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Teaching preschoolers about space can be a fun and engaging way to spark their curiosity and imagination! The following provides a variety of experiences for children can engage in. 

Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me is a free story for Educators to download and read to young children. It is a story about a young girl named Monica who dreams of playing with the Moon, moon begins to shrink teaching Monica about moon phases. 

This template is free. It is a fun template that children can use to detail what they would do if they were an alien. 

5 Little Stars

Category Rhymes and Songs

This star counting song encourages children to count backwards from 5 to 1. Children can use their hands to complete the actions for each verse of the song. This star song is easy for toddlers and preschoolers to learn. 

This space action song is in the tune of Farmer In The Dell and each verse is about what you can do when you're flying to the moon. A great action song to introduce during circle time. 

This counting astronaut rhyme song teaches the concept of ordinal numbers to children. Children can use their fingers to count for each verse and it's a catchy little fingerplay song as it rhymes.

This song is about flying off to the moon. It's a simple rhyme that can be taught with actions to toddlers and preschoolers. 

The Space Pom Pom Mats are designed for children to add pom poms to each space-themed mat. Pom pom mats encourage children to develop their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. These can also be used with play dough. Children can roll play dough balls to add to each planet. 

Space Tracing Lines aims to help children in the development of pre-writing skills. It provides children with the ability to use cognitive development, observations, and hand-eye coordination and encourages the child to draw in a specific direction. As a child practice tracing over these lines through copying and tracing this will give them the confidence and ability to write letters and numbers correctly.

My Planet

Category Child Portfolios

This template is for children to create their own planet.

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