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The Ultimate Montessori-Inspired Star and Constellation Unit

July 24, 2018 By Deb Chitwood 16 Comments

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What summer would be complete without a bit of nighttime stargazing? I already have a variety of Montessori-inspired astronomy units. Today, I want to continue our focus specifically on stars and constellations, a great unit study for the summer if you add some outdoor stargazing. Of course, this unit works well at any time of year.

The Ultimate Montessori-Inspired Star and Constellation Unit

Disclosure: This post contains some affiliate links (at no cost to you).

Here are some great resources for a Montessori-inspired star and constellation unit:

Star and Constellation Printables

Free Star and Constellation Printables and Montessori-Inspired Constellation Activities

I put together a list of free star and constellation printables along with Montessori-inspired constellation activities using free printables.

Montessori Print Shop has astronomy cards and a variety of materials about the sun available for purchase, including sun nomenclature book.

Teachers Pay Teachers has lots of Montessori constellation printables available for purchase.

Montessori-Inspired Star and Constellation Activities

Montessori-Inspired Star and Constellation Activities

Montessori-Inspired Star and Constellation Activities

  • Space-hemed post with activities for pouring star-shaped pasta, sweeping stars, tracing constellations using a free printable from Kidssoup, dot-to-dot constellations, star counting, and constellation pin punching from Counting Coconuts
  • Learning about Space from Trillium Montessori
  • Space activities, including star lacing from Homeschool Escapade
  • Hands-on Learning of Constellations for Preschoolers from The Pinay Homeschooler

Our Space Explorer Adventure from The Natural Homeschool

Letter S Tot School from The Kavanaugh Report

12+ Space-Themed Activities from Welcome to Mommyhood

Moon Phases and Constellations from Our Montessori Life

Montessori-Inspired Star and Constellation Activities

Montessori-Inspired Star and Constellation Activities

  • Astronomy Unit – Stars from Every Star Is Different
  • Constellation Craft from Gift of Curiosity
  • Universe Unit from Montessori from the Heart
  • Activities for a study of the universe, including astronomer cards and an idea for making a life cycle of a star booklet from Leptir

Discovering Constellations from Marin Schmidt

Astronomy Newsletter from Montessori Mom;

Backyard Series: Be an Astronomer from Montessori Rocks

The Star Constellations from Miss Tyler-Smith’s Montessori 9-12 Class Blog

Hands-on Star and Constellation Activities

Hands-on Star and Constellation Activities

  • Circuit Constellations from Lemon Lime Adventures
  • Star Activities from Red Ted Art, including Constellation Luminary Paper Craft
  • Hanging Glow-in-the-Dark Constellation from A Little Pinch of Perfect
  • Pipecleaner Constellations from 123 Homeschool 4 Me
  • How to Find the North Star from Science Sparks

Starlit Night in a Cup from Creative Little Explorers

Constellation art with rocks and sidewalk chalk  from Creekside Learning

Sticky Constellations from And Next Comes L

Star Activities from JDaniel4’s Mom

Constellation Lacing Cards from The Idea Room

Constellation Fruit Gummies from Left Brain Craft Brain

Constellation Cards and Myths for Kids from How Wee Learn

Constellation Craft from No Time for Flash Cards

Hands-on Star and Constellation Activities

Hands-on Star and Constellation Activities

  • Glitter Stardust Writing Tray and Connecting DIY Star Magnets from Lalymom
  • Starry Night Activities from Stimulating Learning with Rachel (blog is no longer available)
  • Starry Night Sensory Bag from Playground Parkbench
  • Constellation Geoboards from Babble Dabble Do

Geoboard Constellations from School Time Snippets

Make Constellations Using DIY Magnetic LED Lights from Buggy and Buddy

Learning about Constellations Crafts and Activities from Artsy Momma

Building Star Constellations from Edventures with Kids

Sticker Resist Starry Night Cards from The Artful Parent

If I Was a Constellation from Relentlessly Fun, Deceptively Educational

More Star and Constellation Resources

Pocket Star Finder from Montessori Services

Pocket Star Finder from Montessori Services

Montessori Services has constellation books and activities.

Nienhuis Montessori has the stars exercise.

Astronomy Unit Study Pinterest Board



Have you been stargazing yet this summer?

My Montessori-Inspired Astronomy Posts

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

  • Free Star and Constellation Printables and Montessori-Inspired Constellation Activities
  • Astronaut Unit
  • Montessori-Inspired Astronomy Activities
  • Montessori-Inspired Star and Constellation Unit
  • Montessori-Inspired Moon Unit
  • Montessori-Inspired Solar System Activities and World Space Week Blog Hop
  • Montessori-Inspired Astronomy Units
  • Montessori-Inspired Moon Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers
  • Montessori-Inspired Phases-of-the-Moon Playdough Tray
  • Free Moon Printables and Montessori-Inspired Moon Activities
  • Montessori-Inspired Moon Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
  • Free Moon Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
  • Free Moon Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
  • The Best Moon Books for Kids
  • Astronomy Unit Study Pinterest Board

2018 Montessori Series – Science and Nature

This post is part of the 2018 Montessori Series. This month’s theme is science and nature. See more science and nature ideas from these fabulous bloggers:

  • Ocean Science for Kids – Easy Ocean Life Experiment | Natural Beach Living
  • Human Anatomy Body Systems Printable 3-Part Cards | The Natural Homeschool
  • The Ultimate Montessori-Inspired Star and Constellation Unit | Living Montessori Now
  • Summer Nature Collections | The Kavanaugh Report
  • Human Body Montessori-Friendly Learning Materials | The Pinay Homeschooler

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  1. kelly says

    August 4, 2011 at 6:20 am

    Oh this work looks like it would fit perfectly with my kids’ interests! DD6 has always loved punching work, and DS4 is very into astronomy right now. Thank you Deb! We’ll give a try!

    Reply
    • Deb says

      August 4, 2011 at 8:20 pm

      Thanks so much, Kelly! I hope you and your kids have fun with the astronomy activities! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Leptir says

    August 4, 2011 at 6:35 am

    Thanks for featuring my activities again 🙂

    Reply
    • Deb says

      August 4, 2011 at 8:21 pm

      My pleasure, Natasa! You have so many great activities on your blog! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Larri says

    August 4, 2011 at 7:44 am

    Perfect timing, Deb, as the Perseid Meteor Showers have begun. They peak Aug. 12/13. Thanks for sharing the links and great ideas. Happy Thursday!

    Reply
    • Deb says

      August 4, 2011 at 8:22 pm

      Thanks so much, Larri! I love that the timing is perfect! Happy Thursday to you, too! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Daisy says

    August 4, 2011 at 8:37 am

    Love reading these thematic posts x

    Reply
    • Deb says

      August 4, 2011 at 8:23 pm

      Thanks for your kind comment, Daisy! I’m so glad they’re helpful! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Montessori Print Shop says

    August 4, 2011 at 9:03 am

    As always…thank you for the link-up! 🙂 It’s great how you give people a starting point for so many topics of study. This post ties in nicely with our recent theme of the solar system http://www.montessoriprintshop.com/Solar_System.html

    Reply
    • Deb says

      August 4, 2011 at 8:33 pm

      My pleasure, Jennifer! Thanks for your kind comment and for linking to my post! It does tie in well with a study of the solar system! I just added your solar system page (which is great!) to my post https://livingmontessorinow.com/2011/01/17/activity-of-the-week-montessori-inspired-astronomy-activities/.

      Reply
  6. Connie, the daisyhead says

    August 4, 2011 at 3:49 pm

    Thanks for some fun activities! I think my 4yo would have such fun with some of these.

    Thanks for the visit!

    Reply
    • Deb says

      August 4, 2011 at 8:34 pm

      Thanks so much, Connie! I hope you find some ideas that work well for your 4 year old! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Leptir says

    August 6, 2011 at 1:37 pm

    Hi! One Lovely Blog Award is waiting for you – here:
    http://leptir-mojpribor.blogspot.com/2011/08/one-lovely-blog-award.html

    Nataša

    Reply
    • Deb says

      August 6, 2011 at 1:45 pm

      Thanks SO MUCH, Natasa! I’m honored and truly appreciate it! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Ewa says

    August 7, 2011 at 11:55 pm

    I found your blog very inspiring therefore I decided to leave you an award on my blog http://www.wczesnaedukacjaantkaikuby.blogspot.com/2011/08/9-x-one-lovely-blog-award.html
    Thank you for sharing your great ideas with us
    Hugs
    Ewa

    Reply
    • Deb says

      August 8, 2011 at 12:41 am

      Thank you, Ewa – that’s so sweet of you! I really appreciate both your very kind comment and the award! 🙂

      Reply

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