Little Astronauts & Space Adventures – November Curriculum Box (Printed DIY Edition)

A month of rockets, planets, curious little astronauts and out-of-this-world learning!

Welcome to Little Astronauts & Space Adventures – your November Early Years Curriculum Box, thoughtfully planned, beautifully printed and delivered straight to your door.

This November, we're heading somewhere rather exciting.

SPACE! 

We're leaving our familiar little world behind and setting off on a whole month of extraordinary discoveries. There are rockets to launch, planets to explore, mysterious space deliveries to investigate and a universe full of questions waiting to be answered.

And when you're little, the idea that there's an enormous world beyond the clouds is pretty incredible!

Throughout November, children will become curious space explorers, discovering more about the Moon, stars, planets, astronauts and the amazing universe around us.

But this isn't simply a collection of activities with rockets and planets attached.

Every experience is carefully designed to support meaningful learning across all seven areas of the EYFS, helping children communicate, investigate, move, create, imagine, problem-solve and make sense of the world.

Because little minds can make some pretty enormous discoveries.

Where Space Adventures Meet Meaningful Learning

The space theme captures children's curiosity. What we do with that curiosity is where the learning begins.

Children might think they're investigating a mysterious delivery from space, reporting their discoveries to Mission Control or exploring what astronauts can see beyond Earth.

Behind the scenes, they're developing communication skills, vocabulary, listening, confidence, scientific thinking, physical skills, creativity and so much more.

Little Astronauts & Space Adventures has been designed to help children:

• develop communication and listening skills through exciting space discoveries, descriptions and conversations

• build confidence, independence and perseverance through meaningful challenges

• explore early mathematical concepts through playful investigations and problem-solving

• develop curiosity about Earth, the Moon, planets and the wider universe

• investigate materials, movement and change through hands-on experiences

• strengthen physical skills through active, purposeful play

• express their ideas and imagination through creative experiences and exploration

To the children, it's an adventure into space. To the practitioner, there's a whole universe of learning taking place.

Why You'll Love the Little Astronauts & Space Adventures DIY Box

✔️ Printed and Delivered to Your Door

No printer stress. No spending your evenings searching for space-themed activities and wondering how to make them suitable for your youngest children.

Everything arrives printed and ready for you to prepare and use in a way that works for your setting.

✔️ A Full Month of Learning – Completely Planned

Inside you'll find 28 carefully designed activity plans, with four activities for each of the seven EYFS areas of learning, all tailored for children aged 1–4 years.

Every activity includes differentiation for:

• 0–18 months

• 18 months–3 years

• 3–4 years

So babies, toddlers and preschoolers can explore the same exciting theme, with experiences that reflect their individual ages and stages of development.

✔️ Activities Children Will WANT to Join In With

This is where our space adventure really begins!

Children won't simply be colouring pictures of rockets or sticking stars onto paper.

They'll become part of the adventure.

They'll investigate a mysterious delivery from space, examine fascinating photographs of real planets and astronauts, and report their discoveries back to Mission Control.

They'll be encouraged to look closely, ask questions, describe what they notice and discover things they never knew before.

And across the month, they'll enjoy a whole range of playful experiences designed to bring space exploration into their everyday learning.

The activities are carefully planned.

The learning is purposeful.

But to the children they're off on the greatest adventure imaginable!

What's Inside?

You'll receive:

✔️ 28 detailed activity plans across all 7 EYFS areas

✔️ Differentiation for babies, toddlers and preschoolers

✔️ November Fun Days calendar

✔️ Fiction and non-fiction book list linked to the theme

✔️ Weekly planning templates and reflection pages

Every activity includes:

• clear setup guidance

• teaching tips

• open-ended questions

• key vocabulary

• learning opportunities

• support and extension ideas

Printed Resources Included

November's printed resources are designed to bring space exploration to life without creating hours of extra preparation.

Across the month, you'll receive resources to support communication activities, imaginative experiences, mathematical learning, investigations and creative play.

From intriguing space discoveries to opportunities for children to become little astronauts and share what they've found, the resources help turn exciting ideas into meaningful experiences.

And because we want children to discover more about the real world too, the theme introduces fascinating images and information about space in ways that young children can begin to understand.

All resources arrive printed and uncut, giving you the flexibility to prepare and use them in the way that works best for your setting.

Sensory, Outdoor & Craft Idea Banks Included

Want to take your space adventures even further?

Your box also includes:

✔️ Sensory Play Ideas Bank

✔️ Outdoor Activity Ideas Bank

✔️ Craft Activity Ideas Bank

Giving you even more quick and easy ways to bring Little Astronauts & Space Adventures into your continuous provision throughout November.

Learning at Home Letter Included

The adventure doesn't have to end when the children go home.

You'll also receive a Learning at Home Letter to share with families, with simple ideas for continuing the theme through conversations, playful experiences and discoveries at home.

Because sometimes the most wonderful space discovery starts with a little one looking up at the night sky and asking a question.

Created by Someone Who Understands Early Years

Hi, I'm Becca – The Childcare Fairy.

As a qualified teacher and early years provider myself, I know that the best learning experiences are the ones that really capture children's interest.

And space is one of those subjects that can spark the most wonderful curiosity.

How do rockets get into space? What's on the Moon? Why do astronauts float? Just how many stars are up there?!

Of course, we're not expecting two-year-olds to understand the solar system!

But we CAN introduce big ideas through meaningful, hands-on experiences that build on what children already know.

That's exactly what I've set out to do with this box.

Real learning. Exciting experiences. Less planning and preparation for you.

And hopefully a few moments when the children look at you with enormous eyes and say, "WOW!"

Ready for an Adventure That's Out of This World?

The Little Astronauts & Space Adventures Curriculum Box is:

• bursting with curiosity and imagination

• packed with opportunities to investigate and discover

• filled with rockets, planets, astronauts and space adventures

• designed to introduce big ideas in age-appropriate ways

• full of meaningful learning across all seven EYFS areas

• created with busy early years practitioners in mind

This November, ordinary rooms can become Mission Control. Curious little minds can explore distant planets. Fascinating discoveries can spark wonderful conversations.

And who knows where their imaginations might take them?

Because you don't have to be big to explore something enormous.

Little Astronauts & Space Adventures is ready to launch into your setting this November!

Order your November Curriculum Box now and get ready for BLAST OFF! 🚀