Early Learner Space / Astronomy Unit Worksheets

Very large and pretty 50 page pdf file of cross-curricular worksheets, activities and space themed room decorations etc. Nearly all worksheets contain the answers as part of the instruction at the start.

Help your early students learn all about the sun, moon, planets, astronomy, solar system, etc. Minimal handwriting required. Instead, the worksheets are matching, circling and cutting.


Contents:
Cover
a4 sized poster showing the planets and orbits
Other ideas for space unit
Scale model of the solar system instructions (a really BIG one - need to visit a beach or long area)
Scale model cut-outs
Planet cut out and answer questions about the positions of the planets
Inner and outer planets. The asteroid belt
Circle the space object that begins with the letter...
Cut out and sequence the planets
Dot to dot, alphabetical order starting at N. Explanation of shooting stars
Pattern continuation
Earth's moon and Mars' moons matching
Jupiter's moons
Saturn's moons. Explanation of atmosphere.
Uranus's moons. Planets with rings
Satellites. Trace Orbit
Spot the difference
Ordering the planets around the sun. Non-linear.
Dot to dot, counting in 2s to make a crescent moon
Planet subtraction
Planet subtraction 002
Introduction to alphabetical order with cut and paste order
Countdown - counting backwards
Crater - addition and intro to multiplication
Label the space shuttle
Symmetry
Who are scientists? Intro and reading comprehension with circle the answer
First moon landing with comprehension questions - circle the answer
Introduction to homophones
Space word search
Challenge questions! These two pages are HARD. Looks at orbits, and conjunctions. Predicting.
Who named the planets, and why
Rotation vs revolution
Mass vs Weight.
Color in space shuttle
Color in astronaut
Color in blast off rocket
Color in all the planets in the solar system (with hollow words to color too!)
Instructions for bunting banners
Bunting banners - Space school plus lots of pictures
Planet bunting banner - order of the planets
Flash cards - Planets plus the sun
Flash cards - astronaut, telescope, satellite, Moon, shuttle, asteroids, shooting star, solar system, and planets
Flash cards - phases of the moon.
Blank flash cards.

All images are original. Worksheets are color.

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