Our Solar System and Beyond
Our Solar System and Beyond is a comprehensive, hands-on space science unit designed for preschool and kindergarten learners. This engaging curriculum introduces children to the sun, moon, planets, stars, and basic astronomy concepts through sensory play, STEM experiments, literacy integration, art projects, and movement activities. Each lesson is designed to make complex space science concepts simple, interactive, and developmentally appropriate.
In the STEAM Spotlight
Dim Day
Dim Day transforms the classroom into a cozy, glowing space station by turning off the lights and exploring the day using only flashlights in each center. Children will investigate how light helps us see, explore shadows, and navigate dark spaces while engaging in dramatic play, building, sensory bins, and art activities. The low-light environment creates an exciting atmosphere that encourages curiosity, imagination, and cooperative play.
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Pop-Up Tent with Magnetiles and Flashlights
Children will crawl inside a pop-up tent transformed into a glowing engineering station filled with Magnetiles and flashlights. As they build glowing towers, tunnels, and space stations, students will experiment with light, shadows, transparency, and structure design. This cozy hands-on activity combines engineering, creativity, and sensory exploration in an immersive space-themed environment.
Marble Painted Planets
Students will create colorful planet art using marbles, paint, and trays to make swirling cosmic designs. After the paintings dry, children will cut out circles to transform their artwork into planets for a larger solar system collage. This process art activity encourages creativity, color exploration, and fine motor development while introducing children to the variety and beauty of planets in space.
Chalk Water Marbling
Children will create glowing galaxy-inspired art using chalk on sandpaper, water sprinkles, and black construction paper. After rubbing colorful chalk onto the sandpaper, students will sprinkle water over the surface and press black paper onto the design to transfer the swirling colors. When glow powder is added, the finished artwork glows beautifully under UV light, creating a magical outer space effect.
Dim Day Sensory Bin
Our Dim Day sensory bin invites children to explore a glowing mini universe filled with rice, astronauts, aliens, marbles, and flashlights. Kids can dig, scoop, search, and create imaginative space adventures while exploring textures and light in a darkened environment. This sensory-rich activity encourages storytelling, fine motor development, and creative play while making the classroom feel like outer space.
Make it stand out
The Outer Space Vocabulary Book is a hands-on literacy resource designed to help young learners build foundational astronomy vocabulary. Each of the 8 pages features a space-themed word, a picture to color, and a handwriting line where students copy the word. This simple, structured format supports early readers as they connect images, spoken language, and written words.
Outer Space Colored Gross Motor Dice
Colored Gross Motor Dice is a space-themed movement game that gets children active while practicing listening and following directions. Students roll a 6-sided color dice and complete a matching gross motor action, such as walking like an alien or floating like an astronaut. This activity encourages movement, imagination, and body awareness in a fun and structured way.
Number Rocket Puzzle
Number Rocket Puzzle is a hands-on space-themed math activity designed to help young learners build number recognition and counting skills. Students assemble rockets by matching three components: a number, a set of astronauts, and a matching dice pattern. Each completed rocket reinforces number sense from 1–6 in a fun, visual way.
