Space Color By Number
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These space color by number worksheets are great for Global Astronomy Month (April) or any day you want to focus on space with your preschoolers.
Preschoolers will love working on number recognition and color words as they complete each of these color by number worksheets.
When you give these worksheets to your preschoolers, not only will they work on early math skills but they’ll strengthen fine motor skills as they color in each section of the page.
Use these color by code worksheets with your preschool and kindergarten students as a lead into your talks about space, the planets, and astronauts.
Space Color By Number
With the temperatures warming up, we can now spend time outdoors looking into the night sky to see the stars and the moon. If we’re lucky, we can even see a planet or two.
These pages are also great for National Moon Day (on July 20) – a day set aside to celebrate the day the day Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon.
Preparing the Worksheets
These worksheets are print-and-go making them perfect for busy preschool moms and teachers like you.
All you need to do is print the pages on printer paper and provide your child with some crayons or colored pencils.
Then, you’re all set for some out of this world math fun.
What do kids learn from color by numbers?
Color by numbers aren’t just fun, they’re educational! Preschoolers work on number recognition from one to nine with this set of worksheets.
They’ll also become familiar with color words as they read the color code at the bottom of each page.
If your kids aren’t ready to read color words, color the word with the appropriate crayon and have your kids use that as the hint for which color to use.
While they color the sections to complete the activity, young learners learn to concentrate on the task they’re working on which is a crucial skill for later academics.
They also strengthen fine motor control as they learn to color in the lines to unveil the mystery picture on each worksheet.
What’s Included in this pack?
In this pack, you’ll find six color by number worksheets. Each sheet features a fun space-themed mystery image with a color code.
This pack features numbers 1-9 and all the colors of the rainbow plus pink, black, and grey.
How to Use These Pages
Present these pages to your preschoolers as a segue to your space-themed conversations.
These pictures include images of astronauts, rockets, planets, stars, and aliens. Any one of these is a fun lesson for little ones.
More ways to use these worksheets
• Vocabulary – Use these worksheets to introduce new space-themed vocabulary words to your preschooler. Using these pages as a starting point, you can introduce the words planet, alien, rocket, star, space, universe, astronaut, and more!
• Light vs. Dark – Some of the pages use gradients of the same color like light and dark blue or light and dark green. Pick up some paint chips on your next trip to the store to show your children light and dark colors. See if they can use the same crayon to make light and dark by varying the pressure they put on the crayon.
• Handwriting – Write a few of the new vocabulary words on the back of a worksheet and let your preschooler copy those words for additional handwriting practice.
PRESCHOOL BOOKS ABOUT SPACE
Fill your book basket with a great collection of books about space. Most of these books can be found at your local library or used bookstore.
If you have a hard time finding them, you can order them through my Amazon affiliate links by clicking the images below.
Mae Jemison – Sometimes, we are faced with challenges that seem insurmountable. But with grit and hard work, one can achieve great things!
Little Kids First Big Book of Space – The book will explain basic concepts of space, beginning with what is most familiar to kids and expanding out into the universe.
My First Book of Planets – Get even the smallest astronomer excited for the big universe of space, from the bright and burning sun to our own blue Earth to ice-capped Pluto and every planet in between.
Outer Space Resources
• This Solar System/Planets themed sensory box is fantastic for young creative minds! This work is fantastic for allowing creative space exploration and a great follow up during a Unit on Planets.
• Your little space cadet will love recognizing and identifying the Sun, eight planets, and Pluto with this gorgeous wooden solar system matching game!
• Add this gorgeous space balance stacker to your activity list to help little ones work on motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
How cute are these!!!!!