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Space: a preschool theme week

Checked Oct 30, 2026 · Any time of year · January, February, July

One week on space for twos to fours: a five-line circle time, 3 books (1 free to read on Peabody), one craft with 3 materials, “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” with its words, a snack from the Kitchen and the letter S.

Plan this weekPrint the two sheets

Circle time

  1. Good morning song, then say each name together.
  2. Calendar: the day, the date and the weather.
  3. Ask: “What do you see in the sky at night?”
  4. Sing: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.
  5. Read: Not Yet, Ted (level 3).

Threes and fours: ten to fifteen minutes; let a child hold the book.

Books

  • Not Yet, Ted (level 3, free on peabody.kids): Bedtime and the night sky.
  • The Sun Is a Star (read aloud, level 5): A read-aloud: the true story that the sun is a star.
  • The Moon Follows Me (read aloud, level 6): A read-aloud: a moon that seems to follow you home.

Craft: Star sky

You need (3): dark blue or black paper, star stickers, white crayon.

  1. Stick stars all over the paper.
  2. Draw a moon with the white crayon.
  3. Count the stars in your sky.

With a grown-up. No heat, nothing hot.

Song: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

The words

Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are!

Jane Taylor (words), French folk tune; public domain. From Top 52 nursery rhymes with lyrics.

Snack

Frozen Yogurt Bark from the Peabody Kitchen: picture steps, allergy swaps and safety lines on the recipe.

Swap: Yogurt → oat yogurt.

Letter pack

SsS is for star. Print the two pages (a trace page and a color page).

Threes and fours: trace S and s once, then find S in the room and in the book.

Outside: Rocket launch

Crouch low, count down from five together and blast off with a big jump.

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The books are Peabody's own open library, free with no sign-in. The song is public domain. The snack links to the Peabody Kitchen. Nothing here asks for a child's name.