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If you’re looking for a kindergarten space theme activity that combines early math with fine motor skills, then you’ll love this free space subtraction clip cards! With the recent spaceship launch to the International Space Station, the alignment of the planets to form the ‘Christmas star’ and all the space themed Lego sets my son received for his birthday, this space theme math center is an obvious favorite.
Other Printable Math Centers and Worksheets
1) Weather Math Worksheets Pack – 9 different math worksheets inside this weather-themed activity pack for working on number order, shapes, counting etc. Perfect for indoor learning on a rainy day.
2) Burger Stand Math Fun – This burger-themed printable will help your students do simple addition in their heads in such a fun way and introduced them to the concept of calculating money as they manage a pretend cafe.
3) Dog Bone Math Game – Count up the bones to help the adorable little puppies solve simple math sums in this printable game.
4) Bumblebee Addition Game – Colorful bee themed math game for kids to practice simple sums to 10.
5) Bunny Addition to 10 – Your preschooler can practice doing some addition to 10 sums using the adorable bunny number slider that comes with the worksheet.
Setting Up Your Space Theme Math Center
For this activity you will need:
Paper
Printer
Wooden pegs or clothespins
Optional: laminator, counting tokens, number lines
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Kindergarten Space Theme Game
Print out the pages according to the size you would like – don’t forget to adjust your printer settings! I suggest to laminate them for repeated use. Your students will solve the space subtraction sum within 10 and choose the correct answer.
This is a simple but effective activity for early math that also incorporates a fine motor aspect. When your students use the wooden pegs to mark their answer, they are actually strengthening their fine motor muscles.
To make this space themed math center a self-checking activity, place a sticker or small mark at the back of each card at the correct answer so that your students can just flip it over to find out if they have chosen the correct number.
Learning Subtraction
If you’d prefer your space themed math center to be digital, you can grab the Boom task cards version here.
Extend your kindergarten space theme learning unit with my Constellation Activity Pack. Your students can draw their own constellations, write out the alphabet with stars or play one of the other games included.
Books About Space That We Love:
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