My daughter has loved space for nearly two years now. She knows all about the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, the planets, the stars, and our galaxy.To honor her love of space, in this next installment of my 101 Ways to Teach the Alphabet Series I am sharing a space sensory writing tray you can use to help space-loving kids ... Continue Reading
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50+ (mostly) free Space Printables for kids
Long-time readers will know that I love creating educational printables to share here at Gift of Curiosity. And very astute readers may remember that my daughter has a real fondness for learning about space.When we did our space unit a while back, I searched for printables I could use to help my kids learn about space. I also created ... Continue Reading
Space-themed gelatin window clings
Space has been a big theme in our house for nearly a year now. So when I saw instructions for making gelatin window clings in the book Learn with Play: 150+ Activities for Year-Round Fun & Learning (click the link for more details about this book that I co-authored), I thought it would be really fun to try our hand at making some ... Continue Reading
Space Printables Pack
If you've been following along lately, you've noticed that we have been studying space in our homeschool. This topic has really captured my kids' imagination, and we've been learning about astronauts, the moon, the sun, the stars, the planets, and more. So of course, I just had to create a Space Printables Pack to go along with our space unit!This ... Continue Reading
How do astronauts eat in space? {hands-on learning for kids}
Our recent space unit began when XGirl became very interested in astronauts. So naturally, we read a ton of books about astronauts and about space travel. The kids were particularly fascinated by the idea of weightlessness in space. Among other things, my kids wondered, "How do astronauts eat in space?"It turns out that eating in space is not ... Continue Reading
Space Printables Pack
If you have any difficulties downloading or printing this file, please see my PDF troubleshooting page. This Space Printables Pack contains 75 space printables with activities for kids ages 2 to 7. The activities in this pack cover a range of skills, including: shapes and sizes colors same vs. different patterning puzzles ... Continue Reading
14 children’s books about astronauts and space travel
There are so many fascinating aspects of space travel that children seem to be drawn to. For some kids, it is the thought of being weightless in space and having to navigate zero gravity that captures their imagination. Other children might be more interested in spaceships and space travel. Whatever it is that captures a ... Continue Reading
Draw the Missing Part of the Snowflake
If you have any difficulties downloading or printing these file, please see my PDF troubleshooting page. It's common knowledge that real snowflakes typically have six sides. But did you know they also have six-fold radial symmetry? This means that that if you draw six evenly spaced lines out from the center of a snowflake, the shape on that ... Continue Reading
The Only Astronaut Book Study Materials
If you have any difficulties downloading or printing this file, please see my PDF troubleshooting page. Got a great imagination? Want to explore space? Ready to learn about compromise? Then you'll love The Only Astronaut written by Mahak Jain and illustrated by Andrea Stegmaier. In this story we meet Avni, an creative and ... Continue Reading
World Landmarks 3-Part Cards
If you have any difficulties downloading or printing this file, please see my PDF troubleshooting page. This download includes images of the following world landmarks: Eiffel Tower (Paris, France) Angkor Wat (Siem Reap, Cambodia) Sydney Opera House (Sydney, Australia) Taj Majal (Agra, India) Burj Khalifa (Dubai, United Arab ... Continue Reading
