Here is your first peek into our month long Solar System unit study. We started this unit out with reading one of our favorite series The Magic Tree House. We read Midnight on the Moon and Space. I always try to incorporate some of the boys favorite books into our learning so it keeps them excited and wanting to read more. Unit studies can be such a great way to learn.
Solar System Unit Study
Come along for a journey through Space.
I had several different set-ups for this Unit Study, this was the first one. As you can see we were able to get several books from the library to set out. The moon art work on the windows can be found by clicking here. We did a fabulous Moon phases study .
I printed out several amazing Solar System games, puzzles and worksheets from education.com. They have a great selection and it was easy for me to select age appropriate activities. For instance Little B made his own Solar System book, while my older boys researched all about the differences and worked on a crossword puzzle.
Hard at work, and loving it.
An out of this world snack.. Who knew eating the planets could be so healthy. If you are interested in how to make this snack click here. I made my own version from what I had in the fridge.
I decided it would be fun to take some time to learn outside. After learning about the planets, they drew the Sun, rings, and the planets themselves.
They are all proud of themselves, they did a great job and had a lot of fun learning.
Learning about Constellations
We choose to have fun with marshmallows and try to make some of the constellations ourselves.
Small World Imagination Play on the Moon
I thought it would be fun to set up a little Solar System play in the largest bathroom we have(yes, of course you can do this in any room of the house, however all of our rooms were to bright during the day). This worked out perfect for us. I strung Christmas lights around the room and floor, I set out our homemade light box, used the Glow in the dark stars and planet kit, along with the Safari Space Toob set and the kids played all afternoon. Even the dog enjoyed watching.
If you enjoyed this part of our Unit Study I would love for you to Like us on Facebook and check out the great ideas I’ve shared on Pinterest.
Be sure to join us for part 2. Where we made the planets ourselves, had a great Sensory play, examined a huge space ship, and so much more. Plus see what the kids thought of my favorite part of learning the Solar System when I was a little girl.
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PEACE on Earth!
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BlogTanya Wright says
July 22, 2014 at 5:00 pmI love every single activity you posted here! We will definitely use them when we study the Solar System. 🙂 Thank you for linking up with The Natural Homeschool! What a great post!
Marie Mack says
July 15, 2014 at 9:01 pmI love the chalk outside! Can’t wait use all the wonderful ideas to our own unit study. Pinning!
Eileen says
July 9, 2014 at 5:12 amWhat a wonderful way to teach children about the vast universe! I wish I knew about this when my children were still young. The kids really seemed to have fun playing and learning at the same time. The Oreo Moon Phases was incredible. Nice idea! 🙂
Katie @ Cup of Tea says
July 8, 2014 at 4:36 pmI loved drawing the solar system outside as well as the Oreos for the moon phases 🙂 How clever! Pinned!
Jackie Houston says
July 8, 2014 at 3:54 amThis looks like so much fun! I always look forward to your activities and can’t wait to see part 2!
Stacey Jones says
July 8, 2014 at 3:35 amThis looks like so much fun! Our boys love learning about Space and the Solar System!
Vanessa says
July 8, 2014 at 3:08 amThis looks fun! I love the solar system snack idea. 🙂 I will give that a go with my Little Bee! 🙂
Jennifer Palazzo says
July 7, 2014 at 1:35 pmI love how you have ideas for different ages! This is great.
Beth Gorden says
September 13, 2013 at 9:55 amWhat a fun solar system unit! So many creative, fun ideas! Thanks for linking up and sharing your creativity at TGIF! I featured this today. I hope to see you linked up again later today,
Have a great weekend,
Beth
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Mommy of Many Hats says
September 3, 2013 at 2:56 amI love the idea of using marshmallows and toothpicks to teach constellations! I may use that this week. Thank you so much for sharing!
The Mrs. says
September 1, 2013 at 2:50 amWhat a great unit! I bet your kids are loving it! We did a sun & moon unit last year (and added in some Galileo too). Looks like we’ve got the same combo: 3 boys and a girl!
Kim Huff says
September 1, 2013 at 2:24 pmThanks 🙂 We did the moon and the Earth a few months ago too. We have loved this unit. I hope you get a chance to see part 2. I actually have 4 boys and a girl(but we are close) 🙂
Stacie says
August 29, 2013 at 6:34 pmI love education.com. I love the different ideas you came up with for the kids to use. I love the one for the little one. I love the marshmallow toothpick constellation also.
Kim Huff says
September 1, 2013 at 2:24 pmThanks Stacie, It’s amazing how things so easy to put together can be fun learning 🙂