Taking Reception - Space Outdoors

Space Enhancement Plan

Lines of Enquiry covered:

How do you travel around space?
What is it like to fly in a rocket?
What can you see in space?
How are craters on the moon made?

Get your children engaging with your outdoor provision by exploring space stations, moon dust, astronaut training and rocket ships! Your children will have endless fun exploring this theme outdoors with this pack! Each of these space themed play ideas also offer adult-led learning opportunities to deepen children’s learning through hands-on exploration.

Space Activity Bank

Lines of enquiry covered:

What are the planets like in our solar system?
What are stars?
How does an astronaut prepare to go to space?
How do scientists find out about space?
How far can a rocket travel?

These outdoor activities bring your space topic to life! Inside there’s 5 open-ended, hands-on and fun activities, with key questions and extension opportunities included. Your children will be encouraged to utilise and move around your whole outdoor space while exploring astronauts, planets and rocket travel!

Reception Topic Planning Guidance

Use this guidance document alongside our planning to ensure you are able to use them in a way that works for your setting and get the most from the plans.

Mrs Davies

Amazing resources which have really helped our school be more confident in using the outdoor space to enhance the children's learning. Great, fun, easy to follow lesson plans, which link directly to the key objectives!

Sharon Taylan

The Alfresco planning hub is a fantastic resources with lesson that are easy to pick up and teach. I use them both as full lesson, lesson starters and intervention session for an LSA. Would highly recommend.

Karyn Weglarz

I am a member of the Planning Hub and I love the variety of lessons provided. Most lessons need only simple materials that I usually already have on hand. I love taking my students out with these lessons.

Amy McTague

Brilliant resources, easy to follow and adapt for learners, clear progression!

Laura Walton

The online planning hub is a lifesaver. I teach in KS1 and the children always ask when we are going outside and parents always say how excited the children are about their outdoor learning. It is exactly what I was looking for and have now been using it for several years. Thank you for such a brilliant resource!

Reception - Space

Space Enhancement Plan

Lines of Enquiry covered:

Space Activity Bank

Lines of enquiry covered:

Reception Topic Planning Guidance

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