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Looking for big and small activities for preschool? Today I'm sharing a fun collection!
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So much of the math we do with preschoolers is just part of everyday life. You can find plenty of printables to cut apart and have your child put in order by size, but you can also learn this skill without any computer ink. Check out this fun set of size activities for preschool!

Big and small activities for preschool

1. Read!

Prekinders has a list of books about sizes for preschoolers.

2. Put tools in order by size.

Raid the toolbox for tools that come in different sizes, and invite your child to sort them from small to large. This is an extra fun activity for kids because the tools are usually off limits.

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3. Play with sorting and stacking toys.

Do you have a size puzzle or other toys that have parts in different sizes? Those old stacking rings are great for this. Browse the widget above for some other toys that will help your child learn more about sizes.

4. Compare shoe sizes.

Teach Preschool compared shoe sizes in the classroom. The Educators' Spin on It compared shoe sizes at home.

5. Play an active outdoor game.

We played a size game outdoors with printable action cards, but you don't even have to print the cards. Just give your child instructions, like "Go stand by something taller than the house" or "find something that is very, very small."

6. Sort items from nature.

The Nurture Store arranged leaves by size and labeled them.

7. Play with nesting cookie or biscuit cutters.

Prekinders has a center for ordering and putting away cookie cutters.

8. Play with measuring tools.

Check out the learning opportunities at Teach Preschool when the children explored measuring tape and other measuring tools.

9. Collect lids of different sizes and make your own game.

Try this do it yourself sorting box from The Imagination Tree.

10. Sort large, medium, and small household items.

Go on a hunt around your house for items that are large, medium, and small. Then make some three bears counting mats for sorting. Totally Tots has a big list of household items to sort!

11. Order straws by length.

Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds put straws in order by size. Be sure to check out the rest of their every day math play ideas!

12. Compare lengths using yarn.

Help your child use yarn to measure different body parts and cut the end. Compare lengths. Which is longer, his arm or his leg? Who in the family has the biggest bicep? Check out our big collection of yarn measurement activities here.

I hope you found some fun ways to explore the concept of big and small with your preschooler!

You might enjoy these other playful math collections:

DO YOU HAVE OUR PRESCHOOL MATH CURRICULUM?

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Fun Play-dough mats to use at home! You can practice the words on the worksheet if appropriate for your child.

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Soda Bottle Rocket - Make a roket ship out of an old plastic bottle .  Or make one with old toilet paper rolls. Whatever is handy.

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A few of my blogger friends and I have got together to see what crafty ideas we can come up with using an old 2 litre soda bottle. My kids are always excited to take something out of the recycling bin and use it for junk modelling or to make a craft, so we actually ended up making a couple of different ideas. But this soda bottle rocket kids craft was our first one.

It's a really simple and fun soda bottle craft, and once you're done it's fun to play with too.

To make the soda bottle rocket you will need:

1 clean and empty soda bottle (2 litre or 1.5 litre) - We used pepsi max

Cardboard

Coloured tissue (orange / yellow / red / white)

Tape

These are just the basic supplies we had in our craft cupboard, you don't need anything fancy at all for this craft! If you have silver and gold star stickers, those would be fun to add to the rocket design too.

It took us a while to complete this rocket. You need to add a couple of layers of paint to the plastic bottle to get an even coverage, so we kept it in our kitchen for a week or so as an ongoing project. Once a layer of paint was dry we would come and add another. We added about 3 layers over each section of the bottle, then some extra details to finish. Since we did it over a few quick painting sessions, I don't really have any process photos but it should be pretty self explanatory from the final product pictures 🙂

To get the window effect in the rocket, make sure to leave a circle or two unpainted and the clear plastic makes a great window.

To make the sides of the rocket, we cut two large triangles from left over cardboard (Amazon packaging from our recycling bin) painted and stuck them on to the back of the rocket with duct tape.

It was almost finished, but missing something vital for the coolest rockets - flames!!

We ripped strips of tissue paper in orange and white, and taped them to the bottom of the rocket, to give it that "blast off" effect

Zoooom!

The boys had fun playing around with their new home made rocket once it was all finished
Read about the benefits of junk modelling, with a list of suggested materials and projects
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Friday's maybe could be a cooking activity day for you and your kids. Make something fun. Attached are some examples.

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Cooking can help young kids learn and practice some basic math concepts and build language skills. And reating meals with you can help build their self-confidence and lay the foundation for healthy eating habits.

It may take a little flexibility and some simple prep work. But with the right expectations, your time in the kitchen with your preschooler can be an adventure you'll both enjoy.

How Cooking Can Help Preschoolers

Bringing kids into the kitchen can be good for them in a number of ways. Cooking can help:

Build basic skills. Help build basic math skills by doing something as simple as counting eggs or pouring water into a measuring cup. You can ask what comes first, second, and third or count together as you spoon dough onto a cookie sheet. When you read a recipe together, you introduce new words to your child's vocabulary and promote literacy. Following steps in the recipe can work on listening skills.

Encourage an adventurous palate. Preschoolers are picky eaters, and bringing them into the kitchen to cook can help get them to open up to new tastes. When your 3-year-old plays chef, she might sample dishes she wouldn't try if you just served them to her. So encourage kids to taste new ingredients you're working with and talk about what they like and how healthy foods make a body grow.

Help young kids explore with their senses. Kids learn by exploring with their senses and the kitchen is an ideal place to do that. Invite them to listen to the whir of the mixer, pound dough and watch it rise, smell it baking in the oven, and finally taste the warm bread fresh from the oven. If it smells good, looks appealing, and is easy to eat they may just be willing to try it!

Boost confidence. Preschoolers love to show what they can do and working in the kitchen provides opportunities to gain a sense of accomplishment. If they helped assemble the pizza, let them know that their help was important. You could name the pizza or another dish after your child. Serve "Jalen's Pizza" or "Ella's Salad" for dinner tonight. Even if the results are not exactly what you expected, praise their efforts.

Ideal Jobs for Preschoolers in the Kitchen

A few tasks in the kitchen are particularly well-suited to kids ages 3 to 5. The key is to give them "jobs" that meet their skill level and are something they enjoy. So if your child loves to pound, bring out the bread dough and let your preschooler pound away.

Here are some other ways kids can help:

stirring pancake batter

tearing lettuce for salad

adding ingredients

assembling a pizza

helping you "read" a cookbook by turning the pages

Getting Started

From riding a tricycle to getting dressed, preschoolers are learning how much they can do all by themselves.

So look for a few cooking-related activities that your child can do independently or with just a little help from you. Simple tasks like pouring liquid into the bowl, sprinkling cheese on top of the casserole, or using cookie cutters are a good fit for most preschoolers.

Don't plan an elaborate project - 5 to 10 minutes might be all your child wants to spend on an activity. Start small and keep it fun.

As kids grow, they will develop the skills, attention span, and interest to do bigger cooking jobs, like squeezing the juice out of a lemon, measuring ingredients into cups and spoons, and beating eggs or mashing potatoes.

Preschoolers will also enjoy learning with you. For safety reasons, you should be in the kitchen with them at all times, supervising and monitoring progress.

Spending time in the kitchen with your kids can foster an interest in food and cooking that will last for life!

Date reviewed: November 2021

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Pie Plate UFO - Pick a project that suits your mood and resources that are available. Or make your own!  Send a picture when finished. We would all love to see them!

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I usually post activities right away but now and then we make a craft that never gets blogged about. This week I turned our beloved maker space in our playroom into a bigger bedroom for my youngest. As sad as I am to see it go, her room was overflowing with mess no matter how often we cleaned it, there was just too much stuff in her tiny room. As I prepped the room for a new coat of pink paint, I took down our number banner and these UFOs that we made in 2013! Somehow I never blogged about them before now. These UFOs are a great summer space craft because they can easily be adapted to any age group. My daughter wasn't even three when we made them, and I have made them with kids as old as 12 before.

Gather your materials. You will need some aluminum pie plates the kind with the paper "top," some glue, and fun things to add to them like gems, pouch lids, wooden shapes, buttons, beads... and a few pipe cleaners if you want to hang them up.

This is really simple, arrange the add ons, give each kid a plate and lid and a bottle of glue and tell them to go for it!

My son wanted to add rocket boosters, so he added some pouch lids to the bottom if you do make sure you add LOTS of glue.

Lots of glue was an easy task for my then two-year-old daughter. Psst! That squeezing she is doing is great for hand strength too!

Of course, we all need to make sure it fits on our heads!

To add the pipe cleaner just poke a hole through the middle and thread it through making sure to make a knot at the end, so it doesn't fall out. Let dry.When it's dry pop the "lid" on the pie plate, and you have a funky one of a kind UFO!

If you need some space books to go with this space craft check out the link above - just click the image and you'll find the post!

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Have a budding astronaut? This rocket ship craft is just for them and it teaches shapes and early geometry concepts, too!

And be sure to grab your FREE PRINTABLE rocket ship shape template at the end of the post!

My two preschool ages sons are fascinated by outer space. The other night, at the dinner table, my four-year-old came up with a riddle for us to solve.

"What's kinda' roundish, has polka dots, and is really far away?"

Did you guess it? The moon!

We also spend a lot of time blasting off to do things. Everything my boys do is "as fast as the fastest rocket ship"! Except for things like putting on their shoes, of course.

If you have a young astronaut or aerospace engineer, they are going to love this spacecraft that also teaches shapes.

Rocket Ship Craft for Preschoolers

This outer space craft is a super fun way to introduce preschoolers to beginning geometry concepts. At the preschool age, geometry is about learning shapes, as well as manipulating them, which is exactly what happens with this craft.

Materials

How to Set Up a Rocket Ship Craft

Print the free template on colorful paper, making a handful of copies of the template. Print each copy in a different color. The more colors the more fun, in my opinion!

Now, given that there is a lot of cutting involved, you may need to help your preschooler cut out the shapes. That's what I did. My boys started to get a little frustrated (really frustrated, in fact), so I finished cutting out the shapes myself. Since I wanted this to be a good lesson in shapes, I didn't want to wear out their interest.

Lay the colorful shapes on a tray with a glue stick and invite your preschooler to come and build a rocket ship!

The Shape Activity

The first thing I always do with activities like these is just let my boys experiment with the shapes without gluing. I knew they would immediately start gluing the shapes in random places all over their paper, which is fine, but I wanted to encourage them to talk with me about the shapes.
So, first, we just played.
Here are some questions you can ask your preschooler to get them talking about the shapes.

What shapes are you going to use?

What can you make with these shapes?

How can you use these shapes to make other shapes?

Can you find different sizes of the same shapes?

How many colors are you using?

Try to keep the questions open-ended so your preschooler will have to think about their responses. This is an important piece in learning activities, especially in math. I like to call it "math talk" and it's a fantastic way for preschoolers to work through what they are learning.

After a little play, I invited my boys to build a space rocket with their shapes. Math talk during the creating process is also really important. I questioned them about what they were making and why they were making the choices they were.

Is your spaceship going to be long and tall or small and wide? What shapes will you use the make it ___?

How many colors are you using for your rocket ship?

What shape will you use for the top of your space rocket?

Spaceships have fire during blastoff. How will you use the shapes to make fire?

What about windows?

And the wings?

Bonus points if you set out a few space books about rocketships for your preschooler to refer to.

A Word about the Learning Process

It's important to note that while a rocket ship craft like this one has a desired outcome, it is perfectly okay for your preschooler not to make his rocket ship look like a traditional one. The learning comes from the process of moving and manipulating the pieces, as well as the mathematical talk you engage your child in.

Just like the stages of writing where preschoolers move through a series of stages where their writing doesn't look like yours or mine, it still holds meaning to the child who "wrote" it. The same is true for this craft. The end result may not look like your rocket craft, but your preschooler will still identify it as such.

Or...you preschooler might also tell you to move along and he might create a firetruck instead. That's ok, too.

Also note that in projects like this it's important to allow your preschooler to "make mistakes". He might experiment and use a triangle that is too small for the top of the rocket. Let him put it there anyway, and if it doesn't work for him let him glue a different triangle over the top. These decisions are important for preschoolers to make and it is evidence that they are working through the processes of basic geometry skills.

Early geometry skills include spatial awareness. How pieces work together and fit together. How they compare. You can ask your preschooler about these things, too!
Don't forget to grab your FREE printable rocket ship craft template below!
Want the FREE Rocket Craft Template?

Just click the image below to grab it! You can add this craft to your art or math centers!

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Learn about the stars with these FUN marshmallow constellations for kids!

This week's topic in our super series is Astronomy - learning about the phases of the moon , star contellations and the wonders of the night sky!

Inevitably, kids will ask: " How many stars are in the sky?" or " Why do the stars shine at night? " plus a million other variations of those impossible-to-answer questions.

It's all part of the scientific inquiry process - being intrigued enough to ask the questions and then heading off to find the answers!

I love to explore Astronomy all year round. It's a wonderful opportunity to get outside for an evening walk and do some stargazing (and on some nights, finding a few planets too!)

Introduce your kids to the idea of astronomy by reading a book or two from our reading list and then construct some fun marshmallow constellations for each of your favorite star groups! We've included affiliate links for all of the books and items we used so you can easily find more information on each one.

Top it off with an evening walk to see if you can spot any of the cellestial animals or objects that you read about in the story!

Kids Books about the Stars

is a great book that introduces the stars to younger children. The simple words and bright illustrations encourage kids to look up and give more attention to the night sky. Great for preschoolers.

Learn how the stars 'move' in our sky, the names of the various stars that are part of the big dipper and how to find the North Star. Perfect for kids ages 4 - 8 years.

It also shows where the constellation can be found in the northern and southern hemisphere and answers some of those tough questions, such as "Why do constellations appear in different places in the night sky during the year?" An excellent resources for kids ages 6 - 10 years.

The Stars is a perfect book for older readers who will enjoy the star charts and detailed information about the constellations in this great book.

Readers will also learn about the seasonal movement of the stars, information about black holes and other areas of our solar systems and facts about each of the planets. Best for ages 12+.

How to Make a Star Constellation Model

A fun (and tasty) way to learn more about the stars - construct a constellation model of the stars using marshmallows and toothpicks!
You'll need a few items to create your own constellations:

a bag of mini-marshmallows

toothpicks

diagrams of your favorite constellations (see below for resources)

Visit Mr. Printables to find a copy of the summer constellations map or use this set of Constellation Knowledge Cards

so you can see the star patterns for each constellation you'd like to build.

Either print out or draw the constellations you will create (we used black construction paper with white colored pencils to draw ours).

Use dots for each of the stars and lines to frame the constellation's shape.

We decided to build Orion, one of the most recognized star groups and also one that is visible around the world.

Construct the star constellations using the mini-marshmallows and toothpicks.

Use a marshmallow for each of the stars and connect them with toothpicks so they resemble the outline of the star group. You may have to break some of the toothpicks in order to make shorter star connections as you build as we did for Orion's belt above.

Another popular star model to build (and one that very easy to find in the sky) is the Big Dipper! Here's our marshmallow version of this constellation.

Snack Tip:

Yes, you can use mini-marshmallows to make s'mores 😉

Instead of cooking them on a stick, they can be melted over the fire or grilled in tin foil and then spread onto your graham crackers.

Stargazing & Star Charts for Kids

You'll probably need a star chart or an app to find many of the constellations.

Visit Kids Astronomy to print a star chart for your area.

If you'd rather go high tech (and have older kids), download an app for your phone that will help you locate each of the constellations.

These can be really amazing - you hold your phone up to the sky and it almost find the constellations for you! If you have an iPhone, try the Sky Guide app. For Android phones, look at the StarChart app ( may not work on newer phones).

More Constellation & Nighttime Fun

Make your own star constellations to hang on your wall with this Our kids have had their constellations hanging in their bedrooms for years and they still 'light up' each night! Glow in the Dark Stars kit .

If you have kids that are curious about space, be sure to see these 20 Great Books & Activities about Space & Our Solar System too!

And head over to Inspiration Labortories for a fun science activity exploring the Earth, Moon & Sun.

Summer Science Activities

Explore more of the awesome activities for all the Summer Science topics!

BIOLOGY

Backyard Earthworm Experiments
How Long are Your Small Intestines?
GEOLOGY

Become a Rock Collector

ASTRONOMY

Solar System Activities for Kids

PHYSICS

Exploring Color and Temperature

CHEMISTRY

Make a Cup Cake (Chemistry of Baking)

ECOLOGY

A Lesson about Food Chains

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One area of early education that a lot of teachers struggle with is science. Taking big concepts and breaking them down for little, developing minds can be tough and finding great sources of good preschool science activities can be hard. Today I want to share a great resource with you, Rosie Research. Dr. Erica the scientist and behind Rosie Research agreed to let me share one of her fantastic science activities with No Time For Flash Cards readers.

Constellation Cookies

Summer is here, and that means clear nights perfect for pulling out a telescope and learning about the constellations in the Northern Hemisphere. Every year at this time we crack open some mythology books and learn about how and why some stars got clustered together into Orion's belt, or how Hercules claimed one of the largest (but dimmest) constellations in the sky.

Of course, if your kids are anything like mine, nothing helps cement in learning like a little food, and the tastier the treat, the more information seemingly finds its way into their long-term memory. Cue our Constellation Cookies ( click for a more detailed step by step). Kids will have a great time mixing up the batter and carefully placing chocolate chips in the patterns of constellations.

The recipe download comes with a whole set of constellations for you to start from, and even has a few cookies for you to put in your favorites! If you have sprinkles on hand, they add a great connect-the-dot element to the activity and really bring out the constellations.

Then as you eat them, you can look at the stars and make up your own family myths for sets of stars! Looking to add a little more structure to your summer educational efforts? Draw out the constellations you create and write down the myths to go with them. Then turn it into an illustrated story to enjoy with the cookies and milk!

You can find more fun hands-on science activities on RosieResearch.com or download their lessons from the Rosie Research Teachers Pay Teachers Store.

Books About Stars for Preschool

All our book lists include affiliate links.

Draw Me a Star by Eric Carle is often not read in classrooms simply because of a depiction of a naked man and woman. It"™s not what most parents expect to find in an Eric Carle book but it is very fitting in this beautiful and really touching book. The story although very similar to a biblical creation story isn"™t necessarily reflective only of a Christian viewpoint, to me, it's about the author"™s own creation. It begins and ends with a star, and hits all the right points in between.

Stargazers by Gail Gibbons is a good choice of book to teach about stars, constellations, telescopes, and more. This picture book explains complicated scientific information in a really accessible way. I even learned a few new things about telescopes! Over the years I have shared it with my children as well as classrooms and it has been a great fit for 4-5 year olds.

How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers is a sweet story about a little boy who wants a star of his own. I loved the bright and simplistic illustrations and the message about holding on to your dreams, working for them and figuring out that sometimes things come to you in packages you don"™t expect. Great book.

Our Stars by Anne Rockwell is another wonderful nonfiction book from this author illustrator. The book shares the most basic facts about stars with the reader as well as more complicated facts about constellations, comets, and meteors. I love that the facts are shared pretty independently on each page, so if something is above your toddler's head you can simply skip that page until they are ready for more facts. The illustrations are fun enough to grab attention but detailed enough to help explain the facts being presented.

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While studying the nighttime sky, the question my preschoolers ask more than any other: where do the stars go during the day? This simple night sky painting activity for kids not only allows them to freely explore their creativity, it helps them think about this science question, too.

Night Sky Painting For Kids Art Activity

Process art is ideal for preschoolers. It emphasizes the process of creating itself, exploring the materials, and how to manipulate them, rather than any end product. For preschoolers, still mastering proper pencil grip, process art is an awesome way to let them naturally work on those fine motor skills necessary for creating and to introduce them to various artistic media without any pressure to mimic a specific result.

For this night sky painting activity, kids will work on proper pencil grip, both using crayons and holding paintbrushes. They will also learn how to use watercolors-dipping the brush in water, then paint, then applying it to paper-which may be a new experience for many early learners.

Watercolor Resist Painting with Crayons

To create a nighttime sky, you will need four very simple art materials:

Resist art uses two media that don't readily mix to create layers of either color or texture. We have all created resist art at some point in our lives - whether it's drawing on hardboiled eggs with crayons at Easter before dyeing them or painting over tape on a canvas to create a specific design. Both of these methods can easily be used with preschoolers.

To make a Nighttime Sky, use a white crayon to draw stars and a moon on cardstock. Then, invite your preschoolers to paint over the cardstock with black watercolor to reveal the nighttime sky. I use cardstock because the paper is heavier and holds up better to the liberal watercolor painting of preschoolers!

Art Meets Science Extension

The end result of resist art is always beautiful - and the stark contrast of black and white in the nighttime sky is no exception. Resist art with crayons, especially white ones, also creates an element of magic for preschoolers, much like the disappearance of stars during the day.

Explain to your students as they paint to reveal the stars, that just like in our sky, the stars are always there. During the day, the bright light from the sun is so much brighter than the stars we see at night, that we don't see them. But when the sun goes down, the darkness of night allows them to shine through.

BIO: Meghan is a former hedge fund professional turned SAHM to Big M (4), Lil' M (3), and Baby M (11 months). She writes at Playground Parkbench, where she shares practical parenting tips, STEM activities for preschoolers and family financial savvy. If you enjoyed this post, check out her complete Studying the Stars series, featuring books, sensory play and science activities for preschool. You can also find her on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram.

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Moon Math Activities for Preschoolers
Alphabet Star Sensory Bin
Star Gazing Discover Bottles
Moon Crater Gross Motor Activity

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FUN Night Sky Painting Activity For Kids - Pre-K Pages

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While studying the nighttime sky, the question my preschoolers ask more than any other: where do the stars go during the day? This simple night sky painting activity for kids not only allows them to freely explore their creativity, it helps them think about this science question, too.

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Number Identification: Recpetive and Expressive

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Space Slime

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This Galaxy slime is out of this world!!!

Clear Glue

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 C hot water

Contact solution

Glitter (silver, purple, dark blue, light blue, light pink, & pink)

Let's make some slime...
1. Add hot water to a small bowl. Stir in the baking soda until completely dissolved.

2. Pour glue into a separate bowl.

3. Add the water/baking soda mixture to the glue & stir well.

4. Stir in the contact solution, a little at a time until the mixture starts to clump up. Add more solution until it is no longer sticky.

5. Add the glitter & fold in.
So sparkly!!! Pin it:
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Learn about outer space through books and yoga!

My daughter came home from school, talking about what they were learning about the solar system in her classroom. This sparked a discussion about the mysteries of outer space. We went outside to watch the night sky together and to point out the stars, moon, and constellations.

The next day, we went to the library to check out outer space books for kids. We worked on an outer space puzzle to learn the order of the planets. Then we made up space yoga poses for kids to learn about various astrological phenomenons.
This post contains Amazon affiliate links.
7 Outer Space Books for Kids

Here are seven of our favorite outer space books for kids:

The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System
by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen
If you're a Magic School Bus fan, don't miss Ms. Frizzle and her class's adventures to space in these titles: Lost in the Solar System, Hello Out There (Sticker Book About the Solar System), and Take a Moonwalk.

Check Out this Space Book List from our Friends at Growing Book by Book

5 Outer Space Yoga Poses for Kids

After reading about the solar system, make a list of things you might be able to mimic through yoga postures. These yoga poses for kids below are specifically sequenced to invite flow from one pose to the next. Five yoga poses that we made up to pretend that we were different astrological phenomenon.

1. Extended Mountain Pose: pretend to be the sun

How to practice Extended Mountain Pose: Stand tall in Mountain Pose, look up, take your arms straight up to the sky, and touch your palms together. Pretend to look up to the sun.

2. Crescent Moon Pose: pretend to be the Moon

How to practice Crescent Moon Pose: Stand tall with legs hip-width apart, feet facing forward, and straighten your arms alongside your body. Reach your arms up high over your head, bringing your palms together. Tilt your upper body to one side, pretending to be the moon. Come back to center. Tilt your body to the other side.

3. Warrior 3 Pose: Pretend to be a Shooting Star

How to practice Warrior 3 Pose: Stand on one leg. Extend the other leg behind you, flexing your foot. Bend your torso forward and take your arms back alongside your body. Pretend you are falling through the sky like a shooting star. Switch sides and repeat the steps.

4. Extended Child's Pose: Pretend to be a Comet

How to practice Extended Child's Pose: Sit on your heels, slowly bring your forehead down to rest in front of your knees, place the palms of your hands flat out in front of you, and take a few deep breaths. Imagine your arms being the "tail" of gas and dust particles coming out of a comet.

5. Child's Pose: Pretend to be an Asteroid

How to practice Child's Pose: Sit on your heels, slowly bring your forehead down to rest on the floor in front of your knees, rest your arms down alongside your body, and take a few deep breaths. Pretend to be an asteroid in the dark sky.

You could finish your Outer Space Yoga session in Resting Pose, pretending to gaze at the stars in the sky. Imagine the constellations that you might see in the night sky. What did you learn about the solar system? Tell us in the comments below!

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Other Outer Space Resources

Here are some more fun resources to learn about space:
Melissa and Doug Outer Space Puzzle Yoga for Kids Outer Space Blastoff DVD
Space Yoga for Kids, S ugar Spice and Glitter

Ideas for Outer Space Kids Yoga Class, OMazing Kids

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Cutting

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Have you ever wondered when you should introduce your child or student to scissors? It may be a lot earlier than you think. Today, let's look at scissor skill development for ages 2-6. Plus I have an easy checklist for you at the end of this post!

Skills Needed for Cutting Success

Cutting involves a lot more than just picking up a pair of scissors and learning how to hold them or open and close them.

Your child needs to be able to sit up appropriately and have good balance and stability. Slouching while cutting will not work. And when a child feels unbalanced, it will make holding the scissors very difficult.

They also need stable shoulders with wrist and finger control, including being able to isolate the thumb and the fingers in order to grasp and release the scissors.

Bilateral coordination, or using both sides of the body together is crucial to cutting. Using both hands together means the dominate hand opens and closes the scissors while the non-dominate hand or "helping hand" hold the paper and rotates it as needed.

Scissor Skill Development

Let's take a look at each stage of scissor skill development.
|| Holds Scissors
Between the ages of 1.5 to 2 years old, a child learns to hold scissors, often using both hands to open and close the blades.
|| Open/Closes Scissors
At ages 2-2.5 years old, a child learns how to open and close the scissors. They are NOT ready to use them with paper. This is a great time to practice with play dough, modeling clay, or continue to practice tearing paper.

Remember to always encourage a "thumbs up" position while holding the scissors.
|| Snips Paper
Once the child has mastered opening and closing the scissors, they can move on to making small snips on the paper. They are not moving forward on the paper with scissors, just making snips. This can happen soon after or around the time they begin to open and close the scissors, so that is why the ages appropriate recommendations are the same.

However, some children may need more time before introducing the paper. It all depends on their skill level.

Check out my post, 5 tips for introducing scissors to Toddlers here.
|| Snips Paper Moving Forward
By the time a child hits age 3, they are able to make snips om the paper while moving the scissor forward across the paper (keep the paper size to about 6 inches long).
|| Uses Helping Hand
Between 3 and 3.5 years old, a child begins to use their "helping hand" or non-dominate hand to hold the paper and help manipulate it while cutting with their dominant hand. Remeber to encourage a "thumbs up" position while holding both the paper and scissors.

Check out my 7 ways to improve bilateral coordination post here.
|| Cuts Straight Line
By age 3 to 3.5, a child can move the scissors along a straight line that is 6 inches long. Their accuracy is still a work in progress, with most cutting within 1/2 inch of the cutting line.

By age 4, their accuracy improves and they are able to cut a 6-inch straight line within 1/4 inch of the cutting line.
|| Cuts Curved Line
By age 4, a child is able to cut on a curve line that is 1/4 inch wide, staying within 1/4 inch of the cutting line.
|| Cuts Circle Shape
Also by age 4, once a child has mastered curved lines, they are able to take on circle shapes of at least 6 inches in diameter. Their accuracy will start at around 1/2″ from the cutting line and improve to 1/4 inch from the cutting line as they continue to practice.
|| Cuts Square Shape
Between the ages of 4.5 and 5 years old, a child can cut out a square shape within 1/4 inch from the cutting line.
|| Cuts Complex Shapes
Between the ages of 5-6, a child can begin to cut out more complex shapes such as figures.

It's important to remember that all the recommended ages for each skill are the average age a child can master each skill. Some children may master them earlier, others later. I share the agest more so you can see which skills are age-appropriate, not that each skill should be mastered by these ages.

If you do suspect your child has a delay in fine motor skills, talk to your child's physician.

For even more information on scissor skills and all the developmental skills needed to be successful, check out The Scissor Skills Book. It is written by 10 pediatric Occupational and Physical therapists, including myself. We cover everything from typical development, adaptive strategies, tips for left-handed uses, and more!

Scissor Skill Development Checklist - Free Gift for Subscribers

I'd love to offer you a free printable download of my scissor skill development checklist. It has all the ages and skills mentioned above, along with a place for you to mark down when your child masters each skill.

It is free for subscribers, so first subscribe to my Growing Hands-On Kids newsletter and you'll get your free printable gift. I send weekly development tips, tools, and strategies just like this one to your inbox each week. Plus, you'll be the first to know about new printables, products I recommend, or any new products I create.

By downloading this printable, you are agreeing to the terms and conditions on my site.
References:
Dunn, Marsha Lee. Pre-scissor Skills: Skill starters for motor development. Communication Skill Builders, Inc., 1979.

Exner, Charlotte E. Development of Hand Skills" In J. Case-Smith (ED). Occupational Therapy for Children. Mosby: St. Louis.

Folio. M. Rhonda, Fewell. Rebecca R. Peabody Developmental Motor Scales. 2nd Edition. Austin. Pro-Ed. 2000.

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Get a free scissor skill development checklist for ages 2 through 6, perfect for teachers, therapists and parents to assess their child's cutting skills.

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The Shape Song #2 | Review Song for Kids | Super Simple Songs

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Play this song. Stop the video when it says "look outside". Have the children look outside and see if they can describe the weather. Attached are the different screen shots of this video and you can have them point to the correct one.

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How's The Weather? | Learn About Weather | Super Simple Songs

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Galaxy Play Dough

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Make galaxy play dough for exciting space themed imaginative play and small world play set ups. Space themed play dough fun for preschoolers to enjoy!

The first time we made inky black, galaxy play dough it was considered quite a very unique thing and I received lots of comments on social media and the blog about how we made it so black and sparkly! I am so thrilled that making homemade play dough has become such a popular thing over the past few years, and now the number of recipes and play ideas to go with them is amazing. It really is one of my biggest passions.

My 5 year old is currently engrossed in her space project at school this term, and so we have been doing lots of space themed play together at home. So it seemed natural that first up we needed to make this galaxy play dough again, this time with lots of sparkly loose parts and little space play figures added into the mix!

I used an Ikea craft box (thank you to Mama.Papa.Bubba. for the inspiration to use these for making play dough kits- genius!) and into it we added:

black galaxy play dough

silver star sequins

glass nugget pebbles

a star cookie cutter

tin foil balls to resemble moon rocks

one set of Space Themed Toy Figures (includes astronauts and all rockets, satellites etc.) These are AWESOME!

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To make the galaxy play dough I simply added black gel food colouring to the boiling water while using our very easy, no-cook, 4 minute play dough recipe (click link to read full instructions.) You can also use ordinary black paint or powder paint too. When the colour was completely combined, we rolled the dough in silver glitter and it was ready to go!

We have played with a number of times and I've set it up differently for them to find. The first time they used it on a tray that had been lined with sparkly cellophane, which is a great way of keeping all the bits contained and relatively mess-free.

The next time I thought it would be fun to extend the play by using a mirror as the base, as there are so many reflective surfaces in the added loose materials. They were really engaged with the play on the mirror surface and made lots of stories about moon landings and explorations. They want to make some aliens to add to the scene next!
What they are learning as they play:
physical: fine motor skills, hand strengthening through squeezing/flatteing/rolling/cutting/pinching dough, pincer grasp

creative: imaginative play and storytelling

maths: counting and sorting objects

Quick link to our BEST EVER PLAY DOUGH RECIPE (you should pin this one for sure!)

See our complete A-Z of Play Dough Recipes and Activites here!

See all our SPACE THEMED PLAY here

Follow my PLAYDOUGH pinterest board here
Follow Anna @ The Imagination Tree's board Play Dough and Salt Dough Recipes and Ideas on Pinterest.

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Do your kids like learning about rockets, solar system and outer space? Try this space themed sensory bin at home or in the classroom. It's super easy to make and will provide plenty of opportunities for developing oral language, vocabulary, communication skills and more!

When paired with a good book, this fun space themed sensory bin is a great way to introduce your kiddos to the wonders of space travel.

Why Use a Sensory Bin in Preschool?

Sensory play is open-ended, meaning there is no clearly defined outcome of playing with or exploring the materials inside the bin.

Children use their senses and creativity to explore the materials offered in a sensory bin on their own without the expectation of an end product.

To recap, sensory bin play is meaningful to young children and provides opportunities for open-ended play.

Open-Ended Exploration with a Sensory Bin

A sensory bin is not about keeping kids busy. Instead, sensory bins provide opportunities for children to be successful, regardless of their language or cognitive abilities.

A child who struggles to express himself with language, may touch play snow for the first time and attempt to communicate how it feels.

When the materials inside sensory bins are offered to children without an expectation of a finished product, children use their imaginations and creativity to make sense of the materials in their own way. This experience is often referred to as open-ended exploration.
For more check out this post on Why Use A Sensory Bin?
Space Themed Sensory Bin

I remember watching space shuttle launches in elementary school, it was so exciting and such a special treat to watch TV at school!

Reading a book is great way to introduce this topic to your kids, here are some age-appropriate books about space to get you started.

Homemade Moon Sand Recipe

This homemade moon sand recipe is super easy to make and even more fun to play with!
Ingredients

This recipe makes a large batch of moon sand, enough for a large sensory bin that up to four children can comfortably play with at a time. If you are making this at home or for a smaller group of kids you may want to adjust the recipe accordingly.

How to Make This Homemade Moon Sand

Start by adding the play sand to your container of choice. Invite your kids to help you mix the ingredients to make the experience even more meaningful and fun!

Next, add the corn starch and thecolor run powder. I was going to use powdered tempera paint for this recipe, but the prices were insane. After thinking about it for a bit, I remembered the color runs so many people enjoy. After a quick browser search, I discovered that I could get a large quantity of colored powder in a wide variety of colors for a fraction of the price of one jar of powdered tempera paint- yea! It was a bit of gamble since I wasn't sure this powder would work in the recipe, but it turns out it works perfectly. Now I have 8 different colors to choose from for future use.

Finally, add the water andsilver glitter and mix thoroughly. This is where the kids will come in handy, they can help get all the lumps out of the mixture so it is nice and smooth. The color does not stain hands.

Space Theme Play - How To Use This Sensory Bin

After you make the moon sand, add some astronaut figures and whatever else you want or have on hand to inspire open-ended exploration. I added some plastic, glow in the dark stars from the party store to this sensory bin.

Invite your children to explore the sensory bin. They will most likely start retelling stories from the books about space you have read, then branch out into creating their own scenarios. This is great for developing oral language, creativity, vocabulary, and imagination.

Space Themed Activities for Preschoolers

Craving more space themed activities for your preschoolers to enjoy? Check out one of these posts...

Making Craters Science Exploration (Pre-K Pages) - For this science experiment, we were very interested in learning all about the moon.

Space and Astronaut Sensory Play (Pre-K Pages) - Do your kids like learning about rockets and outer space? Try this sensory bin at home or in the classroom. It's super easy to make and will provide plenty of opportunities for developing oral language, vocabulary, communication skills and more!

Space Station Dramatic Play (Pre-K Pages) - You won't believe how easy it is to turn your dramatic play center into ground control! All it takes is one piece of foam board and some materials you probably already have on hand. I made a free space theme printable for you too, keep reading to get your copy!

Nighttime Sky Process Art (Pre-K Pages) - his simple nighttime process art activity not only allows them to freely explore their creativity, it helps them think about this science question, too.

Moon Math Activities (Pre-K Pages) - These moon math activities can be fun for a nighttime or space theme.

Moon Crater Gross Motor Activity (Pre-K Pages) - This gross motor space activity will get students involved in creating craters of their own!

Planet Sun Catchers (Pre-K Pages) - Making this sun catcher is a great way to help preschoolers visualize the planets and our solar system on a smaller scale. It can lead into discussions on comparing and contrasting the planets while kids get a hands-on opportunity to make the planets themselves.

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Learn about outer space through books and yoga!

My daughter came home from school, talking about what they were learning about the solar system in her classroom. This sparked a discussion about the mysteries of outer space. We went outside to watch the night sky together and to point out the stars, moon, and constellations.

The next day, we went to the library to check out outer space books for kids. We worked on an outer space puzzle to learn the order of the planets. Then we made up space yoga poses for kids to learn about various astrological phenomenons.
This post contains Amazon affiliate links.
7 Outer Space Books for Kids

Here are seven of our favorite outer space books for kids:

The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System
by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen
If you're a Magic School Bus fan, don't miss Ms. Frizzle and her class's adventures to space in these titles: Lost in the Solar System, Hello Out There (Sticker Book About the Solar System), and Take a Moonwalk.

Check Out this Space Book List from our Friends at Growing Book by Book

5 Outer Space Yoga Poses for Kids

After reading about the solar system, make a list of things you might be able to mimic through yoga postures. These yoga poses for kids below are specifically sequenced to invite flow from one pose to the next. Five yoga poses that we made up to pretend that we were different astrological phenomenon.

1. Extended Mountain Pose: pretend to be the sun

How to practice Extended Mountain Pose: Stand tall in Mountain Pose, look up, take your arms straight up to the sky, and touch your palms together. Pretend to look up to the sun.

2. Crescent Moon Pose: pretend to be the Moon

How to practice Crescent Moon Pose: Stand tall with legs hip-width apart, feet facing forward, and straighten your arms alongside your body. Reach your arms up high over your head, bringing your palms together. Tilt your upper body to one side, pretending to be the moon. Come back to center. Tilt your body to the other side.

3. Warrior 3 Pose: Pretend to be a Shooting Star

How to practice Warrior 3 Pose: Stand on one leg. Extend the other leg behind you, flexing your foot. Bend your torso forward and take your arms back alongside your body. Pretend you are falling through the sky like a shooting star. Switch sides and repeat the steps.

4. Extended Child's Pose: Pretend to be a Comet

How to practice Extended Child's Pose: Sit on your heels, slowly bring your forehead down to rest in front of your knees, place the palms of your hands flat out in front of you, and take a few deep breaths. Imagine your arms being the "tail" of gas and dust particles coming out of a comet.

5. Child's Pose: Pretend to be an Asteroid

How to practice Child's Pose: Sit on your heels, slowly bring your forehead down to rest on the floor in front of your knees, rest your arms down alongside your body, and take a few deep breaths. Pretend to be an asteroid in the dark sky.

You could finish your Outer Space Yoga session in Resting Pose, pretending to gaze at the stars in the sky. Imagine the constellations that you might see in the night sky. What did you learn about the solar system? Tell us in the comments below!

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Download Our Free Outer Space Yoga Poster

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Other Outer Space Resources

Here are some more fun resources to learn about space:
Melissa and Doug Outer Space Puzzle Yoga for Kids Outer Space Blastoff DVD
Space Yoga for Kids, S ugar Spice and Glitter

Ideas for Outer Space Kids Yoga Class, OMazing Kids

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Learn about outer space through books and yoga!

My daughter came home from school, talking about what they were learning about the solar system in her classroom. This sparked a discussion about the mysteries of outer space. We went outside to watch the night sky together and to point out the stars, moon, and constellations.

The next day, we went to the library to check out outer space books for kids. We worked on an outer space puzzle to learn the order of the planets. Then we made up space yoga poses for kids to learn about various astrological phenomenons.
This post contains Amazon affiliate links.
7 Outer Space Books for Kids

Here are seven of our favorite outer space books for kids:

The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System
by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen
If you're a Magic School Bus fan, don't miss Ms. Frizzle and her class's adventures to space in these titles: Lost in the Solar System, Hello Out There (Sticker Book About the Solar System), and Take a Moonwalk.

Check Out this Space Book List from our Friends at Growing Book by Book

5 Outer Space Yoga Poses for Kids

After reading about the solar system, make a list of things you might be able to mimic through yoga postures. These yoga poses for kids below are specifically sequenced to invite flow from one pose to the next. Five yoga poses that we made up to pretend that we were different astrological phenomenon.

1. Extended Mountain Pose: pretend to be the sun

How to practice Extended Mountain Pose: Stand tall in Mountain Pose, look up, take your arms straight up to the sky, and touch your palms together. Pretend to look up to the sun.

2. Crescent Moon Pose: pretend to be the Moon

How to practice Crescent Moon Pose: Stand tall with legs hip-width apart, feet facing forward, and straighten your arms alongside your body. Reach your arms up high over your head, bringing your palms together. Tilt your upper body to one side, pretending to be the moon. Come back to center. Tilt your body to the other side.

3. Warrior 3 Pose: Pretend to be a Shooting Star

How to practice Warrior 3 Pose: Stand on one leg. Extend the other leg behind you, flexing your foot. Bend your torso forward and take your arms back alongside your body. Pretend you are falling through the sky like a shooting star. Switch sides and repeat the steps.

4. Extended Child's Pose: Pretend to be a Comet

How to practice Extended Child's Pose: Sit on your heels, slowly bring your forehead down to rest in front of your knees, place the palms of your hands flat out in front of you, and take a few deep breaths. Imagine your arms being the "tail" of gas and dust particles coming out of a comet.

5. Child's Pose: Pretend to be an Asteroid

How to practice Child's Pose: Sit on your heels, slowly bring your forehead down to rest on the floor in front of your knees, rest your arms down alongside your body, and take a few deep breaths. Pretend to be an asteroid in the dark sky.

You could finish your Outer Space Yoga session in Resting Pose, pretending to gaze at the stars in the sky. Imagine the constellations that you might see in the night sky. What did you learn about the solar system? Tell us in the comments below!

MAY WE SUGGEST...

Download Our Free Outer Space Yoga Poster

PIN IT FOR LATER

Other Outer Space Resources

Here are some more fun resources to learn about space:
Melissa and Doug Outer Space Puzzle Yoga for Kids Outer Space Blastoff DVD
Space Yoga for Kids, S ugar Spice and Glitter

Ideas for Outer Space Kids Yoga Class, OMazing Kids

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