Space CVC Word Building

This printable is out of this world...Practice CVC word building, reading, and writing with this fun Space themed activity, perfect for kindergarten!

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This free printable space activity comes with a bright and colorful rocket mat, letter stars, picture circles, and a writing page to record all the words that kids build. The will practice CVC building skills, word reading, letter sounds as they sound out the letters needed for each picture to form the word, and writing skills.

We have been working on CVC words here for a few weeks in preparation of my youngest's first day of school...I can't believe I am saying that. CVC words are fun for her and she loves to build new words that she can read all on her own. Making creative new ways for her to practice has been fun for me. This week we are using this fun Space rocket activity. There are twelve CVC words to build with the stars!

Materials:

• Printer
• Paper
• Laminator
• Scissors
• Pencil

Setup:

• Print out the PDF pack and laminate it for reuse.
• Cut out the stars and image circles. Scatter these around the space rocket.
• Set up your writing page and place the pencil within reach.

How To Play:

1. The child will place a picture in the window of the rocket. They will then form the word with the star letters. Example: the letters s, u, and n go along with the picture of the sun.
2. After they build the word on the rocket, they will read the word out loud.
3. Then they will record the word they built on their writing page.

Kids will be able to build, read, and write 12 different words to go along with the pictures. You could also see what additional words they can form with the letters, like different word families such as; sun, run, bun, nun...or bug, tug, dug, mug... and rat, hat, bat, mat, sat.

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This post was contributed by:

Becka from Miniature Masterminds:
I'm a homeschooling mother of 3 who loves being creative. Miniature Masterminds is the blog where I share my knowledge from years of Early Childhood Education classes and past experience working with young children in the classroom, as well as being my much needed creative outlet. I love sharing free printable activities, crafts, and ideas to help others in their work with young children. Miniature Masterminds also showcases the activities I do with my preschool daughter, elementary school age son, and middle school daughter in our home education journey.

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Space Nonstandard Measurement Activity

Learning to measure starts with simple measuring activities. Use nonstandard materials to teach the value of measuring, proper measuring techniques, and how measuring can be fun! This adorable space themed nonstandard measuring set is perfect for young kids to learn how to measure!

Space Nonstandard Measurement

The first step in learning to measure is not by learning inches or centimeters. We can teach measuring by using feet (our own feet!), arm lengths, or any other material we can use repetitively. I love to start measuring with a theme that is of interest to the kids. We can measure using something fun that will grab their interest!

Materials: 

• Printer
• Cardstock paper
• Scissors
• Tape

The rulers are set so you can print off a group of rulers about 10 inches long. Or you can tape them all together to form one long ruler. This will be great for measuring people or large objects.

How to Use the Nonstandard Measuring Set

We started by explaining how to use a ruler. If we are measuring how many Earths long a table is, we have to make sure we line up the ruler from one end to the other. It doesn't help if we start in the middle of the table or if the ruler extends over the edge. So we line up the ruler on the end of each object very carefully each time until they understand the concept.

Next, we counted the Earths (or aliens) until the end. At this step, we focused on counting the exact number and getting as close to the end as possible. Sometimes we included half an Earth or alien or rounded up or down. The focus was on accuracy and making sure not to move the ruler as we counted!

My kids enjoyed measuring themselves the most. Their feet, their legs, their arms, around their head, etc. They also discovered that if they worked together with their rulers, they could measure even larger areas!

Finally, we recorded our findings. This was great for practicing writing our numbers but it was also fun to look back and compare what we had measured. We also used these Space ABC Booklets for writing practice. 

There is a separate recording sheet for measuring the small cards and measuring anything else they want to measure. Just measure, record, and draw a picture!

Click Here to Download your FREE Space Nonstandard Measurement Activity

This post was contributed by:

Erin from Royal Baloo
Erin is a full time homeschooler and blogger. During her "free" time she enjoys any crafty activity, reading, or making printables. She blogs at RoyalBaloo.com as a means of sharing the printables and whatnot.

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