FREE Homeschool Preschool Curriculum, Week 21 – Outer Space
3, 2, 1, BLAST OFF!! Welcome back for a week in outer space!
There are so many fun activities in store this week for you and your preschooler. A gross motor skills test is in the works to make sure your child will be ready for kindergarten. If there is any difficulty with any of the motor skills be sure to spend more time working with your preschooler on the specific activity that is causing trouble.
The letter of the week is “W”, scroll ahead for more activities to build literacy. You will be heading over to your local planetarium or observatory to get a closer look of the night sky. Want to get crafty? I think you’ll appreciate the selection of art projects this week. My favorite? The handprint alien craft!
Continue reading below to prepare for your week ahead…in space!
Pre-K Homeschool Week 21 Free Resources
Here are some of the free resources I gathered from across the web to pull together our week 21 outer space theme:
Feature Image by Pixaby
Math Activities for Preschoolers
Number 19 Recognition + Tracing (Kindergarten Mom)
Review 2D Shapes with Silviya V Murphy’s free printable over at Teachers Pay Teachers.
We continue our pattern review this week with our tangram blocks, and these free outer space pattern block mats from The Stem Laboratory.
Another activity carried on from last week is our addition (we chose a number line worksheet) and subtraction (we chose worksheet #3) drills. And, you can grab free resources for each over at Math Salamanders.
Fine/Gross Motor Skills
Here are some activities to develop your preschoolers fine and gross motor skills this week:
Play catch
Play snake with jump rope (encourage start trying to jump rope on own)
Outer Space Lacing Cards (Taming Little Monsters)
Practice writing numbers 0-9. You can also grab your play dough and have your preschooler shape the numbers with the playdough.
Gross Motor Skill Challenge – see how many activities your preschooler can accomplish from the list on this site. Make note of trouble spots and work together to get your little one up to speed.
Language Arts
Introduce the letter “W” – show your preschooler the capital and lowercase letter “W”, and introduce the sound of this letter. Next, have your little one try to create the letter “W” on a playdough mat or geoboard. Watch the letter “W” on Starfall.
Letter “W” phonics and writing practice (Daycare Worksheets)
Letter “W” phonics review (Flashcard Fox) – build your preschoolers vocabulary by sharing the “W” words on these flashcards. Make sure to print out two sets to create a memory game.
Choose a letter “W” collage from Early Learning Ideas we chose “W” is for watercolors!
The sight word this week is “is”. Kindergarten Mom has a great free printable to introduce this sight word to your preschooler.
**Remember to read 1 level B book with your child each day.
Read Aloud Books:
You are Stardust, Elin Kelsey
The Universe + You, Suzanne Slade
Moon, the Earth’s Best Friend, Stacy McAnulty
The Starkeeper, Faith Pray
Go for the Moon, Chris Gall
OUTER SPACE SCIENCE/SENSORY ACTIVITIES
Peruse National Geographic’s, First Big Book of Space – this is a book that both Nora and Sadie enjoyed thumbing through. When they would find a page that caught their interest we would usually read it together.
Create a space sensory bin like Our Potluck Family.
Discover the constellations with Constellations for Kids, and see if you can find one in your night sky!
Pick a constellation to research and design your own planet together (Mama Cheaps, email sign up required for download)
MUSIC
Teach your preschooler about the planets in our solar system with The Planets Song! A family favorite here at home.
Pick 2 rhymes to learn this week from Lessons 4 Learners. We chose Tuning Up for Outer Space, and Climb Aboard the Spaceship.
This solar system song remembers our ninth planet, Pluto. And, is a great alternative or addition to the planet song above.
ARTS + CRAFTS INSPIRED BY OUTER SPACE
Sam over at Simple Everyday Mom has a list of 20 crafts you can make for outer space week click here to choose your own. We chose galaxy slime, and handprint aliens.
I love the idea of this Constellation Jar, and I’m pretty sure your kiddos will too!
The mixed media approach to this craft from Adventure in a Box is what caught my eye, and look at how beautiful it turned out! I think I’m going to swap the buttons out for pony beads because we have a ton of them lying around. Email sign up is required to download this template.
Marbled Art Earth (I Heart Crafty Things)
FIELD TRIP
Visit your local planetarium!
