Free Star and Constellation Printables and Montessori-Inspired Constellation Activities

I love stargazing on a warm summer night! And a star and constellation unit is perfect for summer (although great at any time of year).

Today, I’m sharing lots of resources for a star and constellation unit: Montessori-inspired constellation activities and a variety of free star and constellation printables, including our new Montessori-inspired constellation pack pack (subscriber freebie)! In addition to our new constellation pack, I have a special instant download from The Montessori Company with a hand-painted constellation culture card!

The links are for free star and constellation printables for preschoolers through 1st graders. I don’t share coloring pages unless a page has a specific educational purpose related to stars and constellations.

At PreK + K Sharing, I have lots and lots of themed activities and presentation ideas.

Free Printables + Materials Used in the Pictured Constellation Activities for Preschoolers-First Graders

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Montessori Shelves with Constellation-Themed Activities

My shelves with constellation-themed activities include a free constellations culture card designed by The Montessori Company. You’ll also find Montessori-inspired constellation numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber)

I always have related books available throughout a unit. I have Zoo in the Sky and Little Kids First Big Book of Space (the beautiful open book from National Geographic) along with a number of other star and constellation books. I’ll publish a related book post another day.

I also have some fun glow-in-the-dark constellation lacing cards from Montessori Services on the top shelf along with the books and culture card. They come with laces, but you could extend the work by adding a needle for sewing, too.

You could mix your constellation-themed activities among your shelves according to curriculum area. Or you could have a special constellation-themed area something like the one pictured. My shelves this month have a mixture of skill levels. Many of the activities can be adapted for a variety of levels. If you’re a homeschooler, just choose the activities that work for your child’s interests and ability levels. If you don’t have room for all the activities you’d like to do, simply rotate them.

Constellations Culture Card with the Glow-in-the-Dark Night Sky Book

Constellations Culture Card on Shelf with the Glow-in-the-Dark Night Sky Book

The Glow-in-the-Dark Night Sky Book is a wonderful book that I had from homeschooling my now-adult kids. It doesn’t appear to be in print any longer, but you can get it used inexpensively from Amazon. My glow-in-the-dark constellations still worked great!

I’m happy to share with you this lovely constellation culture card from The Montessori Company. I’m hosting the free printable as an instant download at Living Montessori Now. You can always access the free constellations culture card here.

The description says: “Constellations are different patterns found in the night sky’s stars. Most are connected to old stories and myths!”

C is for Constellations Sand Writing Tray with Glow-in-the-Dark Stars

Free Printables: Constellation Letters for constellation writing tray (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber)

For the sand tray, I used the wooden tray from the Melissa & Doug Lace and Trace Shapes. You can use whatever tray or container work best for you, though. I already had the blue sand from a hobby store from previous activities. Amazon has some even darker blue sand that would be perfect for the night-sky look.

My 4½-year-old granddaughter, Zoey, absolutely loves anything glow in the dark, so we have a lot of glow-in-the-dark activities for our constellation unit! For the sand tray, I even added the glow-in-the-dark stars to be placed on the letter that’s traced. The bathroom off my kitchen can be made completely dark, so Zoey likes to take her completed work in there to see the glow-in-the-dark effect.

If you would like help with introducing phonetic sounds, introducing objects with sounds, or beginning phonics in general, check out my DIY Beginning Montessori Phonics with Preschoolers.

I Have, Who Has? Greek Mythological Constellation Game

Free Printable: I Have Who Has Greek Mythological Constellations from Fifth Is My Jam at Teachers Pay Teachers

Zoey also loves I Have, Who Has? games, so we added a super-easy-to-prepare game to our work. It just needed a Montessori Services basket.

Montessori ar Phonogram Cards and Movable Alphabet Work

Montessori ar Phonogram Cards

Free Printables: “ar” stars font cards (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber)

Free Printable: Green Series ar Letters from MontessoriSoul (Print two sets if you want to use the pictures for movable alphabet word building.)

I love the simplicity of this! It was so easy to prepare, yet it isolates the ar phonogram very well. I have a post and video on how to introduce words starting with phonograms, even with very young children.

Constellation Movable Alphabet Cards with star Word Building

Then the movable alphabet can be used to build ar words (or any words).

Pin Punching Work for DIY Daytime Constellations

Tray with Pin Punching Work for DIY Daytime Constellations

Free Printable: Constellations from Full of Great Ideas

I used a star flashlight from the Montessori By Mom Space Explorer Toolbox along with a wood-handled puncher from Montessori Services, craft sticks, craft glue, and a Multicraft tray.

Punching Work to Make a Daytime Constellation Pin-Punch Viewer

We studied the Big Dipper before Zoey punched the holes for the main stars along with punching out the circle.

DIY Daytime Constellations Pin Punch Viewer – Big Dipper

Then we went into a dark room and experimented with shining a few different flashlights through the circle toward the ceiling. The little star flashlight worked but was a bit dim, a big flashlight was almost too bright, and my iPhone flashlight was perfect!

Constellation Cards for Matching and Recreating Constellations

Free Printable: Constellation Cards from Lie Back Look Up (With a double sided printer, these have information on the backs.)

This was another super-easy-to-prepare activity. It just needed a Montessori Services basket. These cards have helpful information on the backs and work well for matching or for children to place stars on to make the constellations.

Recreating Constellations with Glow-in-the-Dark Stars, Counting, and Writing Numbers

Free Printable: Constellation Numbers (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber)

Again, I used some of the glow-in-the-dark stars along with a magnifying glass to magnify the constellations on the number cards. The child could choose a constellation, make it with the stars, count the number of stars, and write the number with chalk. Then, of course, watch it glow in the dark!

Placing and Counting Glow-in-the-Dark Stars on Constellations

A younger child could place stars on the cards from the previous activity or a card from the printables list. Then just count the stars and place the appropriate number card.

Free Star and Constellation Printables for Preschoolers-First Graders

Montessori-Inspired Star and Constellation Pack for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber)

Fun Montessori Hundred Board Extension – Count 100 Glow-in-the-Dark Stars

3-Part Constellation Cards from Montessori for Everyone
Star and Constellation sample pages from the Astronomy Album by Karen Tyler of KHT Montessori at Alison’s Montessori
Constellation 3-Part Cards, Matching Cards, and Dot-to-Dot Cards from Montessori Mom
Constellation Printable from A Little Pinch of Perfect
Constellation Book from Simple Living Creative Learning
Constellation Cards from Simple Living Creative Learning
Constellation Pin Punching Cards – 4 Constellations from Gift of Curiosity
Find the Constellations (subscriber freebie) from Trillium Montessori
Constellation
88 Constellations from Super Coloring
Constellation Lacing Cards from Mrs Home Economist
Constellation Sewing Cards from Molly McInerney at Kids Activities
Constellations Mini Book from 123 Homeschool 4 Me
Constellation Dot to Dot from Making Learning Fun
Constellation Geoboards from Babble Dabble Do
Constellation Projection Cards from Playground Parkbench
Copy Constellation Page from Kidssoup
Star-gazing Scavenger Hunt from Real Life at Home
Constellations and Star Signs from TES
Summer Constellation Map from Mr Printables
Constellation Cards (subscriber freebie) from Teach Beside Me
Pinhole Planetariums from Scouter Mom
Make Your Own Tin Can Pinhole Planetarium from Josie Floyd’s Astronomy and Space Website
Constellation Dot to Dot from Crayola
Big Dipper Pattern and Activity Sheet from Go Science Girls
The Universe: The Earth, Sun & Stars with Free Printables from Every Star Is Different
Universe Cards from Research Parent
Our Universe Pack from Another Glorious Day
In its astronomy section, Wikisori has links to free printables for life cycle of a star, Libra constellation map, Virgo constellation map, Scorpius constellation map, and Sagittarius constellation map.
Star Maps and Stargazing Diary from Lie Back Look Up
Space Pack from 3 Dinosaurs
S is for Star Pack from 1+1+1=1
Astronomy Calendar Connections from 1+1+1=1
Free Constellation Printables from Teachers Pay Teachers

More Astronomy Activities and Resources

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