Space learning activities

This resource has been created to help your learners explore space, including learning about space travel, the moon, robotics and science fiction. The texts included are:

• Rocketmole by Matt Car (First Level)
• Orion Lost by Alasdair Chisholm (Second Level)

Some ideas or activities may be adaptable based on what other polar-themed books you have in your school or local library.

Further resources

• Explore our Space adventures book list, which offers loads of ideas for books to help readers explore outer space
• See our STEM books for 6–8 year olds and STEM books for 9-11 year olds book lists for more science and non-fiction books
• If you’re taking part in Reading Schools(this link will open in a new window), see our guide to Interdisciplinary book projects(this link will open in a new window) for more ideas for using texts and stories across the curriculum