World Space Week 2026 KS1 Activity Pack

Celebrate World Space Week (4–10 October) with this ready-to-use KS1 activity pack, featuring 20 printable activities, an editable Word version, teacher guidance and a complete answer guide.

Designed for Year 1 and Year 2 (ages 5–7), this engaging resource explores planets, astronauts, space and the Moon through science, reading, writing, maths, observation and creative thinking.

What’s Included?

• 20 pupil activity pages covering space-themed learning
• Planets and the Solar System: planet labelling, ordering the planets and creating a planet fact file
• Space vocabulary and astronauts: word matching, sentence completion, reading comprehension, equipment choices and Earth-or-space sorting
• Space maths: addition, subtraction, missing numbers, problem solving and repeating patterns
• Science and reasoning: Moon observation, day and night, true-or-false questions and odd-one-out challenges
• Creative activities: rocket design, space mission writing and World Space Week reflection
• Pupil-friendly planet reference page to support selected activities
• Teacher guidance, including practical teaching suggestions, support and extension ideas
• Five-page answer guide covering all 20 activities, plus science notes and reference sources

Ideal For

World Space Week, KS1 science lessons, space topics, cross-curricular learning, morning activities, early finishers, homework and supported independent work.

Activities can be used individually or spread across several lessons. Most take approximately 10–20 minutes, while writing and design tasks may take longer.

Files Included

• Editable 29-page Word document (.docx)
• Matching 29-page A4 portrait PDF (.pdf) for printing

The PDF is a copy of the Word resource. Both versions include the 20 activities, planet reference, teacher guidance and answers.

Core activities require no internet access. Pages can also be printed in greyscale.

Please note: This is an educational resource for World Space Week and is not an official World Space Week publication.

KS1 | Years 1–2 | Ages 5–7