Constellation Activities

Make constellations with rocks and sidewalk chalk, then make a book to continue learning about the night sky.

This printable summer constellation map with lovely illustration shows stars and their constellations in the summer sky in the Northern Hemisphere.

Make this easy glow in the dark stars craft and you can stargaze every night!

Copy, enlarge, and punch out your constellations.

Welcome to Simply Summer School—weekly activities and tips to keep your child learning and engaged over the summer vacation gap! Try out this week’s tips and activities to get your child motivated to keep learning! Weekly Activity: Learning about constellations Children and adults have always been fascinated with the night sky. Stay up late with...

This week we’re celebrating Earth Day, which takes place on April 22. We’re not only learning about our planet Earth, but also about outer space, other planets, and the stars. Because don’t all kids love

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Kids transform into mini Astronomers! 2 freebies from Austin Kids (edit: this site is down) and Girl Start (both featured above). Punch (make holes) the templates and stick the printable cards over a flashlight, turn off the lights, and go stargazing indoors! Update: here is another link for a free printable of constellation templates from Playground Park Bench! Also, check out Moon Phase Viewer and Cloud Viewer!

Constellation Map dot to dot from Space category. Select from 35653 printable crafts of cartoons, nature, animals, Bible and many more.

watercolor constellations activity to learn about the stars, go along activity for Follow the Drinking Gourd

For more lesson plans & activities, visit this page! Constellation Cards These Constellation Cards can be printed and enjoyed over and over again with your family. They will be available free-of-charge throughout the summer. The cards are a great way to encourage your kids in their love ...

This is a wonderful activity for preschoolers interested in constellations and space. When I did this activity with my PreK class most of the children chose to make multiple constellations. For a special treat use glow in the dark stars! Gather your materials. You need black or dark blue paper, some white or yellow chalk […]

With Daddy being as passionate about astronomy as he is, we couldn’t pass up this constellation book at the library. There are other books by this author that include Zoo in the Sky which focuses on the animal themed constellations, and … Continue reading →