /l/ blends, /r/ and vocalic /r/.” For fun, there is even a DIY astronaut board game to further practice articulation.
- Read your /s/ blend words with this printable DIY space game! The /s/ blends include sn, sw, st, sl and sp.
- Practice your /r/ words with these outer space cards.
- Learn your “sh” and “ch” words with these fun outer space tic-tac-toe reading games.
- Practice reading descriptive language with this “I Spy” outer space game.
- Work on sequencing with these outer space word puzzles and activities for kids.
- 3rd – 5th Grades
- Read these STEM reading worksheets about how NASA engineering teams design devices so that astronauts are able to eat in a microgravity environment.
🧮 Outer Space Math Worksheets
- Preschool
- Work on counting and identifying numbers one through ten with these outer space ten frame cards.
- Kindergarten – 2nd Grades
- Practice telling time with these planet clock worksheets. If you need more work on reading a clock, you should do our How to Tell Time activities next!
- I love when you can incorporate math into a fun board game! Print this fun outer space board game and play it to practice simple addition problems. If you don’t have one yet, I highly recommend a laminating machine! I promise that you will find TONS of ways to use it with all of our lesson plans.
- Checkout this packet of free outer space worksheets that cover addition, subtraction and money. If your child has not learned about money yet, you need to take a look at our money lesson plan for kids next!
- Learn about graphing, counting and greater / lesser than with this interactive outer space flipchart. Use these free worksheets to go along with it!
- 3rd – 5th Grades
✏ Free Space Writing Worksheets
- Preschool
- Identify rhyming words with these free outer space printables.
- Work on your cutting and gluing skills with this free outer space printable.
- Have your child listen carefully to the clues you read to them from these worksheets. They will try to figure out which alien you are describing, by crossing aliens off the chart as they are eliminated. They can practice writing “x” (as they eliminate aliens) and “o” (when they circle the final answer!
- Kindergarten – 2nd Grade
- 3rd – 5th Grades
🖌 DIY Stomp Rocket & 5 Ways To Paint a Galaxy
- Learn how to make your own Stomp Rocket in the following video. You can see another implementation and fantastic instructions from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory here. All you need is an empty 2-liter bottle, duct tape, 5 feet of 1/2-inch PVC pipe, 24″ of 1/2-inch PVC pipe, two 45-degree PVC elbow slip connectors, 2 PVC tee slip connectors and 2 PVC slip caps.
- For a simple outer space art project, learn how to draw a rocket below.
- Learn five different ways to paint a galaxy in the video below. This DIY outer space arts and crafts project is especially fun!
🤸♀️ Outer Space Yoga for Kids
Next, let’s do some space-inspired movement and exercise to get your energy out!
- Stretch with some fun yoga moves and space stories by Cosmic Kids Yoga.
- Are you in more of a dancing mood? Checkout this Just Dance video for the song Starships by Nicki Minaj.
And the most fun part… share a photo or video of your outer space science experiments, your outer space art (or of any of the other fun activities) on Facebook! Make sure to include a link to this website or to our Facebook Group and Facebook Page, so that we can see it too! I’ve purposefully added a lot of options for parents who need to keep their kiddos occupied for more time and to allow you to cater to your children’s preferences.
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