Stellarphant – teacher resources

Heaps of ideas for discussion and links to curriculum.
Download the teaching notes (pdf)

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Read a bit before you buy the book. Also great for using to read the start of the book to a class.
View the sample chapter here (pdf)

Draw your own animal astronaut – download pdf

Paper plate elephant mask – download pdf

Spacewalk 3D illustration – download pdf (2 pages)
This fantastic and easy activity was thought up by the wonderful librarian Lisa Black!

Glow-in-the-dark rocket collage – download pdf

Spot the Difference – download pdf
Solution – download pdf

Word Search – download pdf
Solution – download pdf

Colouring-in (front cover) – download pdf

Colouring-in (capsule) – download pdf

Colouring-in (spacewalk) – download pdf

Colouring-in (spectators) – download pdf

Other resources

3D model of the Apollo 11 Command Module interior (external site)

You get to rotate the ‘camera’ around and have a look inside. Very cool!

NASA has mountains of free info and activities, but it’s spread over a bunch of different websites.

Check out all of these:

NASA Kids’ Club – external site

NASA STEM Engagement for Students K-4 – external site

NASA STEM @ Home for K-4 – external site

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory teacher resources – external site

NASA Astronaut Selection Process – external site

A Brief History of Animals in Space – external site

Women in Space – external site

Women @ NASA (interviews) – external site