Solar System and Space Preschool Mini Unit

The outerspace and solar system are one of my kids’ favorite topics at home.  They have always been fascinated with how the universe works and they love knowing their place in it.  Vito has been learning a lot about planets lately.  We worked on Space-themed activity trays last year but because he is older now, he is inquiring more and curious about it.  We worked on a couple of activities like our 3 part cards and reading the Planetarium book at night.  I also managed to make him a Waseca-biome inspired cosmic blocks which demonstrate his place in the universe.  Now, to go along with our activities, I created this mini unit pack which are extension activities that will enrich his knowledge and interest on the solar system and outerspace.  The learning pack contains 10 (plus 3 BONUS!) learning activities that your kids will surely enjoy!  Below are some previews of what to expect from our learning material.

Montessori Inspired Space Themed Learning Activities

We are moving to new things this week as Vito’s interest is starting to be directed more about his body and senses.  For the past few weeks, we’ve been doing work about the moon, the planets, and space.  Here’s a roundup of our activities in learning about the solar system and space in general (in no particular order).

The Space and The Solar System Learning Materials

Happy to share our Space and Solar System Learning Pack which is now available in my shop.  These are so beautiful!  I made the cards years ago and Mavi has been frequently using them, especially in finding inspirations in his drawings.

Sparkly Planets for your Solar System

We’ve done this before (in 2013) and we made another one again! Creating our planets for our solar system using aluminium foil. Have done this before?  I mentioned the source of this activity in my previous post, read it here.

Introducing the Solar System to Preschoolers

In line with our Days of Creation activities, the boys and I talked about how the universe came to be.  Mavi used his Usborne Fact Cards once again to review some solar system concepts and this made Vito get into the mood of exploring the planets as well.