Tips for Planning a Space Unit for Your First Grade Homeschooler

If you are homeschooling your first grader, there are several things that you can do when you get to the space unit. If you do not have a space unit in your first graders curriculum, you may want to add it in. Below you will find several tips on how you can help your child learn all about space.

Create planet fact cards

Since first graders are starting to read, and some may be reading already so you can create planet cards that are on level. On the planet fact cards you can but some simple easy to read facts. For example you can have one card about Venus. On the card you can put easy to read information and a picture of the planet. Use regular, or colored index cards for the planet facts. There are plenty of places online where you can find pictures of planets print them, and cut them out for the index cards.

Use the internet

When it comes to learning about the planets there is an abundance of resources that can easily be found online. You can do a simple online search, or you can click here for a list of science resources. You will find a nice list of games, and video clips that you can watch.

Planets arts and crafts

Helping your child to make the planets so that they can see it first hand, will help them to remember. You can do the basic projects where you use glue, balloons, and newspaper strips to make your planet. It will take several days to do this type of project, but it will be worth it in the end. Click here to find out how to make your own paper Mache solar system.

Plan a field trip

A trip to your local museum that has a planetarium can really help with your child learning about the planets. If you don't have a location close by, it would be worth the effort to drive to a location that is within a reasonable distance. If you are part of a co-op, you can plan a trip for the entire group, or you can plan a trip for just your family.

Draw the planets

Helping your first grader to draw the planets on large poster board, can be a lot of fun. You can help them to write the name of the planets, and color them the right colors. This can be a week long project, or one that can last for several weeks.