Children like to find out about area! Not solely are you able to get pleasure from educating your children about all of the features of outer area, however you’ll be able to benefit from their fascination with it as a chance to train an area unit that focuses on God and His creation.

Now we have accomplished an area unit with my children just a few instances to this point throughout our homeschooling years (I took among the pictures on this put up 10 years in the past!) and I’m positive we’ll do it once more. It’s a lot enjoyable! Under you’ll discover a massive record of nice sources and concepts for YOU to strive together with your space-loving children, in addition to a free printable for ages 2-9. 

Replace: I’ve added a ✝️ image to Christian sources to make it apparent which of them aren’t. Those who DON’T have the image *could* comprise old-earth or evolution references, however I actually don’t keep in mind the main points of every useful resource we’ve picked up through the years. As all the time, preview content material earlier than you hand it to your children and use supplies at your discretion. Many instances I simply edit on the fly throughout read-alouds. 

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Area Unit: A Quick Bible Lesson 

God created the heavens, together with Earth, the solar moon and stars, every part in our photo voltaic system, our galaxy, and even in our total universe! Isn’t that incredible? It’s all created by Him and sustained by Him. As we examine area we’re learning the creation of God. That’s what science is: the examine of creation. God made all of it to convey glory to Him and be an affidavit to us of His nature. Let’s find out about it collectively and provides reward and because of our artistic, holy, and omnipotent Father God. 

Learn every verse under and talk about the way it explains that God created and sustains the universe, and the way it brings Him glory. Have older children seek for extra Scriptures that time these truths. Williams Bible Hyperlink or Open Bible are good instruments to strive. (Word: All of the Scriptures under are additionally within the Free Area Printable Pack obtain on the backside of this put up, included in ESV and KJV as reminiscence verse playing cards and copywork.)

God Created it All 

“To start with, God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1

“By the phrase of the Lord the heavens had been made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.” Psalm 33:6 

“He set the earth on its foundations, in order that it ought to by no means be moved.” Psalm 104:5

God Preserves and Sustains His Creation

“Thus says the Lord, who provides the solar for gentle by day and the fastened order of the moon and the celebs for gentle by night time, who stirs up the ocean in order that its waves roar— the Lord of hosts is his title:” Jeremiah 31:35

““You’re the Lord, you alone. You could have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that’s on it, the seas and all that’s in them; and also you protect all of them; and the host of heaven worships you.” Nehemiah 9:6 

All Creation Exists for God’s Glory

“For by him all issues had been created, in heaven and on earth, seen and invisible, whether or not thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all issues had been created by means of him and for him.” Colossians 1:16

“Once I have a look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the celebs, which you have got set in place, what’s man that you’re conscious of him, and the son of man that you take care of him?” Psalm 8:3-4

“And I heard each creature in heaven and on earth and underneath the earth and within the sea, and all that’s in them, saying, ‘To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and would possibly perpetually and ever!’” Revelation 5:13 

Begin Your Area Unit With the Solar, Moon, and Stars! 

Our youngsters can see the solar, moon, and stars from their home windows, so I believed it was the proper place to begin! Select just a few of those nice actions to do together with your youngsters.

Oreo Phases of the Moon – We’ve accomplished this a few instances and it’s a ton of enjoyable. Plus, you get to eat the damaged ones 😉 #rating This exercise instance is from The best way to Homeschool Your Little one, and you’ll find different enjoyable moon movies and actions there, too.

FREE Moon Phases actions from Journey Homeschool Academy! Click on right here to obtain Moon Phases for Elementary Children.

How did the Moon Get Craters? – This enjoyable artwork exercise and easy science lesson is a enjoyable one from Present of Curiosity.

✝️ Area and Moon Unit Research – These are from Unit Research by Amanda Bennett, which we all the time get pleasure from in our homeschool. You will get the bundle or purchase them individually.  

Spend Extra Time on the Solar – This roundup from Homeschool Giveaways of free printables and unit research on the solar might be explored for a full week not less than. Your children will adore it!

100 Science Actions Concerning the Solar – It is a nice record from iGameMom of enjoyable science experiments all in regards to the solar.  

Star Books – We realized how to attract a easy 5-point star collectively and practiced for our star books, the place we confirmed every sort of star by colour and the way scorching it’s.  We mentioned how totally different star colours point out how scorching they’re and made a bit of guide to assist them keep in mind.  

Marshmallow Constellations – Make your individual constellations utilizing marshmallows and toothpicks!

Star Strolling – When you have $5, try the iPad app Star Stroll. My children actually get pleasure from that and get an incredible have a look at the moon, stars, constellations, satellites, the area station, the solar, planets, and extra. Very cool!

Galaxy Playdough – A enjoyable exercise from Mamma Pappa Bubba for teenagers the place they’ll make star- or galaxy-themed play dough. It might be nice faux play with some area and astronaut collectible figurines as effectively. 

White Crayon Resist Constellations – A easy craft exercise making constellations utilizing white crayons and watered down black paint, from 3 Dinosaurs. 

Child’s Constellations – Take pictures of the youngsters in some pose on the ground. Then have your youngsters use the picture as a information to assist them draw their very own constellation! It’s a enjoyable thought I discovered over at Science Notebooking.

Discover the Photo voltaic System in Your Area Unit 

✝️ A Few Bonus Scriptures – These are such candy verses that concentrate on gentle (like the sunshine God created the solar moon and stars to offer). I simply couldn’t resist. 🙂 Discuss how God’s Phrase is a lightweight to our path, illuminating the best way of Salvation and dwelling for Christ. Focus on how Jesus is the sunshine of the World! And likewise about how we’re to shine for Jesus on this life.  

• Philippians 2:15.that you could be be innocent and harmless, youngsters of God with out blemish within the midst of a crooked and twisted era, amongst whom you shine as lights on the planet,
• Psalm 119:105.Your phrase is a lamp to my ft and a lightweight to my path.

Studying Songs – We realized the photo voltaic system music principally utilizing the phrases urged by Counting Coconuts. It’s updated (poor Pluto), easy, and just about the identical one I realized once I was a child. 

(To the tune of “Ten Little Indians”)

Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

These are the 8 planets in our photo voltaic system

That journey across the solar

I additionally discovered this different photo voltaic system music and video on YouTube that I believe is extraordinarily creepy however the children simply LOVE it! Why do children love the creepy issues and get creeped out by the traditional issues? I don’t get it. Lol!

 Photo voltaic System Hats – The youngsters beloved making and carrying these enjoyable photo voltaic system hats, an thought I discovered on Pinterest from Stickers and Stars. I lower a items of building paper lengthwise in half and taped them collectively to type the bands. Then I printed clean planets from a google seek for “planets printables” let the youngsters colour them and tape them onto their bands. I taped a straw to the within and connected a hand-drawn solar to the highest. Then I used my dangerous handwriting to label every part, together with an arrow pointing to the Earth with the textual content “lives right here!”. 

Photo voltaic System Cellular – We splurged a bit of and purchased a (Amazon affiliate hyperlink) photo voltaic system package for the youngsters to hold on their ceiling. As soon as once more wearing swimsuits, they painted every bit and waited for them to dry earlier than glow-in-the-dark detailing was added.

Then Daddy and I tied the strings and small items and helped the youngsters assemble the cellular. They had been SO excited to hold it up on their ceiling! 

Area / Photo voltaic System Books – Just about something in regards to the photo voltaic system, astronauts, Hubble, constellations, stars, planets, and many others. is a enjoyable learn aloud alternative. Listed below are just a few to take a look at (Amazon affiliate hyperlinks). In fact, generally books and movies about area will embody feedback in regards to the age of the universe or the massive bang concept that you could be need to skip or talk about together with your baby. So preview supplies you utilize and/or be prepared to debate them in the event that they don’t align together with your worldview.   

Movies for Area / Photo voltaic System – Extra enjoyable movies to find out about area and the photo voltaic system. 

Different Assets 

• ✝️ Creation Science 4 Children has a number of articles however we most benefit from the podcast. You possibly can scroll their astronomy archives to seek out podcast episodes which can be related. 

Area Unit Finale: Astronauts and Rockets!

That is all the time my children’ favourite half. They LOVE studying about astronauts and rockets!     

Astronaut Puppets – Print these astronaut puppets from Mama Cheaps and glue pictures of your children’ faces onto them. Mine beloved it!

Area Tennis – I discovered this concept from Glitter on a Dime. I taped paper plates to unsharpened pencils and occurred to have some nearly-deflated balloons available. Prompt area tennis!  

Jet Packs – The youngsters and I made jet packs utilizing stuff we had round the home. They LOVE these issues, regardless that they maintain falling aside as a result of I simply used tape. 🙂 Bought this implausible thought from the weblog Frugal Enjoyable 4 Boys.

Astronaut Pudding – The youngsters actually favored this easy exercise from Feels Like Dwelling. We ready our dessert, had lunch, after which pretended we had been in a rocket and counted right down to launch and went into orbit. I introduced the luggage out and snipped off the nook for the youngsters to suck up the pudding. The put up additionally has a number of different attention-grabbing details about astronaut meals.

Lego Robots – The boys particularly thought that the thought of  robots in area was hilarious. I needed to clarify to them just a few instances what these robots seem like and do, and what robots really are. Then we regarded on the footage within the library books. We pulled out our duplos and so they bought busy creating their very own robots.   

Searching for a Full Astronomy Curriculum?  

✝️ Journey Homeschool Academy – I’ve been eyeing Journey Homeschool Academy’s Astronomy curriculum for elementary ranges. We used their biology course and LOVED it for all my children, pre-k by means of center faculty. It’s simple with little prep, contains partaking and memorable movies, and extra! Undoubtedly a giant win for our homeschool final yr. View the astronomy course right here. You can even try all their programs for elementary by means of highschool.

✝️ Rabbit Trails Curriculum: Area – In the event you like literature-based homeschool sources, you’ll LOVE this full-year area curriculum from Rabbit Trails! This science curriculum has 14 classes on area in order that you’ll turn out to be knowledgeable astronomer. (The reference books proven could also be secular, however the curriculum supplies nice biblical dialogue factors if/when issues pop up which can be opposite to Scripture. I believe it’s an incredible strategy to utilizing such sources, in case you select to take action.)

✝️ Apologia Astronomy Curriculum – We used this as soon as as a bunch science examine. It labored effectively as a learn aloud after which we did among the experiments urged. You can even get a notebooking journal in case you’d like. 

What About Older Children? 

FREE Area Unit Printable Pack!

✝️ To make this much more enjoyable and straightforward for you, we’ve offered a free area printable pack! Your children won’t solely be studying in regards to the planets, moon, and solar, they may also be engaged on their math and literacy abilities. The actions included on this 90+ web page area themed pack are:

• Mazes
• Tracing the traces
• Following the letters
• 3 Half Playing cards 
• I Spy Counting Exercise
• Tracing the phrases
• Quantity puzzles
• Measurement Sequencing Playing cards
• What Comes Subsequent?
• End the Sample
• Inventive Writing Pages
• Depend and Clip Playing cards
• Spot and Dot the Letters
• Alphabet Matching Playing cards
• Dab a Dot Effective Motor Exercise
• The Photo voltaic System Posters
• Label the planets on the photo voltaic system posters
• Unscramble the names of the planets
• Fill within the lacking letters
• Phases of the Moon Poster
• Phases of the Moon fill within the blanks
• Month-to-month Moon Tracker
• Match the image to the phrase
• Bible Verse Reminiscence Playing cards in each KJV and ESV
• Bible Verse Copywork pages in each KJV and ESV

This pack additionally contains analysis pages for every of the 8 planets, plus the dwarf planet Pluto in addition to for the solar and the moon. On these analysis pages, youngsters will reply questions that embody:

• The floor of the planet, solar or moon
• The mass
• The radius
• The temperatures
• What the planet, solar or moon are manufactured from
• The orbit interval of the planets
• What number of moons every planet has
• Attention-grabbing Info in regards to the planet
• What’s a photo voltaic eclipse?
• What’s a lunar eclipse? 

Obtain the Area Unit Printable under!

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I hope you get pleasure from learning area and the wonders of God’s creation together with your children!

~ Tauna