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Space theme for toddlers: a week of activities

A space theme lesson plan for toddlers: what a day looks like, then the week's circle time (two or three minutes, on laps), books, craft, song, snack, letter and outside time, each with what changes at this age.

Plan this week for toddlersThe whole space week

A day of the space theme with toddlers

  1. Arrival and free play on the floor.
  2. Sing “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” with actions; repeat it while you change and feed.
  3. Hold and pass something real for the week (sun), and say its name.
  4. Snack: a toddler-safe version of frozen yogurt bark (check the recipe's lines for under-4s).
  5. Outside: a short walk looking for moon.
  6. Read Not Yet, Ted on laps, pointing and naming.
  7. Nap, then the song once more at pick-up.

Space circle time

  1. Hello song: sing hello to each child by name.
  2. Look out of the window together: sun, rain or clouds?
  3. Show the theme: hold up something real and name it.
  4. Sing: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.
  5. Read: Not Yet, Ted (level 3).

Infants and toddlers: two or three minutes, on laps.

Space theme 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.

Infants and toddlers: one book, read every day; point and name.

Space 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.

Infants and toddlers: let them touch and hold the materials while you make it; nothing small enough to swallow.

Space 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.

Space snack

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

Swap: Yogurt → oat yogurt.

Letter S activities

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

Infants and toddlers: skip the trace page; show the picture page and say the word.

Outside activity: Rocket launch

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

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Checked 2026-10-30