It’s always fun to learn about the moon, but if your kids (at home or in the classroom) got into the Artemis II mission, no’s a great time to bring some moon and NASA themed learning activities into the classroom.
I found a bunch of cute NASA badges on Pinterest (such as these) that you can print out and have kids fill in with their names and draw a picture on. Or there’s an editable version from Smile World Language on Teachers Pay Teachers than you can use to insert a real photo of the child and print out.
Once you’ve got your ID, you might want to craft a space helmet, too. Try this version made with a paper plate from twinkl or grab a template from More Printable Treats. You could also make these cute future astronaut printable hats from Primary Playground.
NASA has a lot of great resources for teachers to use for learning about the moon and space in the classroom, including one on picking a crew for your mission, moon observation and an activity where you design your own crew module, stabilizing fins, heat shield and more. There’s also a PDF coloring page and instructions on how to draw Artemis.
Kids can also research an astronaut (at NASA or elsewhere) or learn more about the moon with our previously published moon learning activities. And while this one isn’t about Artemis I like the moon landing printables (especially the moon shaped information wheel) in this set of printables from Kindergarten Matters at Teachers Pay Teachers.
And if you have little ones who love pretend play, I found a couple of cute space station themed pretend play printable sets from The Mountain Teacher CO and Dana M Design, both on Etsy. These would be fun for home play or for the science or pretend play section of the classroom (or both; make one mission control and one the space station!). Pictured here are space flash cards from Dana’s design.
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